Employment Counsel
Greensboro, NC, US, 27409
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
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?
Required Qualifications
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Education: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
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Experience: At least 7 years of employment law experience, preferably with a mix of top-tier law firm and in-house experience.
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Skills: The ability to understand complex employment related legal issues and provide practical, pragmatic and understandable advice to non-lawyers.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits including:
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A competitive salary
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Bonus eligibility
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Generous paid time off including paid caregiver and parental leave policies
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Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance
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Competitive matching retirement savings plans
Ready for the next move?
Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today!
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Founded in 1900, Mack Trucks is an iconic brand that embodies the American spirit: pioneering, hard-working, authentic and ambitious. Mack trucks are recognized around the world as “The American Truck You Can Count On,” thanks to our durable, reliable and application-driven vehicles that get the job done.
Volvo Trucks, founded in Sweden in the late 1920s, is a brand centered around innovating for people – to make life easier, better, and safer. We are determined to lead the way towards a sustainable transport industry, in which we are equally determined for our customers to be successful and stay in the forefront.
By joining our North American Group Truck brands (Volvo & Mack), you will be part of a global and diverse team, where we work with passion, we trust each other, and we embrace change to stay ahead. By working together, we can provide innovative solutions that add value over time and help us create the world we want to live in.
Nearest Major Market: Greensboro