Employment Counsel, EMEA
Stripe · Dublin, London · 6340 Employment Legal · listed October 14, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Mid level
Experience asked
4+ years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
5
Length
412 words
In the posting’s own words
As Employment Counsel, you’ll advise our People team and other business partners on employment law across EMEA and proactively manage employment-related risks.
What it asks for · 5
- 4+ years of specialist, post-qualification employment law experience at a law firm or in-house legal department
- Qualification to practice law in Ireland or England and Wales
- Ability to analyse employment law matters of varying complexity, exercise sound judgment, and make well-reasoned decisions amid ambiguity and incomplete information
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders while maintaining discretion, confidentiality, and professionalism
- Strong organisational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple long- and short-term workstreams, collaborate across teams, and support international employment law matters outside EMEA when needed
Also a plus
- In-house experience or experience advising technology clients as external counsel
- Experience advising on employee representative bodies, works councils, and European works councils
- Experience advising on jurisdictions outside Ireland and the United Kingdom
What the job covers
- Partner with our People team to provide subject-matter expertise on employment issues, including recruiting, hiring, performance management, compensation and benefits, leaves of absence, people data privacy, internal investigations, working time, and HR best practices
- Proactively review employment policies to support legal compliance and consistency with best practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support and maintain employment compliance
- Draft and negotiate employment-related agreements, including offer letters, contractor agreements, and vendor agreements
- Handle pre-litigation and litigation matters
- Monitor developments in employment, AI, and data protection law and advise on developments that may affect Stripe
Tools and skills named
Operations & finance
- Recruiting
Ways of working
- Cross-functional
Words the posting leans on
- law7×
- legal5×
- people4×
- requirements4×
- agreements3×
- emea3×
- experience advising3×
- practices3×
- support3×
- advise2×
- business partners2×
- collaborate2×
- compliance2×
- councils2×
- counsel2×
- data2×
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