Assistant General Counsel - Labor & Employment

Henkel group•Rocky Hill, CT

1d•$195,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. 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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and practical advice to both human resources and senior business leaders with minimal oversight.
Navigate the different laws of more than two dozen states and provinces.
Support unionized and non-unionized facilities.
Provide strategic insight and guidance for the regional Centers of Excellence of Compensation & Payroll, Diversity & Inclusion, and Talent Development.
Travel domestically as required (up to 10%).