Counsel, Employment
As Employment Counsel on the Employment Legal team at Coinbase, you will provide day-to-day employment law counseling and compliance support across Coinbase's global workforce of approximately 5,000 employees in over 20 countries. This team manages all aspects of global employment law, including people relations counseling, employment agreements, HR compliance, employment litigation, and the emerging intersection of AI and employment law. You will independently manage a counseling portfolio covering performance management, disciplinary matters, and exits, while supporting employment agreements, HR compliance, and AI tool deployment compliance for the People team.
In this role, you will own a people relations counseling portfolio, providing first-line legal support on performance management, disciplinary processes, accommodations, policy questions, and exits across the company. You will advise on international employment matters across Coinbase's 20+ country footprint, partnering with outside local counsel and HR on cross-border questions, country expansions, and employee issues in EMEA and APAC regions. Additionally, you will support employment agreement workflows, including offer letter review, standard separation agreements, transfer letters, and relocation agreements, working from established templates and escalating complex matters as needed.
To be considered for this position, you should have a J.D. and active membership in a U.S. state bar, with at least 5 years of employment law experience, including meaningful in-house experience advising human resources business partners across a range of employment matters. You should have U.S. advice-and-counsel experience covering performance management, terminations, accommodations, and leaves. Hands-on experience with employment litigation and administrative charges, including position statements, discovery, litigation holds, and outside counsel coordination, is also required. A working knowledge of U.S. human resources compliance requirements, including EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP, and pay equity, is essential. Demonstrated engagement with the emerging artificial intelligence and employment law regulatory landscape is also important.
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $183,855 to $216,300 USD, excluding equity and bonus eligibility. Total compensation may also include benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans. Coinbase is a remote-first company, but not remote-only, and expects employees to participate in quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
Coinbase is committed to increasing economic freedom and offers an environment that is intense and high-performing. The company values individuals who are ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough." This is an opportunity to be part of a team that is pushing past perceived limits and making a significant impact in the financial industry.