Description
Job Title: Employment Counsel
Volvo Group North America, LLC and Mack Trucks, Inc. are seeking an Employment Counsel to join our Legal & Compliance team in Greensboro, North Carolina. This is a key role supporting two iconic truck brands with a strong North American manufacturing and commercial footprint. We are seeking an experienced, business-minded Employment Counsel to serve as the primary advisor to the People & Culture team and management on employment-related legal issues.
By joining Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks, you will be part of a global team, where we work with passion, trust each other, and embrace change to stay ahead. We provide innovative solutions that add value to help create the world we want to live in.
The person in this position plays a vital role as part of the Legal & Compliance team working on-site in Greensboro, North Carolina, and reporting to the General Counsel of Mack Trucks and Volvo Group North America.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Counseling: Providing practical and timely legal advice on hiring, discipline, terminations, accommodations, leaves of absence and various other issues for both hourly and salaried employees.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring adherence to federal and state laws, including Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, and the FLSA.
Litigation Management: Overseeing all employment related litigation by managing outside counsel in a way that achieves favorable results while controlling legal budgets.
Policy Development: Drafting and updating employment related policies, separation agreements, and other documents to align with evolving legal standards.
Internal Investigations: Overseeing sensitive internal investigations.
Education: Providing timely training on employment related legal topics.
Who are you?
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Education: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
Experience: At least 7 years of employment law experience, preferably with a mix of top-tier law firm and in-house experience.
Skills: The ability to understand complex employment related legal issues and provide practical, pragmatic and understandable advice to non-lawyers.
