Employment & Benefits Counsel

About the job

Superhuman offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.

Superhuman team members in this role must be based in San Francisco Bay Area, and they must be able to collaborate in person 2 days a week.

About Superhuman

Grammarly is now part of Superhuman, the AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. The Superhuman suite of apps and agents brings AI wherever people work, integrating with over 1 million applications and websites. The company’s products include Grammarly’s writing assistance, Superhuman Docs's collaborative workspaces, Mail’s inbox management, and Go, the proactive AI assistant that understands context and delivers help automatically. Founded in 2009, Superhuman empowers over 40 million people, 50,000 organizations, and 3,000 educational institutions worldwide to eliminate busywork and focus on what matters. Learn more at superhuman.com and about our values here.

The Opportunity

As the Employment & Benefits Counsel, you will:

• Advise People and business teams on employment matters across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, including hiring, performance management, accommodations, leaves, investigations, organizational changes, and terminations. Work with local counsel as needed.

• Advise and partner with the Payroll team on wage and hour compliance, including classification, overtime, and other wage-related issues.

• Manage employment disputes from initial demand through resolution, including litigation, arbitration, regulatory enforcement, and pre-litigation claims. Develop case strategy, manage outside counsel and budgets, oversee litigation holds and discovery, and coordinate responses with insurance carriers.

• Conduct or oversee workplace investigations and advise on findings, remediation, and related employment decisions.

• Advise on executive compensation and employee benefits programs, including offer letters, separation agreements, incentive and commission plans, liquidity agreements, and health, welfare, and retirement plans.

• Support the company’s equity compensation programs and advise on employee liquidity programs and related arrangements, including tender offers, in partnership with Legal, Finance, People, and Equity teams.

• Advise on employment, benefits, and executive compensation matters in M&A and other strategic transactions, including workforce and contractor diligence, equity and incentive arrangements, liquidity agreements, and related deal documentation, closing, and integration.

• Partner with People, Finance, Equity, and business teams to build practical programs, guidance, training, and processes that support consistent employment, compensation, benefits, equity, and liquidity practices.

• Monitor legal developments across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America and advise on their impact on the company’s workforce, programs, and transactions.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of legal experience, including hands-on experience advising on employment law matters and managing employment disputes, whether in-house or at a law firm.

• A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and an active license in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• Experience handling sensitive employment matters, such as investigations, agency enforcement actions, demand letters, litigation, or workplace complaints.

• Strong legal writing and drafting skills, including experience preparing or reviewing employment agreements, policies, or practical guidance for business partners.

• The judgment to assess legal and business risks, give clear and practical advice, and handle confidential matters with discretion.

• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and move matters forward with limited direction.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with People, Finance, and other cross-functional teams.

We’d also value:

• Experience or exposure to executive compensation, employee benefits, equity compensation, or employee liquidity programs.

• Experience supporting the employment or executive compensation aspects of a merger, acquisition, or other strategic transaction.

• Familiarity with employment law issues in Canada or Latin America, or experience coordinating with local counsel on cross-border matters.

• Experience at a technology company or another fast-growing, global organization.

Compensation and Benefits

Superhuman offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more:

• Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)

• Disability and life insurance options

• 401(k) and RRSP matching

• Paid parental leave

• 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time

• Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)

• Annual professional development budget and opportunities

Superhuman takes a market-based approach to compensation, so base pay may vary by location. Our US locations are categorized into two compensation zones based on proximity to our hub locations.

For more information about our compensation zones and locations where we currently support employment, please refer to this page. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined below by compensation zone and may be modified in the future.

We encourage you to apply

At Superhuman, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected by law. Superhuman is an equal opportunity employer and a participant in the US federal E-Verify program (US). We also abide by the Employment Equity Act (Canada).