Senior Employment Legal Counsel

vor 3 Wochen

Berlin, Deutschland Jobs for Humanity Vollzeit

Company Description

Jobs for Humanity is dedicated to building an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. Therefore, we have dedicated this job posting to individuals coming from the following communities: Refugee, Neurodivergent, Single Parent, Blind or Low Vision, Deaf or hard of hearding, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Military Veterans, the Elderly, the LGBTQ, and Justice Impacted individuals. If you identify with any of the following communities do not hesitate to register.

Company Name: Contentful

**Job Description**:
**About the opportunity**

The EMEA Senior Employment Counsel will be part of the global Legal Team as well as an instrumental colleague of the People team.

This role will serve as the primary legal advisor on employment law-related issues and consultant and investigator on escalated employee relations (ER) matters across our EMEA employee population. This position will also help establish employment law-related considerations while leading the more complicated, high-risk ER matters. This role will report to the VP & Deputy General Counsel, Corporate.

**What to expect?**
- Provide practical daily employment law advice on various employment issues relating to recruiting, hiring, training, performance management, conduct issues, compensation, benefits, terminations, and inclusion and diversity programs across multiple jurisdictions in EMEA.
- Manage internal dispute resolution and employment-related litigation.
- Manage outside counsel handling employment and non-employment litigation, including managing budgets, directing litigation strategy, and reviewing pleadings and other documents.
- Advise on Works Council and other employee administrative interactions and organizational matters and, in partnership with VP People, be a primary point person and manage the process for engagement with the Works Council and other organizations.
- Assist the People Team and the Talent Acquisition team on all matters relating to the employer of record and professional employer organizations.
- Oversee the work of external counsel on Works Council, litigation, and employment matters and requests for discrete advice and project work as needed.
- Oversee and advise on expansion and mobility matters.
- Support our People Team, focusing on collaborating with key stakeholders to build and improve People processes and policies.
- Serve as an escalation point for regional HRBPs regarding performance management, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, and incentive compensation.
- Lead internal investigations, in consultation with the People team and/or other internal partners, draft investigation reports, and provide sound recommendations to the business on the resolution of escalated ER cases.
- Support, review, and implement company-wide ethics compliance-related policies, procedures, and controls; adjust policies and procedures to reflect the latest developments globally.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to determine strategy and approach on employment-related policies, guidelines, and processes with an approach that balances pragmatism, risk, and compliance, consistent with Contentful culture and values.
- Draft and revise employment-related templates (including offer letters, employment agreements, settlement, and separation agreements), employee handbooks, and work rules.
- Monitor legal and legislative developments to help ensure compliance with international, federal, and local employment laws.
- Continuously seek out, and incorporate, as appropriate, employment and compliance-related industry best practices and learnings.
- Support merger and acquisition transactions and related integration of employees.
- Work on cross-functional projects and initiatives across our different business areas internationally.
- Assist in designing and leading training events on employment law and compliance-related matters.

**What you need to be successful?**
- Qualified lawyer in at least one EMEA jurisdiction
- 6+ years of multi-jurisdiction employment law experience, including 2+ years in-house in an international, fast-growing company
- Experience advising on employment and labor law matters in one or more of Germany, the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, or Denmark
- Demonstrated creative, business-savvy approaches to managing legal risks and resolving disputes utilizing legal and non-legal skills, both at a geo/country level and more tactically
- Strong verbal and written skills - specifically, able to synthesize legal information into relevant details based on the audience and present succinctly and coherently verbally or in writing
- Experience advising on works council matters and managing employment litigation, appeals tribunals, agency investigations, and/or negotiating separation agreements
- Independent, self-starter, highly responsive and positive, service-oriented attitude
- Strong investigative, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills
- Comfortable and thrives in a fast-paced, complex, d

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