Managing Counsel - Employment Law

Tiffany & Co.; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 182,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Tiffany & Co. in the United States seeks a Managing Counsel – Employment Law to serve as senior legal advisor on worldwide HR matters, overseeing investigations, disputes, and benefits advice.

You will guide policy drafting, manage outside counsel and budgets, and advise senior management on complex employment issues across the globe.

The role is based at Tiffany's New York or Whippany offices with potential for global impact and strategic business partnerships.

Qualifications

• JD from accredited law school.
• 5-8+ years of professional experience focusing on employment work.
• Expertise in U.S. employment and benefits law; international employment law preferred.
• Outstanding writing, drafting and communication skills.
• Good judgment with attention to detail and business-minded advisory.
• Ability to work with senior management and balance large workload.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal legal advisor to worldwide HR team and business partners on employment matters.
• Advise on all aspects of employment law including hiring, discipline, leaves, severance, diversity and inclusion, covenants, and wage/hour issues.
• Draft and review employment-related policies, procedures and agreements.
• Investigate and respond to employee claims; represent Tiffany in agencies and arbitration/litigation worldwide.
• Advise on compensation and benefits compliance, including health, welfare and retirement plans governance.
• Manage outside counsel and oversee budgets.
• Support initiatives concerning outside counsel management, budgeting and training.

Skills

Employment law expertise

Legal writing

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Budgeting & outside counsel management

Education

JD from accredited law school

Job description

Position Overview:

The Managing Counsel – Employment Law will serve as senior legal advisor on all employment law matters. Responsibilities will include day-to-day human resource matters for Tiffany & Co. locations worldwide, investigation and management of employee disputes, and compensation and benefits advice. The Managing Counsel will be expected to think strategically, work independently and communicate effectively with senior management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as principal legal advisor to the worldwide human resources team, and support business partners in retail, manufacturing and corporate groups with respect to human resources and employment matters
• Advise on all aspects of employment law, including hiring, progressive discipline and separations, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, restrictive covenants, leaves and accommodations, reductions in force, independent contractors, global mobility programs, immigration and wage and hour matters
• Draft and review employment-related policies, procedures and agreements
• Investigate and respond to employee claims, represent Tiffany in proceedings before federal and state agencies, and manage employment-related arbitration and litigation around the world
• Advise on compensation and benefits matters, including compliance issues arising out of the design, implementation and governance of health and welfare and retirement plans
• Manage outside counsel and oversee budgets
• Support departmental initiatives concerning outside counsel management, budgeting and training and development

Requirements:

• JD from accredited law school
• 5-8+ years of professional experience with a law firm or in-house legal department focusing on employment work; mix of law firm and in-house experience preferred
• Expertise in U.S. employment and benefits law; experience with international employment law matters preferred
• Outstanding writing, drafting and communication skills
• Ability to use good judgment and demonstrate attention to detail
• Ability to deliver complex legal advice in a business-friendly manner
• Ability to demonstrate credibility in working with senior management
• Must be able to balance large volume of work through effective time management and prioritization

The hiring range for this position ranges from $182,000- $257,000. Management is also eligible for bonus. The salary offered will be dependent uponcandidates’ relevant skills and experience.

This role is based out of either the New York, NY or Whippany, NJ Corporate Offices.

Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany in New York City, Tiffany & Co. is one of the world’s most prestigious houses for jewelry and accessories. Love has been the driving force of Tiffany & Co. since its inception, uniting the jeweler’s core values of inventiveness, craft and joy in designs that endure across generations.
As a global pioneer in the art of fine jewelry, Tiffany has spent almost two centuries perfecting its craft and setting benchmarks within the industry. It is through this unwavering vow to excellence and expertise, to heritage and innovation, to optimism and possibility that Tiffany continues its legacy, creating designs that inspire people to express and celebrate the many facets of love.