VP, Assistant General Counsel, Labor, Employment & EHS

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Title: VP, Assistant General Counsel, Labor, Employment & EHS

Location: Can be based out of any of our corporate offices (Scottsdale, AZ; Chicago, IL; Stamford, CT; Las Vegas, NV; Wakefield, MA)

Job Type: Full- Time / Exempt

About the Role:  We’re looking for a driven, business-oriented legal leader to serve as our Assistant General Counsel (AGC), Labor, Employment & EHS. This is a high-impact role for someone energized by complexity and change—someone who isn’t afraid to build from the ground up, fix what's broken, and lead through ambiguity.

As AGC, you’ll lead a dynamic team of legal and labor relations professionals while directly advising senior executives and cross-functional teams across Operations, Shared Services, Revenue, Compliance, Government Relations, and Human Resources. You’ll be a trusted partner at the table, shaping labor strategy, guiding organizational change, and protecting the business with sound, practical legal counsel.

What You’ll Do: 

• Provide strategic, day-to-day legal counsel on complex, multi-state labor, employment, and EHS matters.
• Direct national labor relations strategy, including collective bargaining, union campaign management, labor peace agreements, and positive employee relations programs.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team across labor relations, legal counsel, investigations, and litigation support.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, bringing clarity and guidance in an evolving regulatory landscape.
• Partner with Human Resources on organizational design, policy development, executive compensation, and workplace initiatives.
• Oversee internal investigations and OSHA.
• Oversee labor and employment litigation, managing outside counsel and controlling legal spend for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Deliver training and build legal awareness across business units.
• Support strategic transactions, including M&A, site launches, and workforce transitions.

What You’ll Bring:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active license to practice in at least one U.S. state.
• 15+ years of experience in each of the following:
  • Traditional labor law (e.g., collective bargaining, union campaigns)
  • Employment law counseling (e.g., wage & hour, leaves, terminations)
  • Litigation (single plaintiff and class actions)
• Demonstrated success advising senior executives and influencing decision-making.
• Proven ability to lead and develop people—both lawyers and non-lawyers.
• Motivated, solution-oriented mindset with a bias for action.
• Comfort operating in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
• Strong writing, communication, and negotiation skills.

Even Better If You Have:

• Previous in-house legal experience
• Experience managing or defending class action litigation
• Cannabis industry experience

Travel: Up to 25% as needed.

What We Offer:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Community Involvement Initiatives
• Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Not all benefits listed above are available to all employees at all locations.  

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

• 2023 Ragan’s Top Places to Work
• 2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
• 2020 Cannabis Doing Good’s Good Neighbor Award
• 2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana’s Diversity & Inclusion Award

Follow us on Social Media: 
Instagram: @curaleaf.usa
Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc
LinkedIn: Curaleaf LinkedIn

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, JAMS, Find and Zero Proof provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction, and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our corporate Social Responsibility is Rooted in Good. We believe in taking corporate and social responsibility very seriously, from our educational outreach to national partnerships, state-wide initiatives, and local causes. Giving back to the communities where we operate is important to us and helps to change old attitudes by showing the positive impact of cannabis in creating jobs, changing lives, and helping local communities. 

Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis. 

Our Values:

• Lead and Inspire.  
• Commit to Win.  
• ONE Curaleaf.  
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.  

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should use our internal job board to apply for current openings: https://app2.greenhouse.io/internal_job_board