Coinbase
Coinbase
Coinbase operates a cryptocurrency platform for individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and trade digital assets including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Its offerings include advanced trading tools, institutional services, a self-custody wallet, staking and rewards features, crypto spending cards, and developer APIs for building onchain applications. The company works across crypto and finance, with a focus on secure access to the evolving digital-asset economy.

Senior Employment Counsel, Coinbase (Remote, U.S.)

Advise Coinbase’s global workforce on employment law, litigation, and HR compliance. Support AI employment law compliance and People team initiatives.

Description

  • Provide front-line legal guidance on performance management, disciplinary matters, accommodations, policies, and employee exits.
  • Advise on employment matters across Coinbase’s presence in more than 20 countries.
  • Work with local counsel and HR on cross-border issues, country expansions, and employee matters in EMEA and APAC.
  • Support employment agreement processes, including offer letter reviews and standard separation, transfer, and relocation agreements.
  • Assess AI tool deployments under Coinbase’s employment law compliance framework.
  • Advise on bias audit requirements and prepare required notices and disclosures.
  • Work with the People team on EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP requirements, and pay equity compliance.
  • Assist with employment litigation and administrative proceedings, including EEOC position statements, outside counsel coordination, litigation holds, and discovery.
  • Monitor employment law developments and provide practical guidance to HR partners.

Requirements

  • Hold a J.D. and active membership in a U.S. state bar.
  • Bring at least five years of employment law experience, including substantial in-house work advising HR business partners.
  • Have strong U.S. advice-and-counsel experience in performance management, terminations, accommodations, and leaves.
  • Have practical experience with employment litigation and administrative charges, including position statements, discovery, litigation holds, and outside counsel coordination.
  • Know U.S. HR compliance requirements, including EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP obligations, and pay equity.
  • Demonstrate engagement with emerging AI and employment law regulations.
  • Use generative AI responsibly with human oversight.
  • Experience supporting hourly or customer experience workforces is a plus.
  • Experience advising on international employment matters is a plus.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity.
  • Eligible for a bonus.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Dental insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • 401(k).

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