Agc - Labor & Employment

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the General Counsel and Secretary (?GC?), the AGC, Labor & Employment is a senior member of the Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability (?LCAS?) team and a business and strategic partner to the People and business teams. This newly defined position will serve as the company?s chief labor, employment, benefits, and executive compensation (?L&E?) counsel providing advice and guidance to management on all L&E matters impacting the company. The successful candidate will be a ?roll-up your sleeves? leader who is a team player, is comfortable driving change, values accountability, and is looking to make a tremendous impact. They also have strong personal drive, energy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with high expectations for responsiveness. This is an opportunity to join a new GC to shape the LCAS function for the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a trusted advisor and strategic legal partner to the Chief People Officer, the People team, and the business teams on U.S., multi-jurisdictional, and global L&E, employee relations, and policy related matters
• Provide advice and legal support related to compliance with the breadth of global, federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the workplace
• Develop, build, and implement scalable global L&E policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations within the U.S. and all countries in which the company does business
• Oversee and drive the strategy for the company?s employment litigation and claims, including working with outside counsel and internal teams and managing costs to ensure effective use of resources
• Provide legal support and guidance with respect to compensation and benefits related matters, such as FLSA and compensation and equity incentive plans
• Draft, review, analyze and negotiate all employment-related agreements including consulting, recruitment and hiring, terminations, compensation and severance plans, incentive, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements
• Proactively identifying legal risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect the interests of the company; keep the company?s senior management abreast of significant employment and labor decisions, legislation, and regulatory rulings that may affect the company?s business or policies
• Develop a thorough understanding of and familiarity with the company's business, its people, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors in order to identify trends and formulate appropriate structures and strategies

Key Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; and actively licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
• 15+ years of progressive legal experience with a focus on labor, employment, benefits, and executive compensation practice, gained through a combination of law firm and in-house roles.
• Experience as a senior member of the Legal leadership team of a U.S. public company with global operations is required; and experience in packaging, manufacturing, or consumer products is strongly preferred.
• Experience serving as a trusted partner and advisor to the Chief People Officer, People team, and business teams is required; experience supporting the compensation committee of the board of directors is preferred.
• Experience conducting sensitive, internal, or related investigations, developing employment and compliance related training programs and initiatives, and managing employment litigation and dispute resolution.
• Experience with privacy; health and safety; ethics and compliance programs; and/or mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures is a plus.