Senior Counsel, Global Employment

Job Description

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne,Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And aculture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.About the roleAs a UK qualified lawyer, you will provide legal advice on a broad range of employment and regulatory matters, including recruiting, hiring, employee relations, disciplinary matters, employee grievances and disputes, terminations, executive appointmentsand compensation, rewards, benefits, employment practices, HR initiatives and DEI efforts.Whilst this role is principally focused on the UK it does require ability to provide advice on global policies, and frequent interactions with attorneys and HR stakeholders more broadly in various countries.Why you You’ll either be an experienced in-house lawyer looking for an opportunity to bring your passion and expertise as Senior Counsel to manage a busy workload. Or you may be someone who already has experience in practice and looking for an opportunity to movetowards an in-house specialist .Key responsibilities

• Lead UK employment lawyer advising the Company’s senior HR stakeholders.
• Provide practical sound legal advice across a broad spectrum of employment law issues to aligned business partners, including senior HR and Employee Relations stakeholders, and manage legal risk to the business.
• Provide legal advice and support implementation of employment-related policies, procedures, and initiatives globally.
• Manage employment-related claims/disputes and advise on effective management of employee grievances to minimize legal risk to the Company.
• Support drafting and negotiating broad range of employment-related agreements, analyze employment and compensation-related issues, and provide subject matter expertise on issues related to every aspect of the employment lifecycle, including unions, workscouncil, and collective actions. Provide general advice regarding employee benefits.
• Participate in creating and providing training on key employment law risks, changes to the law and best practices. Provide strategic support for HR risk management efforts.
• Engage and manage external legal counsel effectively and ensure that our engagements promote diversity of legal talent.
• Interface with company employees at all levels, including senior executives and business lawyers. Collaborate with other attorneys on the Global Employment team with respect to advice and counseling provided to HR and other business partners.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across markets in partnership with local lawyers, including regulatory reporting obligations. Support Haleon’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications and skills

• UK qualified lawyer with substantial UK employment law experience
• Minimum 3+ years PQE either in private practice or in-house
• Experience conducting/leading employment-related investigations is preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, juggle numerous priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently, as well as in a team environment.
• Must be able to travel internationally and have flexibility in personal schedule to accommodate working across time zones.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like careers/At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. Were strivingto create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agileworking culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understandinghow well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age,disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you areafforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.