Senior Associate Counsel, People Legal

Visa Visa · Fintech · Austin, TX

Senior Associate Counsel, People Legal at Visa, providing advice and counsel on global employment law, policy, development, and training to the People Team and company managers. Responsibilities include handling employee relations, investigations, defending employment-related claims, and developing legal compliance projects and training. Requires a JD and 5 years of relevant experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide advice and counsel on employment law issues including hiring, performance management, discipline, terminations, leave and accommodations, federal/state/local law compliance, restrictive covenants, pay and benefits. Coverage is primarily in the US, with some global support and coordination.
  2. Review and provide guidance on drafting and development of People Team policies and procedures domestically and internationally.
  3. Counsel People Team, management and supervisors on handling employee relations matters, including employee conflict and discipline issues.
  4. Lead or provide advice and support on internal investigations. Recommend and help implement appropriate actions.
  5. Defend employment-related claims, including supervising outside counsel in litigation, responding to administrative claims and settlement demands, and negotiating resolution of claims.

Skills

Required

  • Juris Doctorate degree
  • Current member in good standing of a State Bar
  • 5 years of relevant experience
  • employment law
  • client counseling
  • negotiation skills

Nice to have

  • 4 or more years of relevant experience with a JD
  • business acumen
  • work independently and collaboratively
  • engage directly with business clients
  • Practical and proactive problem solver
  • calm under pressure
  • positive attitude
  • strong work ethic
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills
  • In-house and/or large law firm experience
  • Corporate employment law experience
  • litigation
  • California employment laws

What the JD emphasized

  • global employment law
  • employment law issues
  • employment-related claims
  • employment laws