Description:

The person who will fill this role will report directly to the Legal Director of Global Employment and provide expertise in areas including employee relations, compliance, company policy, security, litigation management, benefit and equity incentive plans, and the people-related aspects of M&A transactions. In addition to working closely with the Legal Director of Global Employment on U.S. employment matters, with the advice of local foreign counsel, this individual will also be responsible for Asia-Pacific, Japan, Canada, and Latin America. The ideal candidate for this role will have the confidence, experience, and skills to work independently, but also enjoy working collaboratively with a top-notch legal team and the CSG internal clients and stakeholders that the Global Employment Law Team supports.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide legal guidance on a broad range of employee relations issues, including employee misconduct, job performance issues, FMLA/ADA compliance, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment and related workplace matters;
For reductions in force, help provide guidance on the impact of job elimination on high-risk employees, advise on adverse impact analyses, and work with international counsel on employee selection, proper notice, and severance requirements;
Handle the legal side of facility security and cybersecurity investigations;
Draft and update restrictive covenant, employment, severance, retention, benefits, equity, and compensation agreements and plan documents;
Assist with providing counsel to our Compliance team, drafting and updating corporate policies, and resolving potential compliance issues as they arise;
Work with external counsel, both in the U.S. and internationally, to manage employment cases, set litigation strategy, assist with document collection and witness preparation, and actively participate in settlement negotiations;
Prepare company Position Statements for EEOC and other administrative agency actions; and
For all CSG mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases and sales, and divestitures: contribute to due diligence and the drafting and negotiation of transaction documents and advise on the human resource impacts of the intended action.

Required Qualifications:

J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and an active member in good standing of at least one state bar;
At least 6-8 years of full-time employment law experience, ideally with a combination of in-house and law firm roles; and
Preferably some experience in the enterprise cloud software technology industry;
Ideally, the successful candidate would be on-site at CSG's offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL but remote employees will be considered across the United States.