VP - Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment

The VP & Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment serves as the company’s senior legal leader and primary subject-matter expert for labor and employment matters.

As a member of the Chief Legal Officer’s Leadership Team, this role provides strategic, practical, and business-focused legal counsel to Human Resources and senior leadership across a fast-paced, complex, and global organization.

The VP will advise on a broad range of labor and employment matters, anticipate and mitigate legal and regulatory risk, and partner with business leaders to develop solutions that balance compliance, employee considerations, and organizational objectives.

The role will also oversee significant employment-related matters and litigation, directly and through the effective management of outside counsel.

This leader will play a critical role in protecting the company’s legal interests, strengthening employment practices, and enabling business strategy through timely, pragmatic, high-quality, and cost-effective legal guidance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

EMPLOYMENT LAW THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT

- Develops strategies and plans to help the company identify, resolve and prevent workplace issues involving labor and employment, incorporating relevant Human Resources (HR) policies, legal requirements and business needs, and working in close partnership with HR, program teams, and other legal and compliance professionals.

- Provides counsel on legal issues related to employment matters, including hiring, discipline, terminations, pay and benefits, wage and hour law, workers’ compensation, employment agreements and policy related issues.

- Defends the company in employment-related litigation, grievances and arbitrations in the United States and globally, including through effective management of outside counsel on employment litigation or investigations to ensure high-quality and cost-effective service.

- Delivers sound legal advice and support to HR and the company on all areas of employment and employee relations matters, such as internal investigations, training, federal, state, and local employment regulations, employee complaints, organizational change activities, equity and inclusion activities, and the development and implementation of company policies and programs.

- Proactively monitors changes to US and international employment and labor regulations and helps design and influence policy that is consistent with our culture and ensures company compliance with regulating bodies.

- Ensures ongoing awareness of external perspectives (i.e., governments, advocacy organizations, thought leaders) to anticipate and identify trends and changes that influence current and future policies in the labor & employment space.

LEADERSHIP OF A HIGH PERFORMING TEAM

- Effectively lead a high-performing team of legal professionals focused on labor & employment issues.

- Actively monitor and report on trends regarding labor & employm...