Senior Employment Lawyer

Kerry

Naas or Tralee, Ireland

This role will be responsible for advising on all Employment, Labour and Industrial Relations law matters across Europe and will also play a key role in connecting with all regions across Kerry’s global footprint, to ensure the provision of clear, consistent, and concise expertise/best practice on all legal matters related to Employment and Labour law.

Kerry operates a Hybrid working policy, candidates will be required to work from our offices in Naas or Tralee each week.

Key Individual Accountabilities

Create and implement a robust Employment Law strategy at Kerry working with other regional lawyers and employment law experts in the Group;
Provide pro-active, business oriented, legal counsel on all aspects of employment law to management, in partnership with our human resources function;
Work on international and cross-border issues arising across the regions in which Kerry operates including employment agreements, policies, global mobility agreements and programs, and cross-border employee investigation matters;
Manage outside counsel to receive jurisdiction-specific employment law advice and oversee employment related litigation matters and mediations, in partnership with regional Legal & HR leads;
Provide expert support, as appropriate, to internal investigations relating to HR matters;
Support Kerry in reaching its Human Rights goals and complying with evolving legal obligations relating to Kerry’s impact on Human Rights both inside and outside the organisation;
Provide employment law support to internal clients with an international focus as a member of the Kerry Group’s legal department;
Manage budget spend on external employment agencies and lawyers;
Represent the Company before relevant agencies in audits and administrative charges, including preparing position statements, as appropriate;
Advise on best practice in all matters relating to employment law, while also bringing an ‘outside in’ perspective;
Ensure Kerry is fully briefed regarding changes and development in Employment law, sharing trends, best practice, including knowledge sharing/educating key stakeholders;
Contribute to the broader leadership of the legal function across Kerry;
Leverage Kerry’s membership of employer representative bodies to ensure we are maximising the benefit through positioning, access to expert advice and, relationship building where beneficial.

Key Shared Accountabilities

Co-ownership with HR of Employment Law/Employee Relations frameworks ensuring Governance of all related policies;
Partners closely with Business Integrity & Legal operations Director on Speak Up, Human Rights and any other relevant matters, playing a key role in championing certain business integrity initiative;
Partners with the Regional Legal Counsel and employment law experts to understand the local complexities / differences and ensure a consistent approach across the Group, where appropriate.

Qualifications & Skills

Strong relevant experience as a Lawyer advising private commercial organisations on Employment Law;
Active practicing license as a lawyer in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any EU jurisdiction;
Experience with establishing business operations in new jurisdictions or operating internationally as a commercial organisation, including handling global mobility and immigration matters, international corporate governance, or international contractual issues;
Experience with working in a corporate legal environment or law firm;
Experience with collaborating in a team environment;
An ability to prepare a legal strategy, lead negotiations and navigate through complex legal issues;
Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of business needs with excellent negotiation skills;
Ability to work across several multinational jurisdictions and to collaborate across geographies and functions;
Ability to serve as a business partner to corporate leaders and build consensus on complex law and business issues while viewing legal issues through a business lens;
Ability to manage in a matrixed environment.

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