About the Role:
As the Associate General Counsel, Global Labor & Employment, you will manage a team of lawyers and legal professionals and provide comprehensive legal support globally across the enterprise. You will be a strategic thought partner, who will work closely with the business and the People function to drive execution of the company’s strategy, mitigate risk, and provide expert legal advice.
Your specific responsibilities will include providing commercial advice on relevant laws and policies, resolution of employment-related disputes, advising on investigations, ensuring labor law compliance, and conducting audits and various related projects. You will also be responsible for the development and execution of team strategies and initiatives, while effectively communicating with, collaborating with, and influencing stakeholders across the organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Responsible for and leads the global labor & employment law team.
- Provides strategic guidance and advice on all labor & employment law matters across all segments/regions, including recruiting, compensation, FLSA and leave management, immigration-related issues, restrictive covenants, adverse employment actions, employee complaints, discrimination and harassment claims, and union and labor-related issues.
- Provides strategic guidance and advice regarding state and federal EEO-1 reporting.
- Provides strategic guidance and advice regarding issues related to payroll compliance and other employee benefits related issues.
- Ensures compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Provides direction and leadership to legal professionals and support staff and facilitates their growth and development both within the division and in the Company as a whole.
- Manages workloads; provides advice and guidance for projects; assigns, supervises, and evaluates legal services; motivates and develops team; and conducts performance appraisals.
- Provides guidance and leadership in areas of development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, rewarding performance, and retaining key contributors.
- Works closely with legal operations to drive process changes and efficiencies.
- Leads by example and models behavior consistent with the Company's RISE values.
- Other job-related duties may be assigned.