Legal Director - Employment

Legal Director - Employment & HR Operations

Location: London (Hybrid)

Sector: Technology

Following significant funding this technology unicorn is hiring a Director of Employment & HR Operations in a newly created, critical position to help shape how it grows globally. This is a senior, highly visible role for an experienced employment lawyer who wants to operate as a true strategic partner to the business - not just a legal advisor, but a builder of scalable people frameworks in a complex, international environment.

The Opportunity

As Director of Employment & HR Operations, you’ll sit at the intersection of Legal, People, and Leadership, owning employment strategy across the UK, EMEA and beyond. You’ll play a critical role in supporting rapid international growth, organisational change, and evolving people strategy - all within a high‐performance, fast‐moving tech environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as the senior employment law expert for the business, advising leaders and HR on a wide range of complex labour and employment matters
• Partnering closely with the People leadership team to support growth, transformation, and reorganisation across multiple jurisdictions
• Monitoring and interpreting employment law developments globally and proactively advising on risk and compliance
• Supporting employment contracts, escalations, and employment-related claims
• Coordinating and managing external counsel across regions, ensuring pragmatic and cost‐effective advice
• Supporting compensation and equity programmes from an employment law perspective
• Enabling and educating People teams on key employment law principles and best practice

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified lawyer with at least 10+ years’ PQE, gained across both private practice and in‐house
• In-house experience in a high growth / scaling environment where you set up processes and frameworks
• Strong background in international employment law, particularly across Europe
• Experience supporting transformation, reorganisation, and change in a multinational environment
• Proven ability to operate as a strategic advisor in a fast‐growth or newly formed organisation
• Confident communicator with a collaborative, partnership‐led approach
• Strong commercial judgment and comfort navigating risk‐based decision‐making
• Agile mindset with the ability to adapt quickly in an evolving business

Why Join

You’ll be joining a scaling tech business with global ambition, where your expertise will directly shape how the organisation grows, operates, and supports its people. This is an opportunity to build, influence, and define best‐in‐class employment practices at scale.