Senior Employment Lawyer

Discover Financial
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Stakeholder management","Judgment","Relationship building"]

Provide expert UK employment law advice for Capital One’s UK legal team, supporting International and US HR and employment matters. Advise on compliance across hiring, contracts, terminations, benefits, workplace policies, and employee relations, including guidance for mergers and acquisitions. Act as an internal employment law knowledge hub through training, manage employment disputes such as tribunal claims, and partner with HR, risk, and compliance stakeholders on HR-related risk and data protection topics including GDPR.

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Discover Financial
Discover Financial
2 months ago

Senior Employment Lawyer

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Job Summary

Provide expert UK employment law advice for Capital One’s UK legal team, supporting International and US HR and employment matters. Advise on compliance across hiring, contracts, terminations, benefits, workplace policies, and employee relations, including guidance for mergers and acquisitions. Act as an internal employment law knowledge hub through training, manage employment disputes such as tribunal claims, and partner with HR, risk, and compliance stakeholders on HR-related risk and data protection topics including GDPR.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide legal advice on Capital One’s compliance with employment law, including preparation for and outcomes related to mergers and acquisitions.
  • •Advise on and draft hiring practices, employment contracts, terminations, benefits, workplace policies, and employee relations.
  • •Deliver employment law training and act as a beacon for UK employment law knowledge and expertise across supported HR functions.
  • •Support the management of employee disputes, including employment tribunal claims.
  • •Partner with International HR, HR risk and compliance stakeholders, and external counsel to identify and report on HR-related risks and advise on data protection issues including Data Subject Access requests.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:PensionAnnual BonusPrivate MedicalParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •High level of subject matter expertise in employment law with the ability to work autonomously.
  • •Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support others in making informed decisions quickly.
  • •Strong confidence and judgment when working with a broad range of stakeholders across businesses and geographies, including knowing when to escalate matters.
  • •Strong understanding of employment law in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
  • •Proven ability to build relationships and integrate with HR and senior leadership teams to support priorities and working styles.
Experience:Employment lawMergers and acquisitionsHRData protectionGDPR
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsStakeholder managementJudgmentRelationship building
Tech Stack:GDPRData Subject Access requestsEU AI

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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