Description:

This position will report to and work closely with the VP & Chief Counsel - Global Labor & Employment and will also collaborate with leaders in the Legal and HR functions generally at all levels, providing legal counsel on matters related to labor and employment law. This is an opportunity to be in a collegial environment where you can work as a trusted legal advisor, serve as a member of a high-performance L&E Legal team, act as a driver of first-class L&E legal processes and practices within a dynamic organization, and serve as a key member of various cross functional project teams.

Responsibilities/ Requirements/Accountabilities

Support and drive An American Globally Diversified Conglomerate Company L&E Legal strategy, including its annual and long-term objectives
Advise and counsel internal clients regarding compliance with existing labor and employment laws and new legislation
Support and advise the Global HR Labor & Employee Relations Center of Excellence
Advise and counsel on labor and employment related aspects of mergers and acquisitions / corporate transactions / restructurings
Supervise/partner with outside counsel to manage select adversarial proceedings with legal acumen and cost-effectively
Provide L&E legal support with respect to ad hoc enterprise initiatives and serve as L&E legal team member of cross-functional projects
Oversee and/or conduct complex and/or sensitive employment-related investigations
Provide efficient and practical L&E Legal advice and support to HR and other functional partners
Manage vendor program for immigration legal service delivery and provide L&E legal support for cross-border employment arrangements, including “hosting” arrangements
Drive process and program improvements through creation of best practices, toolkits and other methods that can be scaled to achieve broad impact and sustainability
Analyze, draft, negotiate, review and revise agreements, policies, and programs relating to employment relationships
Monitor and stay current on critical legal developments in key countries and regions to ensure the business timely adjusts policies, practices, and procedures
Develop and conduct training and workshops to support implementation of L&E Legal solutions, SW, and toolkits to maximize sustainability

Skills:

Highly agile with solid business acumen, sound and confident judgment, professional courage, and unquestionable integrity with discretion in dealing with highly-sensitive information
Superior analytical skills and independent judgment to problem solve and provide creative solutions
Able to simplify legal technicalities into pragmatic recommendations and is fluent translating legal advice into appropriately risk adjusted, business-oriented advice
Tenacious, initiative-taking, and resilient with ability to perform with a good blend of operational experience and flexibility and has a track record of successfully “operationalizing” and scaling legal solutions to achieve broad impact and sustainability
Ability to engage and communicate comfortably and effectively with individuals across a wide range of functions and levels
Experienced and deft with presentation of written materials in power point and other visually captivating medium
Excellent project management and change management skills including as to complex projects
Ability to set and meet multiple priorities, initiative to take on new challenges and high energy to work with diverse teams in a fast-paced work environment
Highly capable of collaboration and sharing ideas articulately and openly to influence others without direct authority, marshal buy-in, and drive change among people with different cultural and educational backgrounds

Qualifications:

Bachelor's and JD degrees
15+ years of labor & employment law practice (mixture of law firm and in-house practice a plus), with at least 3-5 years experience on global/cross-border labor & employment matters
Licensed to Practice Law in at least one state in the United States and must be a member in good standing with that State bar.
Proficiency or fluency in other languages a plus
Tech savvy and excellent Powerpoint and Excel skills
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed up to 25%