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Pinterest

Senior Lead Counsel, Labor & Employment

Pinterest

. Serve as a trusted senior advisor to executives, People Team leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders on complex employment matters .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $178,255 - $366,996 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as a trusted senior advisor to executives, People Team leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders on complex employment matters
  • Assess complex and ambiguous legal and business risks and provide practical recommendations
  • Lead development and implementation of employment agreements, policies, guidelines, legal documents, and operating practices
  • Develop and lead cross-functional employment-law initiatives, compliance programs, policy rollouts, process improvements, and training
  • Identify emerging risks, set priorities, secure resources, and drive alignment and accountability
  • Manage employment disputes, litigation, agency investigations, and regulatory matters
  • Manage outside counsel relationships, budgets, and legal work
  • Monitor employment-law developments and translate them into guidance, policies, training, and scalable business practices
  • Identify responsible opportunities to use AI for legal research, risk spotting, workflow efficiency, knowledge management, and service delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • JD and active bar admission
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience handling complex employment matters in a sophisticated law firm or in-house environment
  • Deep knowledge of U.S. employment law
  • Experience advising senior business and People leaders on high-impact, complex matters
  • In-house experience in a fast-paced organization preferred
  • Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills
  • Excellent communication and executive-influence skills
  • Ability to independently lead complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Strong experience negotiating and managing employment litigation, agency investigations, regulatory matters, and outside counsel relationships
  • Ability to evaluate and responsibly apply AI tools to legal work
  • Impeccable integrity, discretion, and resilience
  • Commitment to an inclusive environment
  • California or New York bar admission preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity eligibility
  • Flexible working model
  • In-person collaboration approximately 1–3 times per year
  • Medical or religious accommodations during the application process
  • Culture and benefits information provided by Pinterest