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Oura is seeking a Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel for International Employment to serve as the company's foremost expert on international employment law outside the United States. Reporting to the VP of Global Litigation and Employment, you will be Oura's primary legal advisor to People (HR) and Legal leadership on all workforce matters across the global workforce, including offices in Finland, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, with further international expansion planned. This role sits at the intersection of legal strategy and operational execution—you will not only advise but also roll up your sleeves to build policies, manage outside counsel, guide restructurings, and shape how Oura scales its global team responsibly and compliantly.
Key responsibilities include serving as primary legal counsel on all employment law matters across non-US offices, covering the full employee lifecycle from hiring through separation. You will advise on hiring strategies and legal structures across jurisdictions, including permanent employment, fixed-term contracts, works council requirements, and compliant use of contractors and employer-of-record (EOR) arrangements. You will draft, review, and maintain employment agreement templates, offer letters, and local addenda for each jurisdiction, ensuring compliance while remaining commercially sensible.
You will lead the legal aspects of international employee relations matters, including performance management, disciplinary procedures, grievances, redundancies, and terminations, working closely with HR Business Partners and outside counsel. You will advise on cross-border mobility matters including international assignments, secondments, remote work across borders, and associated employment tax and immigration implications. You will partner with the People team on compensation and benefits structures across international markets, including equity plan compliance, works council consultation obligations, and statutory benefit requirements.
You will support international expansion into new markets by scoping employment law requirements, advising on entity vs. EOR tradeoffs and permanent establishment risk, and helping stand up compliant local employment frameworks. You will monitor and interpret legislative and regulatory developments across Oura's international employment footprint and proactively update policies, templates, and practices. You will manage and provide strategic direction to external employment counsel across jurisdictions, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and consistency with Oura's positions and culture.
Additionally, you will support the corporate governance framework for Oura's international subsidiaries, ensuring each entity operates in compliance with its articles of association, applicable company law, and group governance policies. You will work with Finance and Tax on legal entity rationalization, intercompany agreements, and corporate restructuring transactions. You will advise on governance best practices for a scaling private company with international operations and support M&A, investment, and financing transactions as they affect international entities.
Oura is a consumer health technology company that empowers people to own their inner potential through its award-winning Oura Ring and connected app, helping millions understand and improve their health through daily insights on readiness, activity, and sleep quality.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualified lawyer with 10+ years of post-qualification experience in international employment law, with significant in-house experience at a multinational company or a combination of top-tier law firm and in-house roles
- Deep experience in employment law across EMEA and APAC, including international equity compensation plan compliance, securities law and tax considerations
- Meaningful experience with collective employment law, works council processes, and co-determination obligations in at least one European market
- Familiarity with EOR provider management and the legal risks and limitations of EOR arrangements
- Strong command of GDPR as it applies to employment and HR data practices
- Excellent business judgment—understanding that the goal is compliant, fast, and fair outcomes, not perfect legal process for its own sake
- Outstanding communication skills; ability to advise senior stakeholders clearly and directly, including on sensitive people matters
- Experience managing outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, with an eye on quality and cost
- Fluent in English; additional language proficiency is a plus
- Comfortable operating with significant autonomy in a fast-scaling, high-growth environment where the legal function is still maturing
- Experience in consumer technology, digital health, wearables, or another regulated consumer products industry is a plus
