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Accelerate your career by joining Okta as our EMEA Employment Law Counsel. Okta is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law EMEA to join the Employment Legal team, reporting to the Senior Director, Employment Law who is located in the U.S. This role will be based in Ireland. You will be an integral member of the Legal Department and will have the opportunity to operate independently in a dynamic environment to support the growing employment law and compliance needs of Okta in EMEA. You will work collaboratively with various teams across the organization, including the People team, Finance, Internal Audit and other departments, as well as with external counsel.

• Be a trusted legal advisor to management, the People Team and the business on sensitive and wide-ranging global employment law issues across EMEA, including hiring, recruiting, reorganisations, employee relations, performance management, terminations, leaves of absence, works council, compensation and benefits, D&I initiatives and other employment-related matters.
• Manage employment-related compliance policies and processes and proactively ensure compliance with laws and regulations in various jurisdictions.
• Partner with the Employment Legal Team and cross-functional partners to develop and refine scalable employment processes, policies, trainings, and business strategies that pragmatically balance business needs with risk mitigation.
• Draft, maintain and review international templates and policies for employment matters (including employment agreements, contractor agreements, separation agreements and employee handbooks).
• Partner closely with the People Team on internal investigations.
• Monitor employment-related legal developments and engage proactively to drive compliance and implement risk-mitigation strategies.
• Manage employment disputes, matters and litigation, including management of outside counsel.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop and conduct employment training and education programs.
• Support M&A activities involving employment matters, including overseeing employment-related diligence, assisting with employment and severance arrangements and assisting with on-boarding and integration, as needed.