Description:
Purpose & Function Description:Provide comprehensive strategic legal, business, and negotiation advice across multiple touch points in the organization, with a focus on Human Resources and Procurement, through the following:
- Act as a strategic business partner and advisor to the organization on employment law matters and commercial agreements with third parties
- Provide timely, accurate, and comprehensive advice on employment law issues
- Manage employment litigation and agency claims
- Negotiate commercial agreements to ensure best terms and most valuable rights
- At all times ensure a consistent and high standard for all internal standards and principles globally and within the local markets
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide employment law advice to Human Resources primarily focused on Retail and Distribution Center locations. Draft related policies and procedures. Conduct training on employment laws and best practices.
- Manage employment litigation and agency charges.
- Negotiate and draft a wide variety of commercial contracts – with a focus on non-trade procurement agreements
- Provide expert legal guidance and advice on a wide variety of commercial relationships.
Key Relationships:
- Human Resources
- Procurement
- Wider GL&C Team
- External partners and law firms
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strategic thinking and acting
- Deep knowledge of employment laws
- Extensive experience negotiating and drafting legal agreements
- Ability to manage and prioritize substantial and diverse workload
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and under pressure
- Cooperative, team-oriented approach with ability to excel within a highly collaborative team and able to build effective relationships within and outside of adidas
- Professional, approachable with extensive cross-functional and intercultural experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate our values for living an inclusive and respectful culture of belonging
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree and Juris Doctor degree;
- 3-5 years of professional working experience in a law firm or in-house legal department with employment law background
