Director Legal Counsel – Employment Law

HERE Technologies is seeking an experienced employment law leader to support our Legal & Compliance, HR and business teams on a broad range of workforce matters across Germany, Europe, and other jurisdictions in the EMEA region. The successful candidate will provide strategic legal guidance on employment related matters, support business objectives, ensure regulatory compliance, and help drive effective people practices in a fast-paced international environment.

• Serve as a lead employment law advisor for HERE’s EMEA region, including Germany.
• Advise Legal & Compliance, HR, senior leaders, and business teams on all types of people-cycle activities, including employee relations, performance management, investigations, restructurings, terminations, and cross-border workforce matters.
• Provide practical guidance on German individual and collective labor law, including works council matters, collective agreements, and employee representative relationships.
• Support organizational change, M&A activity, integrations, divestitures, expansion initiatives and strategic projects from an employment law perspective.
• Draft, review, and negotiate employment-related agreements, policies, procedures, and executive arrangements.
• Manage employment disputes, litigation strategy, administrative proceedings, and external counsel across relevant jurisdictions.
• Partner with HR, Legal & Compliance, Communications, and business stakeholders to build scalable, compliant, and people-focused workforce practices.
• Develop and deliver practical training and guidance for managers and HR teams.
• Proactively identify and mitigate employment law risks, ensuring issues are addressed before they escalate.
• Shape workforce policies and practices to align with German and EMEA labor law, supporting both compliance and organizational strategy.
• Resilient and adaptable, can-do-attitude, thriving in fast‑paced, complex, and evolving environments.

This is an individual contributor role requiring significant domain expertise, with the opportunity to influence strategy, shape best practices, and serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders.

• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany and Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht.
• 12+ years of employment law experience, with deep expertise in German labor and employment law.
• Strong experience advising on works council matters, collective labor law, restructurings, investigations, separations, and complex employee relations matters.
• Experience supporting cross-border employment matters across Europe; broader global exposure is a plus.
• Prior in-house experience in a multinational company, ideally in software technology or another fast-moving international environment.
• Excellent German and English communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business advice.
• Sound judgment, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to balance legal risk, employee relations considerations, and business priorities while providing pragmatic and timely solutions.
• Strategic advisor with the ability to align employment law guidance with broader business strategy and organizational goals.

You will join an international Legal & Compliance team in a role with meaningful visibility and impact. You will help shape employment law and employee relations strategy across Germany, Europe, and beyond while partnering closely with leaders across the business.

If you are a pragmatic employment lawyer who enjoys combining deep legal expertise with business partnership, we would be happy to hear from you!

HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

As part of HERE Technologies employment process, candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This offer and any related claims are subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. This will involve employment, education, and criminal verification if applicable. 

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