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Salary: USD 176,000 - 264,000 / annual
xAI is seeking a Senior Employment Counsel to lead the company's employment law compliance program. This is a hands-on legal role supporting a fast-growing AI company with a flat organizational structure.
Key responsibilities include:
- Oversee compliance with state and federal employment laws (meal/rest breaks, payroll, discrimination, harassment)
- Develop and implement employment policies and procedures in collaboration with HR (accommodations, leaves, onboarding, substance abuse programs)
- Conduct regular compliance audits and track corrective action implementation
- Provide legal counsel on employment separations, job classifications, background checks, and recruiting
- Draft and deliver training to people leaders on employment law topics
- Manage OFCCP compliance reporting and affirmative action plan (AAP) preparation
- Review benefits contracts and advise on compliance
- Monitor labor law developments and recommend policy updates
- Own the Employee Handbook
- Support other strategic projects as assigned
Required qualifications:
- JD from ABA-accredited law school
- 10+ years of employment law experience
- Bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. state
- Must be onsite in New York (no remote work)
- Willing to travel up to 10% and work extended hours/weekends as needed
- ITAR-eligible (U.S. citizen, green card holder, refugee, or asylee status)
Preferred experience includes work at top-tier law firms or corporations, AAP/OFCCP expertise, domestic manufacturing and international operations counsel, California employment law knowledge, and demonstrated legal training skills.
