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Fireworks is a Series D AI infrastructure platform enabling companies to build, train, and serve specialized AI models tailored to their data and workflows. Founded by the PyTorch team and backed by leading investors including NVIDIA, Sequoia, and Benchmark Capital, Fireworks is valued at $17.5 billion and powers production AI across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads.
As Employment Counsel, you will be a foundational member of the legal team, owning employment and labor matters for a rapidly scaling company. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will serve as the primary legal partner to the People and HR organization during a period of significant hypergrowth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on the full spectrum of employment and labor matters: hiring, terminations, classifications, leaves, accommodations, investigations, and policy development
- Partnering closely with HR and People Operations as a trusted day-to-day legal advisor
- Counseling on employee equity and compensation considerations
- Building scalable employment policies, templates, and processes for a rapidly growing, multi-state workforce
- Supporting international expansion and advising on cross-border employment and global labor law compliance
- Managing employment-related disputes and coordinating specialist outside counsel as needed
- Staying ahead of compliance obligations that accompany fast headcount growth
The legal team is characterized by high integrity, high character, and high trust, with a collaborative, low-ego culture focused on enabling the company's mission of democratizing access to AI.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 9+ years of in-house employment and labor law experience
- JD and membership in at least one US state bar
- Prior startup experience, ideally in a hypergrowth environment
- Track record of close collaboration and strong partnership with HR and People Operations teams
- Familiarity with employee equity and compensation considerations
- Experience supporting international expansion and navigating global employment laws
- Pragmatic, build-from-scratch mindset with judgment to balance risk and business velocity
- AI-forward, builder's mindset with demonstrated ability to use AI tools to streamline workflows and accelerate efficiency
