Corporate Counsel & Director, Legal Services

ABOUT GREYSTARGreystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in over 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing more than one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has over $79 billion of assets under management, including approximately $36 billion of development assets and over $30 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARYThis position is responsible for employment litigation management and dispute resolution matters for the support services and operations groups. The Director provides practical, timely advice and counsel on all aspects of U.S. labor and employment law; manages pre-litigation and litigation (including arbitrations and agency charges); and partners with HR, Operations, and leadership to mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and enable positive business outcomes. The role oversees outside counsel and drives consistent policies, training, and processes to support a positive, legally compliant workplace.JOB DESCRIPTION Essential Responsibilities:Advice & Counsel:Serve as primary legal advisor to HR, Operations, and business leaders on employment law issues, including hiring, background checks, pay practices, scheduling, overtime/classification, timekeeping, discipline, performance management, accommodations, leaves of absence, separations, and post-employment obligations.Interpret and apply federal, state, and local laws (e.g., Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, NLRA, USERRA, OSHA, pay transparency and equity laws, state/municipal leave and wage-hour laws, background/ban-the-box, drug testing, and privacy laws such as CCPA/CPRA as applicable to HR data).Draft, review, and update employment-related documents, including offer letters, onboarding and offboarding documents, arbitration agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements, and settlement agreements.Partner with HR on compensation and pay equity reviews, audits, and remediation plans as needed.Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Management:Lead strategy and day-to-day management of employment litigation (single-plaintiff and class/collective actions), arbitrations, pre-litigation demands, and threatened claims from intake through resolution.Direct outside counsel: select firms, set strategy and budgets, define success metrics, manage spend, and ensure matter updates and outcomes are tracked in the matter management system.Oversee responses to attorney demand letters and pre-suit claims; negotiate early and cost-effective resolutions where appropriate.Manage eDiscovery and legal hold processes in partnership with IT and Records; approve document productions and privilege logs; ensure defensible collection and retention practices.Agency Charges and Government Matters:Respond to and manage administrative charges, audits, and investigations before the EEOC, DOL (including WHD), NLRB, OSHA, OFCCP, and state and local agencies; prepare position statements, witness preparation, and information responses.Represent the Company at mediations and conciliations; coordinate with government investigators, ensuring accurate, timely, and complete submissions.Internal Investigations:Conduct, oversee, and/or advise on sensitive internal investigations (e.g., discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-hour, safety, code of conduct, whistleblower) ensuring privilege, fairness, and thorough documentation.Recommend findings and corrective actions; partner with HR and leadership on remediation plans.Policies, Compliance, and Risk Mitigation:Own and update employment policies, handbooks, and manager toolkits; drive national frameworks with state/local addenda as needed.Monitor legal and regulatory developments; translate changes into practical guidance, communications, and policy/process updates.Develop and deliver training for HR and managers on core topics (e.g., EEO/anti-harassment, accommodations and leaves, wage-hour compliance, investigations, performance management, documentation).Support audits and compliance programs, including I-9/E-Verify, contractor classification, and pay practices.Labor Relations (where applicable):Advise on NLRA issues, protected concerted activity, and union organizing; support collective bargaining strategy and grievance/arbitration management in union settings as needed.Corporate Transactions and Projects:Support M&A, restructuring, property openings/closures, and integrations