Principal Counsel, Global Employment and Compliance

Are you a highly experienced and driven legal professional looking for an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact? Groupon is seeking a talented Principal Employment & Compliance Counsel to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Head of Legal, this role offers a unique blend of autonomy, collaboration, and the chance to work on high-profile projects that shape our global business. In this role, you would be the subject-matter expert and point person on the legal team regarding employment and compliance matters.

Groupon is in the midst of a unique transformation phase, offering a challenging yet rewarding environment with ample opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our mission is to restore the company's growth and enhance the value we bring to local vendors through attractive experiences and services for their customers. If this sounds like the kind of workplace you've been searching for, we invite you to join us.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and counsel on a wide range of employment matters, including employment contracts, workplace policies, EMEA trade unions/works councils, privacy issues, performance management, internal investigation, disciplinary actions, and terminations.

• Be a key advisor on compliance legal matters, and conduct regular employment and compliance training to employees.

• Maintain and support Groupon's Global compliance hotline and investigate and respond to any issues raised.

• Manage and oversee employment litigation.

• Serve as the company’s Director of Compliance

• Conduct legal research to stay up-to-date on employment and compliance laws and regulations in various jurisdictions and ensure compliance.

• Update and maintain employment and compliance policies.

Required Experience/Skills

• 6+ years experience handling employment and compliance related legal issues and litigation and providing advice concerning the same including within the EMEA jurisdiction. Privacy experience is a plus but not required. 

• Experience working with, or advising clients with respect to, trade unions and/or works councils within EMEA.

• Experience with advising multinational corporations.

• Prior in-house experience is encouraged but not required. 

• Excellent communication skills and an outstanding ability to explain legal matters.

• Ability to think and act quickly and decisively.

• Proven track record of working independently and driving projects to completion with minimal supervision

• Flexibility, self-starting attitude, and a strong work ethic, enabling you to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment

• Strong organizational skills, allowing you to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Demonstrated desire for personal growth and an eagerness to take on new challenges and responsibilities over time

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present complex legal concepts clearly and concisely

• A team player with an ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

What is our mindset? 

• We compare ourselves to a sports team, striving to assemble the best team with the available resources.

• While maintaining values like fairness, mutual support, and respect, we also focus on performance, aiming to build a top-notch organization capable of delivering excellent results quickly. 

• Our culture is built on courage, ambition, and is strongly meritocratic, allowing the most capable individuals to grow rapidly.

• Deconstruct the system into the smallest building blocks.

• Clearly articulate key issues and communicate next action steps.

• Deliver results under pressure, focusing on weeks rather than years during the transformation period.

• Learn more about us on the landing page

Join us in this transformative journey at Groupon, where your impact will drive our success and create lasting value for our customers and vendors.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local ecommerce marketplace, click here. You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.

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