Senior Counsel, Compensation & Benefits

Requisition Number: 158109

Position Title: Attorney 3

External Description:

Electronic Arts Inc. is looking for a Compensation and Benefits Attorney to provide primary legal support on a wide range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters.  This position may be based in one of EA’s following locations: Redwood Shores, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, or Austin, TX, based on the successful candidate’s election.   

Role & Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and advise on executive and broad-based compensation plans and programs and assist with the preparation of Compensation Committee materials and related corporate governance matters. 
• Partner closely with HR on the legal requirements for employee benefit plans and programs (including 401K, health and welfare, deferred compensation, leave of absence, severance, and other benefits).
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders on short and long term incentive plans, periodic disclosures, annual Compensation Discussion & Analysis, Say-on-Pay and other proxy disclosures.
• Provide legal support for equity compensation plans and programs and internal stock administration team; including oversight of international stock plan compliance matters.
• Provide legal support for employee plans and internal global benefits team, including review of plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and employee communications, and assist with routine and ad hoc reporting.
• Advise on compensation and benefits matters for M&A transactions.
• Relevant knowledge of and experience with ERISA, HIPAA, federal tax and securities laws, including IRC, ’33 and ’34 Acts, Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank  is required, and general familiarity with applicable foreign laws related to employee stock plans is preferable.

Other skills and experience:

• Practicing attorney with 5-10+ years experience in Compensation and Benefits law in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and able to establish effective relationships with all levels of management
• High integrity, well-organized, and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously
• In-house counsel experience preferred, but not required

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Community / Marketing Title: Senior Counsel, Compensation & Benefits

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.は、インタラクティブ・エンターテイメント・ソフトウェアの世界的大手企業です。 EAは、インターネットに接続されたコンソール、パソコン、携帯電話、タブレットに対してゲーム、コンテンツおよびオンラインサービスを提供しています。

EEOText: EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無、および法律で保護されたその他のあらゆる状況は考慮されません。 また、犯罪歴のある人物の雇用も、募集要項を満たす応募者の場合は適用法令に従って検討します。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。

Days Open: 58

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。