What we do:
Our employment legal team are a globally distributed team who collaborate closely with local leaders and HR to help consult with all employment related articles.
What you'll do:
- Provide employment law advice and counseling to our HR team and other stakeholders in our APAC region and globally on a broad range of issues, including: recruiting, employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and disability accommodations, wage and hour, terminations, internal investigations, compensation, workplace harassment, benefits, privacy, immigration, and employee classification.
- Draft, revise, and advise on employment-related documents, including offer letters, separation agreements, confidentiality agreements, and commission and bonus plans.
- Manage cross-border employment issues and collaborate with the employment team on global projects.
- Work with local counsel to establish employment foundation in new jurisdictions as we expand globally.
- Manage employment-related projects, including process reviews and the creation, implementation, and continual improvement of policies and procedures.
- Create and update training programs on various employment law topics.
- Oversee and/or provide support regarding employment-related litigation, claims, charges, investigations, audits, and subpoenas.
- Monitor employment law-related legislation, regulations, legal developments, and government oversight activities that may affect the Company in APAC.
- Advise on employment-related privacy issues, including APAC privacy laws and other applicable laws and regulations.
Who you are:
- 12+ years of employment law experience working for an internationally/nationally recognized firm or in combination with inhouse experience required in APAC.
- Law degree from an accredited law school.
- Admitted to practice in Australia, Singapore, or Hong Kong or the ability to register as In-House Counsel in one of those jurisdictions.
- Experience working on cross-border and international employment law matters.
- Able to work with teams of international local counsel to resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.
- Exhibit excellent judgement, superior leadership, and strong problem-solving skills, and can proactively spot risk and deliver creative solutions.
- Highly collaborative with the ability to build relationships across various teams and functions.
- Effective communicator who can explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers and provide practical legal advice.
- International employment law experience required.
- Able to work effectively and collaboratively across functions with a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
- Able to work in a proactive, independent and reliable manner under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment.
