Legal Counsel – Employment in London, United Kingdom

Career Growth, Flexibility and Collaboration!

Entrust is an innovative leader in identity-centric security solutions, providing an integrated platform of scalable, AI-enabled security offerings. Headquartered in Minnesota, we offer our colleagues the ability to work globally, in a flexible and collaborative environment. Our team makes an impact!!

The Company: Entrust relies on curious, dedicated and innovative individuals whom anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust’s technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers.

We Believe: Securing identities is most effective when we value all identities. We are committed to ensuring that, through diversity and inclusion, the many voices that make up our communities are heard. From unconscious bias training for managers to global affinity groups that create connections both within and across our enterprise, Entrust expects and encourages all individuals to accept and respect one another. And, of course, to be themselves.

Position Overview

Entrust is looking for an experienced and dynamic Legal Counsel to join our team in London, UK. As a member of our global legal team, you will support employment law matters at Entrust across our global organization, with a focus on our EMEA and APAC regions. Your role will involve working closely with Human Resources and members of management on a variety of employment-related issues.

This Legal Counsel will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while partnering with diverse teams across a dynamic global technology company. The specific areas of focus and responsibilities will vary with evolving employment laws and regulations and the company’s overall strategic direction, but include the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on all types of global employment law matters (with emphasis on EMEA & APAC jurisdictions) including, but not limited to recruiting and hiring practices, wage and hour and pay equity issues, performance management, employee discipline, internal investigations, leave and accommodation requests, disability related issues, employee terminations, discrimination and harassment complaints, interpreting and applying employment policies and statutory regulations, and negotiating and preparing employment-related agreements.

• Work closely with outside legal counsel to manage employment related claims in all stages including investigation, pre-litigation, judicial, and administrative proceedings.

• Provide practical and timely legal and business advice to HR and other business leaders on various employment matters and initiatives to effectively minimise and mitigate legal risk.

• Partner with external counsel and other members of the legal and HR teams to support and advise on immigration, including individual immigration/visa cases as well as company immigration policy.

• Proactively identify and assess legal risks and opportunities within the area of employment law and advise accordingly.

• Review and negotiate terms of commercial agreements, especially as such terms relate to employment matters.

• Review and develop company policies tailored to multiple jurisdictions within EMEA and APAC.

• Work in collaboration with other in-house attorneys located globally and outside counsel.

• Handle additional projects as assigned, including related to corporate and commercial legal matters.

Required Qualifications

• Professional Background : LLB (or equivalent) from an accredited law school; an LLM is a plus. Must be authorised and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.

• Experience : Minimum three years’ of relevant post qualified experience.

• Language Skills : Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; proficiency in additional languages such as French, Spanish, Dutch, or German is a plus.

• Commercial Acumen : Experience drafting and negotiating variety of employment-related agreements and documents across multiple jurisdictions.

• Communication : Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to think strategically and give practical and business-oriented advice.

• Time Management : Superior prioritisation skills to efficiently manage a large volume and variety of employment law matters in a fast-paced global environment.

• Right to Work : Must have unrestricted right to work in the UK and be willing to travel domestically and internationally on occasion.

About Entrust

Entrust keeps the world moving safely by enabling trusted experiences for identities, payments, and digital infrastructure. We offer an unmatched breadth of solutions that are critical to enabling trust for multi-cloud deployments, mobile identities, hybrid work, machine identity, electronic signatures, encryption, and more. With more than 2,800 colleagues, a network of global partners, and customers in over 150 countries, it’s no wonder the world’s most entrusted organizations trust us. For more information, visit www.entrust.com .

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For US roles, or where applicable:

Entrust is an EEO/AA/Disabled/Veterans Employer

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Entrust values diversity and inclusion and we are committed to building a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and innovative ideas. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, and we strive to provide an accessible experience for candidates of all abilities.

If you require an accommodation, contact accessibility@entrust.com .

Recruiter:

Claudia Vernon

Claudia.Vernon@entrust.com

Entrust is an innovative leader in identity-centric security solutions, providing an integrated platform of scalable, AI-enabled security offerings. We enable organizations to safeguard their operations, evolve without compromise, and protect their interactions in an interconnected world – so they can transform their businesses with confidence. Entrust supports customers in 150+ countries and works with a global partner network, we are trusted by the world most trusted organizations.