Head of Employment Legal, DeepMind
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Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 15 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience managing and growing a cross-border legal team.
- Experience advising executives in-house at a technology or research organization, working with the wider company to counsel on a variety of employment-related legal issues.
- Experience in innovative technology, including in the field of AI research or deployment of machine learning systems.
- Experience managing the legal elements of complex employee relations issues and internal investigations.
- Familiarity with the regulatory frameworks affecting global tech hubs.
About the job
The DeepMind Legal team provides expert legal counsel to accelerate our research. As the Head of Employment Legal, you will work closely with executive leadership, the broader legal team, and our people and culture team. You will balance legal, cultural, and business demands to deliver practical, solutions-focused advice that enables our global operations.
In this role, you will advise on complex employment-related legal issues across our worldwide operations, working closely with HR and employee relations, outside counsel, and central Google teams to direct legal support in jurisdictions where we do not have an internal team presence.
Artificial intelligence will be one humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a global employment legal team spread across the US and the UK.
- Act as the lead legal counsel to company and legal leadership on complex employment matters and policy interpretation.
- Direct legal execution for complex employee relations issues, including executive performance, reorganizations, and critical litigation.
- Drive global employment risk management by shaping policies and compliance initiatives that support a fast-paced AI research environment.
- Oversee the legal approach to high-profile internal investigations involving misconduct or policy violations.
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