Counsel, Global Employment Law - Strategic Projects & M&A Company DescriptionIt all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.Job DescriptionWe are seeking an outstanding, highly motivated employment lawyer to join our Global Employment Law team, with a key focus on strategic project work (including in the Artificial Intelligence ('AI') space) and M&A work in the employment law space, as well the opportunity to provide legal counsel on day-to-day employee related matters that arise within the organization. This is a great opportunity to work on cutting-edge issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. This is a full-time position.What you get to do in this role:Drive and manage global employment law related projects, working in collaboration with your Global Employment Law colleagues, as well as ServiceNow's wider Legal team and Global People team. This will include projects relating to cutting-edge issues affecting ServiceNow, including in the AI space.Advise key stakeholders on employment law and employee privacy considerations and legal developments in the Artificial Intelligence space.Deliver business oriented, risk-balanced, actionable legal advice on the full range of global employment law issues that may arise during the life of an M&A deal, including deal structuring, due diligence, employee transfer and consultation requirements (including works councils), harmonization of employment terms and policies, lawful engagement of employees across countries, and employee separations.Prepare employment agreements, separation agreements, non-compete agreements and other employee related documents required in an M&A transaction.Partner with and manage outside counsel on M&A transaction work.Partner with the Global People organization from deal inception through post-acquisition integration to ensure our people strategy always reflects legal requirements, as well as ServiceNow's People Pact and values.Partner with key stakeholders to create and evolve scalable and compliant processes and playbooks for M&A and post-acquisition integrations.When not working on strategic projects and M&A, deliver business oriented, risk-based advice and counsel on the full range of employment law issues including: hiring, separations and dismissals, investigations and employee relations issues, restructurings, compensation and benefits, leaves of absence, DEI matters, and employee privacy matters.Contribute to the development of ServiceNow's own Legal Services Delivery applications where we envision, create and deploy workflows on the ServiceNow Platform to make our and our customers' Legal departments more effective.QualificationsTo be successful in this role, we need someone who has:A strong work ethic, exceptional judgment, and uncompromising integrity.A Law degree with strong academic credentials.4+ years of employment law experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal department of a multi-national company (including advising and/or managing advice in relation to other jurisdictions); M&A experience a must; experience with employee-related AI and data privacy matters a plus.Strong project management skills and experience in managing complex global employment law projects, as well as the ability to work independently to handle multiple competing tasks simultaneously and thoroughly to closure.The ability to build strong and deep working relationships with internal stakeholders over multiple geographical locations.The ability to understand challenging issues, assess risk and provide concise, actionable, business-focused legal and risk mitigation advice and counsel, exercising good judgement.Demonstrated a global mindset.Not sure if you meet every qualification? We still encourage you to apply! We value inclusivity, welcoming our candidates from diverse backgrounds, including non-traditional paths. Unique experiences enrich our team, and the willingness to dream big makes you an exceptional candidate!Additional InformationWork PersonasWe approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work.Equal Opportunity EmployerServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.AccommodationsWe strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are unable to use this online application and need an alternative method to apply, please contact ****** for assistance.Export Control RegulationsFor positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.
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