General Counsel

Talkdesk

United States-based Employment Lawyer providing legal counsel on employment law issues, working with internal teams and ensuring compliance across operations.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure our employment practices are proper and well-understood within the company and to ensure compliance with regional legal requirements.
Drafting and maintaining numerous employment related policies that are required for global operations, including ethics, anti-corruption, anti-harassment and others.
Supporting the human resources team through operational guidance and process training.
Staying informed on employment and labor law issues affecting Talkdesk in our geographies.
Balancing competing priorities of various constituencies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Law degree required and current license to practice in California or Washington State
Minimum of 5 years law firm or equivalent in-house experience
Demonstrated experience in international employment law
Superior writing and presentation skills
Superior communication and leadership skills
Self-motivated, organized, pro-active, requires little hands-on supervision

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

employment lawinternational employment lawpolicy draftingcompliancelegal research

Soft Skills

writing skillspresentation skillscommunication skillsleadership skillsorganizational skillsself-motivatedpro-active

Certifications

law degreelicense to practice in Californialicense to practice in Washington State