Senior Regional Counsel

We're looking for a
Senior Regional Counsel
to provide support to our Legal department. You will report to our Director, Associate General Counsel (Employment EMEA/APAC) to provide employment law advice for our EMEA/APAC business.

You can choose to work from home or head into an EPAM office, it's up to you. This will be a fixed term contract January 2026 – September 2026.

This is an opportunity for a senior employment lawyer to obtain further experience working in a fast-paced, exciting global organization.

Responsibilities

• Advise on labor and employment matters across Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and other EMEA/APAC locations as needed
• Support recruitment, employment contracts, consultation and disciplinary processes, performance management, collective agreements, personnel leasing, terminations, working time, leaves of absence, dismissal claims and statutory obligations
• Build strong relationships with business and HR leaders in EMEA and Legal teams locally and globally
• Develop, revise and implement employment documents, compliance policies, practices and scalable training solutions
• Draft, review and manage employment templates and assist with negotiation and drafting questions
• Review, amend and negotiate people-related contracts including payroll, vendor and agency agreements
• Manage employee relations issues, pre-dispute conflicts, employment litigation and support commercial negotiations
• Advise on privacy compliance, GDPR, data protection, country work rules, works councils, M&A transactions and liaise with external counsel as required

Requirements

• Qualified senior employment lawyer qualified with significant post qualification experience in employment and labor law (around 10+ years' PQE, but candidates with more or less experience who can demonstrate that they have equivalent levels of skills or knowledge will be considered)
• English fluency and French or Dutch language skills required to support those markets
• Previous in-house experience is essential
• Experience of working in IT or professional services industry is an advantage
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly motivated and committed with the ability to build and develop rapport with HR and the business
• Professional, calm under pressure, well organised, proactive with strong interpersonal skills

We offer

• 4 weeks of paid holidays
• 6 supplementary/compensation (paid) days (pro rata temporis)
• Private healthcare insurance
• Group insurance
• Meal vouchers
• Eco-vouchers
• Joint Committee gross bonus
• Transportation/bike allowance /company car /bike lease (if eligible)
• IT equipment (laptop)
• Mobile subscription (no device)
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
• *All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements