Senior legal counsel, employment

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Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning

Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.

Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.

With a team of 500+ across Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software.

At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

As our Senior Legal Counsel, Employment, you’ll report to the General Counsel and play a key role in shaping and supporting our global people strategy. You'll be Pigment’s first dedicated employment law specialist—advising the People team on a wide range of international employment law and HR issues as we scale across multiple jurisdictions.

What We Offer


* Competitive package
* Stock options to ensure you have a stake in Pigment's growth
* The best health insurance with Alan Blue entirely free for you and your family
* Weekly Lunch and Lunch vouchers (Swile card) to cover your lunch breaks with total flexibility
* Subscription to Egym Wellpass (ex-Gymlib) for full access to gyms, studios, and wellness spaces across France
* Trust and flexible working hours
* Along with one company offsite every year, we have brand new offices at the heart of major cities including New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, and London
* High-end equipment (based on stock/availability) to do your work in the best conditions
* Remote-friendly environment


What you'll do:

* Be the go-to expert for global employment law matters, with a focus on France, the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and other countries where we plan to expand
* Draft, update, and negotiate employment agreements, consulting contracts, and employment policies, ensuring legal compliance and alignment with Pigment’s values
* Provide practical, risk-balanced legal advice on performance management, employee relations, investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations, including in cross-border situations
* Partner closely with the People, Finance, and business teams to support organisational growth, cross-border hiring, mobility, and much more
* Help design and deliver training programs for HR and leadership on employment law best practices and evolving legal requirements
* Support global compliance initiatives including supporting works council management, and whistleblower frameworks, and compliance with other relevant laws
* Monitor regulatory developments in employment law and proactively address legal risks
* Manage external counsel for complex or highly sensitive employment-related issues


Who you are:

* A qualified employment lawyer (France) with 6+ years of experience, ideally a mix of law firm and in-house roles within a fast-paced tech environment
* Deep expertise in French labor law and strong working knowledge of global employment law frameworks, particularly in common law jurisdictions (UK/US)
* Experience supporting international HR teams, ideally in a tech, SaaS or scale-up environment
* Pragmatic, adaptable, and business-oriented—you know how to get to “yes” while protecting the business
* Excellent written and verbal communication in English and French; additional languages are a plus
* Able to operate autonomously with sound judgment, but collaborative and eager to partner across teams
* Enthusiastic about building world-class legal infrastructure in a growing company


We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.

Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.


Seniority level

* Seniority level

Not Applicable


Employment type

* Employment type

Full-time


Job function

* Job function

Legal
* Industries

Software Development

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