About the role
Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. The Senior Employment Counsel will be the first line of legal support for the People team, advising directly on employment matters, and managing key legal and HR vendor relationships to reduce reliance on outside counsel. This is a hands-on, embedded role for an attorney who wants to operate as a trusted business partner, not a gatekeeper.
What you'll do
- Serve as the first line of support for employment legal questions, resolving most matters directly rather than routing them to outside counsel.
- Partner with each People Business Partner to advise on employee relations, performance management, terminations, leaves, and accommodations.
- Manage severe employee relations cases directly.
- Own the Remote.com relationship, including contract terms, service levels, escalations, and ongoing performance.
- Own the external legal counsel relationship, including a clear evaluation of scope, spend, and who we engage with.
- Partner with Legal and Finance on cross-functional projects involving employment law, compliance, or spend.
What they're looking for
- J.D. or equivalent law degree with active bar admission in at least one jurisdiction.
- 8+ years of employment law experience, including significant in-house experience at a global, multi-jurisdiction company.
- Deep knowledge of DACH employment law (works councils, termination protections, co-determination) plus broad experience across other global jurisdictions.
- Experience managing outside counsel and HR vendor relationships, including EOR platforms such as Remote or similar.
- Track record advising HR and People teams directly, translating legal risk into practical, business-pragmatic guidance.
- Strong judgment and comfort making autonomous calls without escalating every matter to outside counsel; experience using AI tools to improve legal or compliance workflows.
For applicants in Nigeria
- The listing states worldwide eligibility, so Nigeria-based applicants are eligible to apply.
- For hires outside major markets, compensation is handled via Remote.com with a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after the first interview.
- The listing does not state a timezone requirement; confirm before interviewing.
- Remote Flexible: Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off.
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