Assistant General Counsel, Employment Law (m/f/d)

Operating under the direction of the EMEA HR Legal Chief Attorney, the HR Assistant General Counsel provides strategic and day-to-day labour and employment law advice across Eastern Europe and META (Middle East, Turkey and Israel). The role partners with business and HR leaders to manage legal risk, enable sound commercial decisions and deliver consistent, practical solutions across individual and collective employment matters.

Core Accountabilities

• Lead strategic employment law advice for business and HR leaders, balancing legal risk, employee considerations and commercial objectives.
• Drive implementation of company initiatives and strengthen compliance with applicable law and internal policies across the region.
• Prevent and manage employment disputes and litigation, including oversight of external counsel, strategy, cost and outcomes.
• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and post-acquisition integration to identify risk and enable effective execution.
• Provide legal leadership for national and local consultation, negotiation and collective labour processes.
• Build capability within HR and the business through clear guidance, training and scalable risk-management solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Qualified lawyer with at least eight years’ employment law dedicated experience advising multinational organisations, including substantial in-house experience.
• Strong command of EU employment law and demonstrable experience across Eastern European jurisdictions.
• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders in a multinational environment.

Preferred

• Experience advising across META jurisdictions and navigating cross-border employment matters.
• Fluency in an additional language relevant to the region.

Leadership Capabilities

• Applies strategic judgement while translating complex legal issues into practical, results-focused advice.
• Works autonomously, prioritises effectively and remains responsive in a fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Builds trusted relationships quickly and influences business, HR and legal stakeholders with clarity and constructive challenge.
• Develops creative, balanced solutions that extend beyond narrow legal analysis and support sustainable business outcomes.
• Collaborates effectively across functions and cultures, and demonstrates strong coaching, training and consultation skills.
• Demonstrates sound judgement, integrity and consistently high ethical standards.
• Travels within the region and internationally as business needs require.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.