Principal Employment Legal Counsel - Barcelona

About this role

Responsibilities

• Lead employment law matters across European jurisdictions, including complex terminations, settlements, and litigation.
• Advise senior leadership and cross-functional teams on employment law risks, policies, and strategic decisions.
• Oversee external counsel relationships to ensure high-quality, business-aligned legal advice.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory developments (e.g., EU Platform Workers Directive) and proactively adapt internal policies.
• Advise on misclassification of independent contractors/freelancers.
• Manage external law firms to ensure accurate and commercially sensible legal advice.
• Communicate with authorities, courts, and other external parties, and resolve employment-related legal issues.
• Management of all communication relevant to legal matters to ensure complete and up-to-date documentation in accordance with applicable law.
• Shape legal operations and drive innovation through legal tech adoption.
• Qualified lawyer with 7+ years of employment law experience, ideally across international environments.
• Fluent in English.
• Proven track record of delivering pragmatic legal advice in fast-paced, international environments.

Requirements

• Strong communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate legal complexity into actionable guidance.
• Experience leading negotiations with employee representatives and managing cross-border projects.
• Highly diligent, proactive, and self-motivated, with the ability to manage day-to-day legal functions independently.
• Hybrid working models
• Sabbatical & special leave policies
• Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
• Mobility budget for FREE NOW App
• Health Insurance
• Employee assistance program

About FREENOW

Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. Through our multi-mobility app, we feature broad options for everyone across 9 European markets and over 180 cities. Millions of passengers can access services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and public transport within a single app. In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together, Freenow and Lyft are creating a more caring and connected world, with transportation for everyone. We are a global, diverse, highly motivated, and collaborative team that strives for excellence and likes to have fun. Ready for your next ride?