# Employment Counsel at Fireworks

- Company: Fireworks
- What the company does: Fireworks’ state of the art training and inference platform take you beyond the frontier, transforming open models into your specialized intelligence. Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://www.tntfireworks.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Mateo
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $355K to $400K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply by: 2026-11-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fireworks/dad9f9b3-246e-4f6e-af69-5ca6c1458005?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fireworks-employment-counsel/

## About the role

As Employment Counsel, you'll be a foundational member of our growing legal team, owning the employment and labor matters that come with building and scaling a fast-growing company. You'll join at a pivotal moment as we rapidly scale our team and serve as the go-to legal partner for our People and HR organization. This is a build-from-the-ground-up role for someone who's navigated hypergrowth before and knows how to keep a scaling workforce both well-supported and well-protected. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 9+ years of in-house employment and labor law experience
- A JD and membership in at least one US state bar
- Prior startup experience, ideally in a hypergrowth environment
- A track record of close collaboration and strong partnership with HR and People Operations teams
- Familiarity with employee equity and compensation considerations
- Experience supporting international expansion and navigating global employment laws

Tags: Legal

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fireworks-employment-counsel/