Our mission at Enphase Energy is to advance a sustainable future for all.
Today, our intelligent microinverters, which turn sunlight into an affordable, safe, reliable, and scalable source of energy, work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our award-winning smart battery technology, we engineer one of the industry’s best-performing clean energy systems.
Like our customers, our innovative teams are also worldwide, making Enphase Energy a truly global company. We are one of the fastest growing and most dynamic energy companies in the world. Nimble and acutely focused on developing ground-breaking solar energy management technology, each of our teams have a shared goal of creating a carbon-free future.
Do you want to help change the world? Learn more about the role:
Enphase Energy, Inc. is seeking a Lead Employment Counsel to drive all legal global aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including employee privacy, wrongful termination, discrimination, and wage and hour matters. The Lead Employment Counsel will report directly to the VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and communications skills and be highly productive while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growing U.S. public company with global offices.
Responsibilities:
- Partner closely with our HR, Stock Admin, Finance, Payroll, and Sales teams on global employee relations matters (e.g., immigration law, workplace safety, data retention, privacy, and works councils)
- Provide advice and counsel on labor law, including but not limited to restructuring, hiring, disciplinary issues, reasonable accommodations, leaves of absence, claims of discrimination, wage & hour disputes, noncompete and non-solicitation agreements, arbitration, reasonable accommodations, and other employment related issues
- Draft and maintain corporate policies and procedures, employment contracts and other employment agreements, including separation and termination notices
- Support M&A activities to ensure legal requirements are met in the transaction, including due diligence and employee transition and integration matters
- Guide expansion efforts into our emerging markets in partnership with HR and the finance teams
- Create and conduct legal employee related trainings
- Ownership of US required government filings
- Advise on annual employee review cycle processes
Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited U.S. law school
- 12+ years of in-house labor and employment experience with a public company or equivalent experience
- Multi-jurisdictional US and international employment experience is required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Possess interpersonal savvy and instills trust from clients
- Acts with the highest integrity
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Strong business acumen and results driven
- Desire to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Capability and experience to work independently and as part of a team
- Licensed in California or other state in the US
Salary Scale (CA): $200,000 to $260,000 per year depending upon experience