Senior Legal Counsel, Employment at SentinelOne

Job description

Our Purpose At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here. About Us SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters. Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity. What Are We Looking For? We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes. As a Senior Legal Counsel, Employment, you will be tasked with providing strategic, practical employment legal advice across a global organization. This role will partner closely with the People team and cross-functional stakeholders, with a primary focus on the United States while supporting other jurisdictions outside of the US as needed. This is a hybrid role, with in-office collaboration one day per week at our Mountain View, CA office. What Will You Do? Primary responsibilities include: Act as a trusted advisor on the full employee lifecycle, including complex hiring, performance management, executive compensation, and sensitive terminations. Partner closely with the People team and other internal stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate employment-related risks. Own the development, review, and rollout of employment policies, templates, employee handbooks, practices, and best-in-class frameworks that scale globally while accounting for local requirements, including addressing complex or high-risk matters, sensitive employee issues, and strategic initiatives. Lead and take initiative on internal investigations, including employee complaints, workplace conduct matters, and policy violations, and advise on and support any required remediation efforts. Leverage data and analytics to track employment trends, manage operational spend, and present clear insights to legal and People leadership, supporting data-driven decision-making across a complex matrix organization. Manage outside counsel relationships, including invoice review and approvals, spend monitoring, rate negotiations, and maintaining a matter tracker, to control costs and improve outcomes. What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring? Ideal candidates will have: A JD (or an equivalent) with 8+ years of employment law experience, including significant in-house experience Familiarity with and experience advising on key employment law frameworks such as non-competes, separations, disability claims, and hiring practices (including background checks and pay transparency) Well-grounded knowledge of US employment law Comfort working with data: building metrics, spotting trends, and presenting clear, concise insights to senior leaders Sound and practical business judgment Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced and demanding work environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills A bias and drive for action, learning and problem solving High responsiveness with a service-focused approach Both a collaborative teammate and able to work independently Preferred: 4+ years of in-house experience at a technology company Preferred: Experience advising on employment matters across multiple jurisdictions, ideally including APJ and Israel Preferred: Experience advising on sales commission plans and other sales compensation matters Preferred: Familiarity with employee benefit plans and related compliance Preferred: Experience with the employment side of M&A, integrations, and restructurings Preferred: Experience with AI tools to streamline research, analyze data trends, and scale legal support across a growing global team Why SentinelOne? AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time, and SentinelOne was built for this moment. From day one, we architected an AI-native platform designed to operate at machine speed, not as an add-on to legacy systems but as the foundation itself. If you want to build where innovation and impact move together, this is that place. We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family: Equity & Rewards Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Time Off & Wellbeing Flexible time off Paid company holidays and paid sick time Gender-neutral parental leave Grandparent leave Insurance & Financial Security Medical, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) retirement plan with company match Life and disability insurance Health and dependent care FSA Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ARAG pre-paid legal Nationwide pet insurance Cancer Care program Global business travel medical insurance Work Perks & Flexibility Home office allowance Mobile phone reimbursement Wellness & Lifestyle Wellness coach Wellness/gym reimbursement Fertility coverage Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement This U.S. role has a base pay range that will vary based on the location of the candidate. For some locations, a different pay range may apply. If so, this range will be provided to you during the recruiting process. You can also reach out to the recruiter with any questions. Base Salary Range $211,600 — $290,950 USD SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.

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Act as a trusted advisor on the full employee lifecycle, including complex hiring, performance management, executive compensation, and sensitive terminations.
Partner closely with the People team and other internal stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate employment-related risks.
Lead and take initiative on internal investigations, including employee complaints, workplace conduct matters, and policy violations, and advise on and support any required remediation efforts.
Leverage data and analytics to track employment trends, manage operational spend, and present clear insights to legal and People leadership, supporting data-driven decision-making across a complex matrix organization.
Manage outside counsel relationships, including invoice review and approvals, spend monitoring, rate negotiations, and maintaining a matter tracker, to control costs and improve outcomes.
What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?
A JD (or an equivalent) with 8+ years of employment law experience, including significant in-house experience
Familiarity with and experience advising on key employment law frameworks such as non-competes, separations, disability claims, and hiring practices (including background checks and pay transparency)
Well-grounded knowledge of US employment law
Comfort working with data: building metrics, spotting trends, and presenting clear, concise insights to senior leaders
Sound and practical business judgment
Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced and demanding work environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
A bias and drive for action, learning and problem solving
High responsiveness with a service-focused approach
Both a collaborative teammate and able to work independently
Why SentinelOne?
We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:
Equity & Rewards

Nice-to-haves

Preferred: 4+ years of in-house experience at a technology company
Preferred: Experience advising on employment matters across multiple jurisdictions, ideally including APJ and Israel
Preferred: Experience advising on sales commission plans and other sales compensation matters
Preferred: Familiarity with employee benefit plans and related compliance
Preferred: Experience with the employment side of M&A, integrations, and restructurings
Preferred: Experience with AI tools to streamline research, analyze data trends, and scale legal support across a growing global team

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