Senior Employment Counsel - Remote In-House Partner

SyncScribes; United States; Hybrid; USD 201,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote & Flexible

Annual Kickoff & team offsites

Health & Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Camunda is hiring a Lead Employment Counsel to be the first line of legal support for our People team. This role advises on employment matters, manages key HR vendor relationships, and reduces reliance on outside counsel.

It’s a hands-on, embedded role for an attorney who wants to partner with business teams rather than gatekeep. The right candidate will have a passion for People and a strong legal background, including 8+ years of employment law experience and in-house exposure at a global

Qualifications

• 8+ years of employment law experience, including significant in-house experience at a global, multi-jurisdiction company.
• Experience managing outside counsel and HR vendor relationships, including EOR platforms such as Remote or similar.
• Track record of advising HR and People teams directly, and translating legal risk into practical, business-pragmatic guidance.
• Strong judgment and comfort making autonomous calls without escalating every matter to outside counsel.
• Experience using AI tools to improve legal or compliance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first line of support for employment legal questions, resolving most matters directly rather than routing them to outside counsel.
• Partner with each People Business Partner to advise on employee relations, performance management, terminations, leaves, and accommodations. Manage severe employee relations cases directly.
• Own the Remote.com relationship, including contract terms, service levels, escalations, and ongoing performance.
• Own the external legal counsel relationship, including a clear evaluation of scope, spend, and who we engage with
• Partner with Legal and Finance on cross-functional projects involving employment law, compliance, or spend.
• Ensure compliance with employment law across every jurisdiction where Camunda operates, including in the DACH region.
• Identify and adopt AI tools that make legal support to the People team faster and more effective.
• Ensure AI use is in compliance with local laws and regulations.
• Track and reduce external counsel spend against a clear baseline.

Skills

Employment law

In-house experience

Vendor management

AI tools in legal

Communication

Education

J.D. or equivalent law degree

Tools

Remote.com

Job description

Camunda is hiring a Lead Employment Counsel to be the first line of legal support for our People team. This role advises on employment matters, manages key HR vendor relationships, and reduces reliance on outside counsel.

It’s a hands-on, embedded role for an attorney who wants to partner with business teams rather than gatekeep. The right candidate will have a passion for People and a strong legal background, including 8+ years of employment law experience and in-house exposure at a global