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Salary: USD 183,855 - 216,300 / annual
Coinbase is seeking an Employment Counsel to join its Employment Legal team, providing day-to-day employment law counseling and compliance support across a global workforce of approximately 5,000 employees in 20+ countries.
In this role, you will own a people relations counseling portfolio, serving as first-line legal support on performance management, disciplinary processes, accommodations, policy questions, and exits across the company. You'll advise on international employment matters across Coinbase's 20+ country footprint, partnering with outside local counsel and HR on cross-border questions, country expansions, and EMEA and APAC employee issues.
Key responsibilities include supporting employment agreement workflows (offer letters, separation agreements, transfer letters, relocation agreements) using established templates and escalating complex matters as needed. You'll drive tactical compliance support for the People team's deployment of AI tools in recruiting and HR, reviewing tool deployments against Coinbase's AI employment law compliance framework, advising on bias audit obligations, and drafting required notices and disclosures.
You'll partner with the People team on HR compliance matters including EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP obligations, and pay equity compliance, contributing to the team's global compliance program as it expands. You'll support employment litigation and administrative proceedings, including drafting EEOC position statements, coordinating with outside counsel, managing litigation holds, and assisting with discovery on active matters. Additionally, you'll track employment law developments and translate them into practical guidance for HR partners.
Coinbase is a remote-first company with quarterly in-person working sessions called "surges." The environment is intense and mission-driven, focused on increasing economic freedom in finance.
**Requirements:**
- J.D. with active U.S. state bar membership and 5+ years of employment law experience, including meaningful in-house experience advising HR business partners on the full range of employment matters
- Strong U.S. advice-and-counsel experience across performance management, terminations, accommodations, and leaves; experience with hourly or customer experience populations is a plus; experience counseling on international employment matters is a plus
- Hands-on experience with employment litigation and administrative charges, including position statements, discovery, litigation holds, and outside counsel coordination
- Working knowledge of U.S. HR compliance requirements (EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP, pay equity) and demonstrated engagement with the emerging AI and employment law regulatory landscape
- Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
