Sr. Principal, Associate GC, US Employment Law

FIS Global • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Currently licensed to practice law in at least one US state.
• 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.
• Excellent strategic thinking, influencing and business partnering skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to audiences in in the US at various levels in the organization, including executive, management and individual contributors.
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills.
• Prior experience managing others.
• Strong leadership skills and work effectively across teams and matrices.
• Must be able to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Manage legally privileged sensitive and confidential employee investigations.
• Provide 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.
• Defend federal and state agency charges.
• Defend FIS in employment litigation.
• Manage effective dispute resolution processes and strategies resulting in separation agreements/severance agreements.
• Oversee pay equity and benefits plans/ERISA compliance.
• 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, provide strategic business partnership and counsel to influence business initiatives and issues with people impact.
• 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.
• 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.
• Oversee preparation of key legal documents used for US employment processes, practices and programs, as well as confidential and sensitive agreements.
• Support the selection, development and performance of team members to ensure a positive working environment and culture of effectiveness and high performance.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior