Director, Employment Law – Americas
PayPal
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • California • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $198,000 - $294,250 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide strategic legal advice and support to senior management, influencing business strategy and decision making.
- Anticipate regulatory and legal risks, and proactively design strategies to manage them.
- Perform legal and regulatory compliance risk assessments, propose creative solutions where applicable, and help advance business objectives.
- Manage escalations, collaborate across other teams and develop solutions to enable business partners to achieve their goals.
- Develop a strong rapport and working relationship with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, leading the adoption of cutting-edge legal technologies and best practices.
- Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing forward-looking risk management strategies.
- Provide key inputs as an industry leader and expert, staying ahead of legal trends and influencing industry standards.
Requirements
- 10+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Deep expertise in U.S. employment law, with experience advising multinational organizations.
- Significant experience handling and advising on complex workplace investigations.
- Strong litigation management experience, including oversight of outside counsel and agency matters.
- Demonstrated experience advising on executive-level and high-visibility employment issues.
- Knowledge of AI-related legal risks in the workplace, including bias, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical, business-oriented guidance.
- Sound judgment and strong risk assessment capabilities in fast-moving, high-stakes situations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to advise senior executives clearly and confidently.
- Experience operating in a highly regulated and global environment.
- Ability to balance legal rigor with commercial realities and organizational culture.
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build trusted partnerships across functions.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and drive issues to resolution with clarity and accountability.
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- healthcare coverage for you and your family
- resources to create financial security
- support your mental health
- flexible, balanced work culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
U.S. employment lawlitigation managementworkplace investigationsregulatory compliancerisk assessmentlegal risk managementlegal technologiesdata privacyAI-related legal risks
Soft Skills
strategic legal advicecollaborationcommunicationjudgmentproblem-solvingrelationship buildinginfluencingprioritizationaccountability
Certifications
Juris doctorate degree