Senior Employment Counsel, EMEA

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Where and how you can work

The buzzing Canva London campus features several buildings around beautiful leafy Hoxton Square in Shoreditch. While our global headquarters is in Sydney, Australia, London is home to our EMEA operations.

You'll experience a warm welcome from our Vibe team at front of house, amazing home cooked food from our Head Chef and a variety of workspaces to hang out with your team mates or get solo work done. That said, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the hybrid balance that empowers them to achieve their goals and so you have choice in where and how you work.

About the role

Based in London, Canva is looking for an experienced employment lawyer to be part of our highly motivated, tightly knit, and collaborative global legal team. Reporting to the Lead Employment Counsel (based in London), this role will provide regional support to our growing workforce across the EMEA region. 

If you’re someone who has the ability to deal with issues outside your experience and can learn quickly in a fast-paced and often unstructured environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

What you’ll do

• Work closely with the Lead Employment Counsel (based in London) and the Global Employment Counsel Team to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach to delivering employment law services to the region
• Provide day-to-day advice to key stakeholders on a broad spectrum of employment law issues, including performance management, disciplinary outcomes, grievances, employee equity, executive compensation, benefits, contingent workers, global mobility, M&A and international expansion
• Prepare and negotiate various employment-related agreements, including employment and settlement agreements
• Lead complex and time-sensitive projects and coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisors
• Support and manage employee disputes and litigation
• Develop and maintain internal resources / templates for the regional team, including the creation of playbooks
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of workplace policies, processes, guidance and templates in alignment with local laws and practices
• Liaise with external counsel in the UK, Europe and other jurisdictions as required
• Support Canva-wide learning initiatives including to deliver training on employment-related topics, taking account of changes to the law, best practice and Canva

You're probably a match if

• You are admitted to practice in England and Wales
• You have 5+ years of post-qualification experience in employment law gained within a respected law firm or in house organisation, representing or working at rapidly growing international technology companies
• You have an understanding of employment laws and issues across Europe / the EMEA region and have an ability to apply that knowledge pragmatically in a commercial environment
• You have good judgment and a collaborative, flexible approach to problem-solving
• You have the ability to communicate complex matters effectively and provide pragmatic advice that is risk aware, not risk averse
• You have a sense of ownership and ‘can do’ attitude and have the ability to navigate stakeholders and drive projects forward

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!