Lead Legal Counsel - Employment
Dexcom
Summary
Dexcom's legal team is growing and we're looking for an experienced attorney to serve as one of Dexcom's Lead Legal Counsel, Employment. Reporting to the Vice President, Employment, Corporate Governance & Privacy, this role will support employment law for our North America region. You will work with a team of motivated and passionate attorneys and business partners globally and coordinate daily with local human resource leaders to support our growing employee population.
Job description
Where you come in:
- You partner closely with Human Resources and business partners to provide day to day counseling, supervise investigations, evaluate legal risks and provide subject matter expertise on a broad range of labor and employment issues, including recruiting and hiring, training, employee management, complex leaves of absences, and HR best practices.
- You proactively develop, update, and implement employment policies and programs (including hiring practices, performance management, employee relations, internal investigations, terminations, leaves of absence, accommodations, compensation, and benefits) to ensure best practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations in partnership with the HR subject matter experts.
- You collaborate with the Human Resources team to generate, update, and implement training on HR and employment law topics.
- You manage pre-litigation and litigation disputes related to employment matters, including preparing litigation holds and document gathering.
- You partner with cross-functional teams, to provide strategic, business-oriented employment law guidance for a global organization.
- You work effectively to utilize outside counsel, as needed
What makes you successful:
- You have a minimum of 8 years of related employment law experience at top-tier law firm and/or in house (preferred).
- You must be comfortable presenting to, counseling, and interacting with Human Resources and business leaders.
- You are recognized as an expert in your field within the organization.
- You are committed to teamwork and maintaining strong relationships and lines of communication with business partners and other key stakeholders across the organization.
- You have excellent decision-making skills, practical business judgement, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- You are able to work in person in the San Diego office as required, local within 75 miles is strongly preferred.
Experience and Education Requirements:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8-12 years of related experience.
- At this level a graduate degree may be desirable with 4 years of related experience.
Travel Required:
- 5-15%
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of related employment law experience at top-tier law firm and/or in house (preferred)
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 8-12 years of related experience
- Comfortable presenting to, counseling, and interacting with Human Resources and business leaders
- Recognized as an expert in your field within the organization
- Committed to teamwork and maintaining strong relationships and lines of communication with business partners and other key stakeholders
- Excellent decision-making skills, practical business judgement, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Able to work in person in the San Diego office as required, local within 75 miles is strongly preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Career development programs
Company overview
Dexcom, Inc. is a pioneering American healthcare company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for diabetes management. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Dexcom has transformed diabetes care through innovative biosensing technology that provides real-time glucose readings. The company's flagship products, including the G-series CGM systems, offer industry-leading accuracy and extended wear times, with the latest G7 model providing up to 15.5 days of continuous monitoring. As a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq (DXCM) and a component of both the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 indices, Dexcom operates globally with manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Malaysia, and Ireland. With over 10,300 employees worldwide, the company generates approximately $4 billion in annual revenue and maintains strategic partnerships with major healthcare technology companies. Dexcom's mission focuses on empowering people with diabetes to take control of their health through advanced monitoring solutions that improve clinical outcomes and quality of life.