Senior Legal Counsel, Labor Law in Herzogenaurach bei Adidas

Senior Legal Counsel, Labor Law (m/f/d) in Herzogenaurach bei Adidas

Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Provide general legal service with a focus on Labor Law & Compliance topics, ensuring legal interests of adidas AG as well as partially on European topics with regards individual labor law.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide state of the art labor law advice to HR and business partners in all areas of labor law including all aspects of (i) individual labor law (employment agreements, severance agreements, termination of employment relationships, disputes with current and former employees, advice on re-organizations) and labor law aspects of compliance matters as well as (ii) collective labor law issues

Deliver expert opinions, assess legal risks and ensure dispute avoidance

Actively help develop business strategy & initiatives with effective legal advice i.e., in (cross-functional) small to large size projects

Communicate actively and consistently with HR and contribute to the process of structuring and developing the organization

Conceptualize and implement best-practices and standards to ensure labor law compliance on company level and support Director Labor Law in driving initiatives and efficient labor law processes in close alignment with the Labor Relations team and the wider Global Legal organization.

Conceptualize and conduct internal labor law trainings for HR and Line Managers leveraging digitization

Effectively coordinate, manage and supervise the delivery of labor law advice and services through external counsel where needed.

Key Relationships:

Reports to the Director Labor Law
Interacts internally with all levels of the company including the highest levels of the organization
Interacts and works with Labor Relations and HR community
Interacts externally with outside counsels as well as with representatives of management and trade unions

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong background in all areas of German labor law as well as negotiations and business counselling
Excellent client relation skills (including ability to interact at the highest levels of the company)
Strategic thinker with confidence and speed in execution.
Pragmatic, business minded and can-do attitude with the ability to balance risk essentials against business needs
Ability to work independently and manage as well as prioritize substantial and diverse workload
Ability to manage complex mid to large size cross-functional projects
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Must be fluent in English and German.
Negotiation Skills
Strong MS-Office skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

German law degree as fully qualified lawyer ("fully satisfactory")
Ideally, certified labor-law specialist (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht/ Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht)
5+ years of progressive experience in labor law counselling

Preferably experience with employee representatives and multinational companies with multi market teams.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

JOB TITLE:

Senior Legal Counsel, Labor Law (m/f/d)

BRAND:

adidas

LOCATION:

Herzoge