Director, Legal – Litigation and Employment

Key Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of commercial and employment litigation matters in the US and internationally, including case strategy, fact-finding and analysis, and retaining and managing outside counsel
• Investigating and responding to claims, demand letters, administrative complaints, and other related inquiries
• Overseeing high value collection matters, directing recovery strategy, related negotiation and arbitration proceedings with outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions
• Advising on bankruptcy related matters
• Identifying and assessing legal risks and mitigation measures and advising business and leadership on same
• Developing, implementing, and managing employment law compliance initiatives as directed by business leadership
• Leading on US and international employment-related projects, including assuming ownership of APAC and international employment matters currently supported on a temporary basis by the International Sales legal team, transitioning to this role upon hire
• Managing employment litigation and other contentious matters with the support of outside counsel
• Leading and overseeing internal workplace investigations, including allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other misconduct
• Providing legal support for reductions in force, including planning, risk assessment, and documentation
• Drafting and maintaining employee handbooks, HR policies, and related training programs, including anti-harassment and manager training
• Drafting and negotiating restrictive covenant agreements and separation/severance agreements
• Advising on wage and hour compliance and worker classification issues
• Owning the company's legal hold process and document retention policy for litigation and employment matters
• Coordinating with risk management/insurance on litigation matters, including leveraging applicable coverage
• Advising on the use of contractors across multiple jurisdictions
• Assisting with global mobility matters
• Advising on day-to-day employment law and employee relations matters
• Directing development of employment law guidance and creation of jurisdiction-specific templates and policies to support Company’s global expansion initiatives
• Handling a range of cross-border employment law issues
• Working with the compensation and benefits team, including on sales compensation and commission issues
• Instructing and managing outside counsel, including coordination with regional panel counsel (e.g., EMEA employment panel) in non-core geographies
• Managing law enforcement requests as well as criminal and civil subpoenas
• Hiring, managing, and developing an Associate Counsel supporting litigation and employment matters
• Directly managing the Sr. Paralegal and Legal Administrator II roles supporting this team
• Operating autonomously with little supervision while functioning as a strong team player across the broader Legal organization

Qualifications

• JD
• Active U.S. Bar Admission
• 7+ years of experience
• Multiple years of experience at a major law firm and/or in-house legal department of an internationally operating, complex corporation
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing junior legal talent
• Working knowledge of instructing and coordinating outside counsel across jurisdictions, including non-core geographies supported by panel counsel
• Highly effective communicator, written and oral
• True team player, able to work cross-functionally in a complex organization and available to cover other team members as needed
• Results-driven, with proven experience leading strategic projects and working independently
• Excellent written and spoken English skills