Assistant General Counsel - Labor & Employment

Henkel; Rocky Hill (CT); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Family Support

Career Growth

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a senior Labor & Employment attorney to support the North America Adhesives Technologies business from our Rocky Hill, CT headquarters. This role will provide strategic, practical guidance on a broad range of labor and employment issues.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of relevant experience, a JD from a US law school, and an active CT or other state bar license. Occasional travel is required as part of a collaborative regional team.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited US law school and an active bar license (CT or other state).
• 10–15 years of labor and employment law experience in private practice or in-house.
• Deep expertise in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour, unionized/non-unionized settings, and investigations (OSHA, DOL, EEOC).
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% and to advise HR and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and practical labor and employment advice to HR and senior leaders with minimal oversight.
• Navigate laws across US states, with North America focus on Adhesives Technologies.
• Collaborate with regional labor and employment attorneys and Centers of Excellence.
• Support unionized and non-unionized facilities and manage investigations as needed.

Skills

Labor & Employment law

Client counseling

Communication

Relationship building

Judgment

Self-starter

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

About this Position

AtHenkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future throughinnovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands likePersil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edgetechnologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths andgrow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career andmake an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Global Organization: This position allows a Connecticut-based attorney to work in a diverse, international organization with employees from 125 nations and with locations around the world.
• Major Business Unit and Region: This position supports Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business unit both in the United States and Canada, an organization with more than 50 locations and 4,500 employees.
• Significant Scope and Autonomy: This position has responsibility for all labor and employment legal issues within the North America Adhesives Technologies business and will be expected to provide strategic and practical advice to both human resources and senior business leaders with minimal oversight.
• Collaborative Environment: This position will be part of a regional legal department with more than forty committed colleagues and will work closely with the other Labor and Employment attorney who is responsible for Henkel’s North America Consumer Goods business.
• Dynamic and Challenging Matters: The successful candidate will need to navigate the different laws of more than two dozen states and provinces, support unionized and non-unionized facilities and provide strategic insight and guidance for the regional Centers of Excellence of Compensation & Payroll, Diversity & Inclusion, and Talent Development.
• Presence, Balanced with Flexibility: In-office presence at Henkel’s Rocky Hill, CT based headquarters is critical for relationship building with key stakeholders and colleagues, but the position also allows the flexibility of a 60% in office/ 40% remote hybrid schedule.

What makes you a good fit

• Juris Doctor from accredited US law school; an active state bar license to practice law in Connecticut or another state, with the ability to obtain a CT Authorized House Counsel license
• 10-15 years’ experience in Labor & Employment law working for an outside law firm, an in-house law department, or a combination of the two
• Significant substantive expertise in a majority of the following labor and employment areas: discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employment litigation, wage and hour law, employee relations in both unionized and non-unionized work settings, restrictive covenants, immigration, government agency investigations (including OSHA, DOL, EEOC and state equivalents), reductions in force, leave management, and performance counseling
• Solutions-oriented style, not merely a focus on issue spotting, and the willingness and ability to develop a deep understanding of the company’s business goals and objectives
• Excellent listening, communication, relationship building, and client counseling skills
• Judgment to prioritize competing matters and agility to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Self-starter, with an ownership approach, and a focus on excellence, not perfection
• Highly collaborative team-player, comfortable working both independently and as part of a group
• Commitment to process improvement and the willingness to embrace technology solutions
• Capacity to travel domestically as required (up to 10%)

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordableplans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time offincluding sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybridwork policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching,employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares,annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week genderneutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertilitysupport, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderlycare, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse nationaland international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary rangefor this role is $195,000.00 and $220,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimumand maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at thetime of posting.In addition to base salary, this position may be eligiblefor incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. TheCompany also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actualcompensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills,experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended tocomply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does notaccept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies.Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore,Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of anunsolicited referral.

At Henkel, wecome from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. Webelieve the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard torace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status,genetic information, and other legally protected categories.