Senior Legal Counsel, Employment

Summary

Join Pigment, a rapidly growing AI-powered business planning platform, as our Senior Legal Counsel, Employment. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be Pigment’s first dedicated employment law specialist, advising the People team on international employment law and HR issues. You will draft and negotiate employment agreements, provide legal advice on employee relations, and partner with various teams to support organizational growth. This role requires a qualified employment lawyer with 6+ years of experience, expertise in French labor law, and strong knowledge of global employment frameworks. You will also help design training programs and monitor regulatory developments. Pigment offers a competitive package, stock options, excellent health insurance, flexible working hours, and a remote-friendly environment.

Requirements

• A qualified employment lawyer (France) with 6+ years of experience, ideally a mix of law firm and in-house roles within a fast-paced tech environment
• Deep expertise in French labor law and strong working knowledge of global employment law frameworks, particularly in common law jurisdictions (UK/US)
• Experience supporting international HR teams, ideally in a tech, SaaS or scale-up environment
• Pragmatic, adaptable, and business-oriented—you know how to get to “yes” while protecting the business
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and French; additional languages are a plus
• Able to operate autonomously with sound judgment, but collaborative and eager to partner across teams
• Enthusiastic about building world-class legal infrastructure in a growing company

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to expert for global employment law matters, with a focus on France, the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and other countries where we plan to expand
• Draft, update, and negotiate employment agreements, consulting contracts, and employment policies, ensuring legal compliance and alignment with Pigment’s values
• Provide practical, risk-balanced legal advice on performance management, employee relations, investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations, including in cross-border situations
• Partner closely with the People, Finance, and business teams to support organisational growth, cross-border hiring, mobility, and much more
• Help design and deliver training programs for HR and leadership on employment law best practices and evolving legal requirements
• Support global compliance initiatives including supporting works council management, and whistleblower frameworks, and compliance with other relevant laws
• Monitor regulatory developments in employment law and proactively address legal risks
• Manage external counsel for complex or highly sensitive employment-related issues

Benefits

• Competitive package
• Stock options to ensure you have a stake in Pigment's growth
• The best health insurance with Alan Blue entirely free for you and your family
• Weekly Lunch and Lunch vouchers (Swile card) to cover your lunch breaks with total flexibility
• Subscription to Egym Wellpass (ex-Gymlib) for full access to gyms, studios, and wellness spaces across France
• Trust and flexible working hours
• Along with one company offsite every year, we have brand new offices at the heart of major cities including New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, and London
• High-end equipment (based on stock/availability) to do your work in the best conditions
• Remote-friendly environment