Director of Employment Law, India
Atlassian
Director of Employment Law, India
Job Description
Director of Employment Law, India
š Job Overview
Atlassian is seeking a Director of Employment Law to lead their employment law strategy in India. This role involves providing expert legal counsel on workforce matters, ensuring compliance with regulations, and scaling operations. The position requires collaboration with global and local leaders to support Atlassian's growth in the region.
š Location: Bengaluru, India
š¢ Category: Legal
š Posted: 2025-10-16 07:36 AM
šÆ Key Responsibilities
- Serve as Atlassianās primary legal advisor on all workforce matters in India, including labor relations, workforce management, and regulatory compliance
- Build and lead the India employment law function, establishing best practices and scalable processes for a rapidly growing technology company
- Exhibit executive presence and influence, advising senior leadership and representing Atlassian with regulators, external counsel, and industry bodies
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders to positively represent the legal team brand
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Total Rewards, People Operations, and other business units to support strategic business initiatives and to resolve complex employment issues
- Proactively monitor legal and regulatory developments, ensuring Atlassianās policies and practices remain compliant and industry-leading
- Develop and deliver training and guidance to business partners on employment law topics, risk mitigation, and compliance
- Support global legal projects and contribute to the maturity of Atlassianās in-house legal capabilities
ā Required Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer in India and in good standing
- 12+ years of relevant experience in employment law
- Significant in-house experience at a leading technology company or multinational corporation
- Deep expertise in Indian labor and employment law
- Proven track record of advising on complex, high-impact matters
- Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills with strong business acumen, sound judgment, and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach
- Ability to think strategically and act tactically
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to produce high quality work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced work environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
ā Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or scaling legal functions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
š ļø Required Skills
- Executive presence
- Influence
- Trust-building
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Business acumen
- Sound judgment
- Pragmatic approach
- Solutions-oriented approach
- Strategic thinking
- Tactical action
- Self-starter
- Strong work ethic
- Efficiency
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Stakeholder management
š Benefits & Perks
- Health and wellbeing resources
- Paid volunteer days
- Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
Locations
- Bengaluru, India
Salary
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
3,500,000 - 5,500,000 INR / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Executive presenceintermediate
- Influenceintermediate
- Trust-buildingintermediate
- Cross-functional collaborationintermediate
- Business acumenintermediate
- Sound judgmentintermediate
- Pragmatic approachintermediate
- Solutions-oriented approachintermediate
- Strategic thinkingintermediate
- Tactical actionintermediate
- Self-starterintermediate
- Strong work ethicintermediate
- Efficiencyintermediate
- Communicationintermediate
- Interpersonal skillsintermediate
- Stakeholder managementintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer in India and in good standing (experience)
- 12+ years of relevant experience in employment law (experience)
- Significant in-house experience at a leading technology company or multinational corporation (experience)
- Deep expertise in Indian labor and employment law (experience)
- Proven track record of advising on complex, high-impact matters (experience)
- Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders (experience)
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills with strong business acumen, sound judgment, and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach (experience)
- Ability to think strategically and act tactically (experience)
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to produce high quality work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced work environment (experience)
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or scaling legal functions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment (experience)
Responsibilities
- Serve as Atlassianās primary legal advisor on all workforce matters in India, including labor relations, workforce management, and regulatory compliance
- Build and lead the India employment law function, establishing best practices and scalable processes for a rapidly growing technology company
- Exhibit executive presence and influence, advising senior leadership and representing Atlassian with regulators, external counsel, and industry bodies
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders to positively represent the legal team brand
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Total Rewards, People Operations, and other business units to support strategic business initiatives and to resolve complex employment issues
- Proactively monitor legal and regulatory developments, ensuring Atlassianās policies and practices remain compliant and industry-leading
- Develop and deliver training and guidance to business partners on employment law topics, risk mitigation, and compliance
- Support global legal projects and contribute to the maturity of Atlassianās in-house legal capabilities
Benefits
- general: Health and wellbeing resources
- general: Paid volunteer days
- general: Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
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Director of Employment Law, India
Atlassian
Director of Employment Law, India
Job Description
Director of Employment Law, India
š Job Overview
Atlassian is seeking a Director of Employment Law to lead their employment law strategy in India. This role involves providing expert legal counsel on workforce matters, ensuring compliance with regulations, and scaling operations. The position requires collaboration with global and local leaders to support Atlassian's growth in the region.
š Location: Bengaluru, India
š¢ Category: Legal
š Posted: 2025-10-16 07:36 AM
šÆ Key Responsibilities
- Serve as Atlassianās primary legal advisor on all workforce matters in India, including labor relations, workforce management, and regulatory compliance
- Build and lead the India employment law function, establishing best practices and scalable processes for a rapidly growing technology company
- Exhibit executive presence and influence, advising senior leadership and representing Atlassian with regulators, external counsel, and industry bodies
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders to positively represent the legal team brand
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Total Rewards, People Operations, and other business units to support strategic business initiatives and to resolve complex employment issues
- Proactively monitor legal and regulatory developments, ensuring Atlassianās policies and practices remain compliant and industry-leading
- Develop and deliver training and guidance to business partners on employment law topics, risk mitigation, and compliance
- Support global legal projects and contribute to the maturity of Atlassianās in-house legal capabilities
ā Required Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer in India and in good standing
- 12+ years of relevant experience in employment law
- Significant in-house experience at a leading technology company or multinational corporation
- Deep expertise in Indian labor and employment law
- Proven track record of advising on complex, high-impact matters
- Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills with strong business acumen, sound judgment, and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach
- Ability to think strategically and act tactically
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to produce high quality work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced work environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
ā Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or scaling legal functions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
š ļø Required Skills
- Executive presence
- Influence
- Trust-building
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Business acumen
- Sound judgment
- Pragmatic approach
- Solutions-oriented approach
- Strategic thinking
- Tactical action
- Self-starter
- Strong work ethic
- Efficiency
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Stakeholder management
š Benefits & Perks
- Health and wellbeing resources
- Paid volunteer days
- Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
Locations
- Bengaluru, India
Salary
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
3,500,000 - 5,500,000 INR / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Executive presenceintermediate
- Influenceintermediate
- Trust-buildingintermediate
- Cross-functional collaborationintermediate
- Business acumenintermediate
- Sound judgmentintermediate
- Pragmatic approachintermediate
- Solutions-oriented approachintermediate
- Strategic thinkingintermediate
- Tactical actionintermediate
- Self-starterintermediate
- Strong work ethicintermediate
- Efficiencyintermediate
- Communicationintermediate
- Interpersonal skillsintermediate
- Stakeholder managementintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer in India and in good standing (experience)
- 12+ years of relevant experience in employment law (experience)
- Significant in-house experience at a leading technology company or multinational corporation (experience)
- Deep expertise in Indian labor and employment law (experience)
- Proven track record of advising on complex, high-impact matters (experience)
- Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders (experience)
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills with strong business acumen, sound judgment, and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach (experience)
- Ability to think strategically and act tactically (experience)
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to produce high quality work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced work environment (experience)
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or scaling legal functions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment (experience)
Responsibilities
- Serve as Atlassianās primary legal advisor on all workforce matters in India, including labor relations, workforce management, and regulatory compliance
- Build and lead the India employment law function, establishing best practices and scalable processes for a rapidly growing technology company
- Exhibit executive presence and influence, advising senior leadership and representing Atlassian with regulators, external counsel, and industry bodies
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders to positively represent the legal team brand
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Total Rewards, People Operations, and other business units to support strategic business initiatives and to resolve complex employment issues
- Proactively monitor legal and regulatory developments, ensuring Atlassianās policies and practices remain compliant and industry-leading
- Develop and deliver training and guidance to business partners on employment law topics, risk mitigation, and compliance
- Support global legal projects and contribute to the maturity of Atlassianās in-house legal capabilities
Benefits
- general: Health and wellbeing resources
- general: Paid volunteer days
- general: Wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community
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