Sr. Principal, Associate GC, US Employment LAw

Job Description

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the team:

The FIS Legal team is comprised of approximately 200 attorneys and paraprofessionals worldwide who enjoy being an advisor to and partner with our businesses to help the company achieve its goals.  We work collaboratively with each other and with our business colleagues to solve problems in an effective and pragmatic manner.  We view our role as one of supporting our business leaders in a variety of legal matters, and we strive to assist our businesses in meeting their objectives with sound, reasonable and well-considered legal counsel.

What you will be doing:

As the Sr. Principal Assistant General Counsel US Employment Law, you will report to the head of Global Employment Law and Chief Ethics Officer and lead a team providing legal counsel and business partnership to senior HR and business leaders for federal, state and local Employment law matters in the United States. You will be a member of the Global Employment Law & Ethics Leadership Team at FIS and work cross-functionally with the other members of the FIS global employment law and ethics team. This position is based in Jacksonville, FL. Your responsibilities will include: 

• You will provide strategic employment legal advice and counsel on FIS people matters and initiatives in the US, including but not limited to ensuring FIS compliance with US, state and local legal and regulatory requirements, employment practices, people policies, mergers and acquisitions, training, compensation and benefits matters, leave issues, reductions in force, investigations, disputes, administrative charges, litigation and dispute resolution.  
  • Key areas include but are not limited to: discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, non-retaliation and whistleblowers; managing legally privileged sensitive and confidential employee investigations; providing legal advice and counsel on reduction in force initiatives and defensible selection processes as well as compliance with federal and state requirements relating to employment terminations; defending federal and state agency charges; defense of FIS in employment litigation; managing effective dispute resolution processes and strategies resulting in separation agreements/severance agreements; pay equity and benefits plans/ERISA compliance.
• You will lead a team of legal professionals to proactively identify and assess opportunities and risks to ensure FIS employment practices, policies, processes and standards comply with applicable US (federal, state and local) employment laws and regulations.
• In collaboration with global employment law and ethics leaders, you will provide strategic business partnership and counsel to influence business initiatives and issues with people impact.
• You will provide legal leadership for the effective and efficient management of complex US employment matters, including providing support to the FIS HR organization to develop and enhance people policies and processes for issues such as performance management,  recruitment and hiring, restrictive covenants, dispute resolution and reductions in force.
• You will coordinate with and supervise external legal counsel engaged to represent FIS in employment disputes and advise FIS on US employment and benefits laws and regulations.
• You will oversee preparation of key legal documents used for US employment processes, practices and programs, as well as confidential and sensitive agreements.
• As part of your leadership responsibilities, you will support the selection, development and performance of team members to ensure a positive working environment and culture of effectiveness and high performance.

What you bring:

• You are currently licensed to practice law in at least one US state.
• You have strong skills, knowledge and a minimum of 10 years’ experience counseling on US and 50-state employment law and regulatory issues, either in private practice or in-house.
• You possess excellent strategic thinking, influencing and business partnering skills.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills to audiences in in the US at various levels in the organization, including executive, management and individual contributors.
• You have excellent problem-solving and time management skills.
• You have prior experiencing managing others.
• You have strong leadership skills and work effectively across teams and matrices.
• You must be able to travel as needed.

What we offer you:

• Attractive benefits including private medical cover, dental cover, and travel insurance
• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team 
• A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities – FIS is your final career step!

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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