About the role
As a global leader in micromobility, Lime is on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. A Time Magazine 100 Most Influential Company, Lime has powered more than one billion rides in close to 30 countries across five continents, spurring a new generation of clean alternatives to car ownership. Learn more at li.me . Lime is hiring a EMEA Legal Director, Employment Law to join our Legal team. In this role, you will serve as a senior legal partner to the People team, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders on complex employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions. This is a strategic and hands-on role for an experienced employment lawyer who can provide pragmatic day-to-day advice while also building scalable legal infrastructure for a high-growth, global company. The ideal candidate brings deep employment law expertise, sound judgment, and substantial experience advising on workforce classification and contingent workforce structures. This person should be comfortable operating independently, managing sophisticated matters from strategy through execution, and partnering closely with stakeholders across Legal, People, Operations, Finance, and Product. This is a unique opportunity to help shape Lime’s global employment law strategy as the company continues to scale. This is a remote position with a preference for candidates residing in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and Munich to maintain effective collaboration across teams. What You’ll Do: Serve as the senior legal partner for HR, People, and business leaders on a wide range of day-to-day employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions Advise on complex employment issues, including employee relations, performance management, terminations, investigations, accommodations, leaves, works council matters, workforce classification, TUPE-related issues, reorganizations, and other sensitive workplace matters Lead employment-related disputes, litigation, agency charges, audits, inspections, and regulatory matters, including management of outside counsel Partner cross-functionally on the design, implementation, and ongoing assessment of workforce structures, operational practices, and contracts. Draft, review, and localize employment agreements, handbooks, separation agreements, policies, and other employment-related documents Collaborate with stakeholders on