Employment Counsel

About Neo4jNeo4j is the leader in Graph Database & Analytics, helping organizations uncover hidden relationships and patterns across billions of data connections deeply, easily and quickly. Customers use Neo4j to gain a deeper understanding and reveal new ways of solving their most pressing problems. Over 75% of Fortune 100 companies use Neo4j, along with a vibrant community of 250,000+ developers, data scientists, and architects across the globe.At Neo4j, we’re proud to be building the technology that powers breakthrough solutions for our customers, helping them cure diseases, fight fraud, crush pandemics, and accomplish their most ambitious missions—even if it’s getting humans to Mars. Learn more at neo4j.com and follow us @Neo4j.Our VisionAt Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.ResponsibilitiesThe Role:• Serve as a consultant and advisor to the People Team by providing strategic employment law advice with respect to US matters.• Draft, review, and negotiate employment contracts, severance agreements, non-compete clauses, and other employment-related documents.• Partner with Legal and People Team and assist with the handling of phases of employment litigation and pre-litigation employment disputes.• Collaborate with HR and management to develop and implement policies and procedures that ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.• Conduct internal investigations into employee complaints, such as harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and recommend appropriate actions.• Stay up-to-date with changes in employment laws and regulations and advise the company on potential impacts and necessary adjustments.• Provide training to management and HR staff on employment law issues, best practices, and company policies.• Support the company in handling employment-related issues during mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.• Provide support for commercial teams in the US.Qualifications• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.• Active license to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.• Minimum of 3 years of experience in employment law, either in-house or at a law firm.• Entrepreneurial mindset (flexible, self-starting and hard-working) in generating new and innovative solutions to build out the Legal & Compliance program.• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively advise and interact with all levels of the organization.• Proven ability to handle ambiguity and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.• Experience with dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation.The annual base salary range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on Neo4j’s compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Neo4j utilizes the full width of the range.In addition to the range below, US employees are eligible for a stock option grant and certain roles are eligible for an annual bonus. Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s standard benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k), paid time off, and certain leaves of absence.Annual Base Salary Range for This Role$200,000—$240,000 USDWhy Join Neo4j?Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph database in the world. We have customers in every industry across the globe, and our products are a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j.• Neo4j is one of the fastest scaling technology companies in this industry. Well over $100M ARR and still rapidly growing.• Raised biggest round of funding in all of database history ($325M Series F).• Backed by world class investors like Google Ventures (GV), Neo4j has raised over $582M in funding and is currently valued at $2Bn. This puts them among the most well-funded database companies in history.• 75% of Fortune 100 use Neo4j with more than 800 enterprise customers including Comcast, eBay, Adobe, Lyft, UBS, IBM, Volvo Cars and many more.• Emil Eifrem (CEO) has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation and customer success.• Countless awards in the industry. Massive Enterprises and individual developers/ data scientists love Neo4j. Strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform.• A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact Study pegged Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers.Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all of the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues.One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application.Neo4j ValuesNeo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values:(we)-[:VALUE]->(relationships)(we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess)(we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: [‘Open’, ‘Inclusive’]})(we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:’Positive’})(we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: ‘IntellectuallyHonest’})(we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments)Neo4j is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the privacy notice regarding Neo4j's recruitment process to understand how we will handle the personal data that you provide.More information at www.neo4j.com.