Senior Corporate Counsel - Iowa

About the role

This Senior Corporate Counsel position works on site at the Ruan Campus located downtown Des Moines. Lead the Company's management of litigation and employment-related legal matters across a nationwide transportation and logistics operation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement litigation strategy for complex auto liability, catastrophic injury, workers' compensation, employment, labor, and commercial disputes throughout the United States.
• Direct case management from inception through resolution and provide regular reporting on risk, exposure, litigation trends, and reserve adequacy.
• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to Human Resources and business leaders regarding employment, labor, employee relations, discipline, termination, accommodation, leave management, wage and hour, policy interpretation, and other workplace matters.
• Conduct workplace investigations and manage responses to EEOC, NLRB, and similar agency charges, including drafting position statements and coordinating agency responses.
• Select, retain, and oversee outside counsel. Evaluate liability exposure, establish litigation and settlement strategies, conduct negotiations, and serve as the Company's representative at mediations, arbitrations, administrative hearings, and trials. Manage legal spend and ensure effective and efficient representation of the Company's interests.
• Partner with Claims, Operations, Safety, and Human Resources to manage transportation-related claims, including commercial auto liability, workers' compensation, accident investigations, reserve evaluations, and claims resolution strategies. Assist in identifying legal trends and implementing proactive risk-mitigation initiatives.
• Support labor-management initiatives, including union-related matters, collective bargaining support, grievance administration, unfair labor practice charges, and related NLRB proceedings, as needed.
• Review, develop, and maintain company policies and procedures, including oversight of legal hold, records retention, and document management programs. Support compliance initiatives and internal investigations as needed.
• Conduct legal research, draft legal opinions, and advise senior leadership regarding legal, regulatory, operational, and employment-related issues. Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and provide practical business-focused guidance regarding their impact on Company operations.
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.