Employment Counsel
Core
Senior legal advisor to Global Human Resources providing strategic counsel on employment law, people relations, compliance, and workforce management for a global workforce of 8,000+ employees.
Role type
Senior in-house employment counsel (management level)
Builds
Global employment governance frameworks, risk mitigation strategies, and compliant workforce practices
Domain
Life sciences / Global employment law
Required skills
U.S. employment law expertise, employee relations, HR compliance, cross-border workforce mobility, investigations management, dispute resolution, outside counsel management, senior leadership advising
Preferred skills
Life sciences/medical device industry experience, public company experience, global works councils experience, M&A integration, organizational transformation
Technologies
Legal research databases, case management systems
Responsibilities
Advise HR on the employee lifecycle (recruitment to separation), manage workplace investigations and disputes, oversee legal budgets and external counsel, develop global employment policies and governance frameworks, conduct compliance audits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities