Senior Counsel, European Employment and Labor

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 Rexnord’s European sites.

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

Labor and Employment

• Provide counsel to the Company's 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.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• 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

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