Employment Counsel

Apollo is seeking an Employment Counsel to partner closely with our People team and business leaders on employment matters across our global workforce. You will provide practical advice throughout the employee lifecycle, help resolve sensitive workplace issues, and build processes that enable timely, consistent decisions. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with meaningful ownership. You will work directly with People Business Partners, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and other stakeholders, bringing sound judgment, clear recommendations, and an understanding of how legal advice translates into action. You will also coordinate with local counsel to address jurisdiction-specific requirements and apply that advice within Apollo's broader approach to managing its workforce.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day employment counseling on hiring, performance management, disciplinary actions, employee complaints, leaves and accommodations, workplace conduct, and separations; Partner on sensitive employee relations matters, including investigation planning, fact gathering, documentation, findings, and remedial action; Guide separations and organizational changes, including individual and group exits, severance decisions, settlement negotiations, and employee communications; Develop and maintain employment documents, including offer letters, employment and separation agreements, confidentiality and invention-assignment agreements, and related templates; Support a global workforce by coordinating advice across the United States and international markets, including contractors and employer-of-record arrangements; Build repeatable processes with Legal Operations and People Operations on intake, triage, approval workflows, templates, playbooks, and matter tracking; Manage disputes and outside counsel, including assessing employment claims, coordinating preservation and response efforts, and managing external counsel's scope, strategy, quality, and spend; Strengthen prevention and training by delivering training for People partners and managers and prioritizing improvements to policies and practices

Requirements

J.D. or equivalent legal qualification and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with eligibility to practice in this role; Approximately 6+ years of relevant employment-law experience, including substantial experience counseling employers directly; Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law, including California and multistate issues, and experience applying that knowledge to practical workplace decisions; Experience advising on sensitive employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, accommodations, and separations; Experience supporting international employment matters and coordinating with local counsel; The ability to give a clear recommendation when facts are incomplete, distinguish material risks from manageable ones, and escalate appropriately; Strong drafting, communication, and relationship-building skills, with discretion, empathy, and sound judgment; A track record of managing competing priorities and carrying matters through to completion; An interest in improving how work gets done through practical tools, training, and repeatable processes

Nice to have

In-house employment counseling at a technology company or another business with a distributed workforce; Experience with employment disputes, workforce changes, contractor classification, or employer-of-record arrangements; Experience developing employment playbooks, document workflows, or tools that enable People teams to operate more independently; Experience with employment counseling for teams in the UK, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, the Philippines, India or Canada

Benefits

Equity; company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; at least 10 paid holidays per year; flex PTO; parental leave; employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits; global travel coverage; life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance; FSA/HSA; medical, dental, and vision benefits