Senior Counsel, European Employment and Labor

Regal Rexnord; Heidelberg; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global industrial manufacturing company is seeking an experienced European Labor Attorney to provide legal support regarding employment issues across Europe. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, strong knowledge of German and European labor laws, and a proactive approach to legal risks. This full-time role is based in Heidelberg, Germany, offering opportunities for global exposure and collaboration within different business divisions.

Qualifikationen

• 5 years of experience ideally in both a law firm and a corporation.
• Solid knowledge of German and other European labor law regulations.
• Excellent judgment and discretion.

Aufgaben

• Provide counsel on a broad range of EU labor and employment law issues.
• Oversee investigations of employment-related and labor disputes.
• Draft employment-related documents including agreements and contracts.

Kenntnisse

European labor and commercial laws

German labor law regulations

Coaching skills

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Organizational skills

Risk assessment

Fluent in English

Fluent in German

Knowledge of additional European languages

Ausbildung

Law degree from a reputable German university

Jobbeschreibung

Scope of role

Looking to make an impact at a growing company guided by strong business values Regal Rexnord seeks an experienced and practical European labor attorney to join our legal team! Reporting to the VP Regional General Counsel EMEA and functionally to the VP Global Employment and Labor Counsel the European Employment and Labor Counsel will be responsible for providing pragmatic business-minded and proactive legal support on all employment and labor law issues across Regal Rexnords European sites.

This role is Europe-focused with opportunity for global exposure and experience.

Key Responsibilities

Labor and Employment

• Provide counsel to the Companys global Human Resources Business Partners and other internal business clients on a broad range of European labor and employment law issues spanning the entire employee life cycle; from recruiting to terminations and discipline performance management reductions in force leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations employment contracts / agreements works councils collective agreements wage and hour considerations business transformations and restructurings.
• Provide oversight into the investigation of employment-related and labor disputes and claims.
• Review and draft various employment-related documents including contracts / agreements settlement agreements separation and non-competition agreements demand letters and responses to the same.
• Provide coaching and guidance to our local European Human Resources Business Partners along with global HR leaders with responsibilities in Europe on EU-wide and local country laws. Ensure European businesses are in compliance with these laws.
• Provide legal partnership on the EU Pay Transparency directive regarding the framework analysis and counsel needed to achieve and maintain compliance.

General

• Provide solution-oriented legal advice and support to all segments and divisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business objectives and provide timely legal input.
• Identify and assess legal risks associated with business activities and propose risk mitigation strategies.
• Work proactively to prevent legal issues and disputes.

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• 5 years experience ideally in both a law firm and a corporation
• Working experience with European labor and commercial laws and regulatory framework (with a strong preference for experience in the RRX countries).
• Solid knowledge of German (an ideally other European countries) collective and individual labor law regulations
• Excellent judgment discretion and risk assessment
• Strong coaching communication and presentation skills; and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• A highly approachable collegial and collaborative approach
• Accountable and proactive self-starter comfortable working independently
• Superb organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once
• Pragmatic mindset with the ability and willingness to explore solutions across various European legal systems
• Law degree from a reputable German university and admission to practice law in Germany
• Language skills : fluent in English and German and ideally one additional European language

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power transmit and control motion. The Companys electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Companys automation offering comprised of controls actuators drives and precision motors controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Companys end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds and include factory automation food & beverage aerospace medical data center warehouse alternative energy residential and commercial buildings general industrial construction metals and mining and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments : Industrial Powertrain Solutions Power Efficiency Solutions and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information including a copy of our Sustainability Report visit .

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

HR Development,Delivery,Flooring,Irrigation,ACCA,Document Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1