Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with labor and employment laws and regulations; counsel on risk mitigation as to employee relations and investigations; assisting in the development and implementation of strategies to promote an overall culture of integrity; drafting employment-related agreements, including employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, non-competes and separation agreements; advise as to internal investigations; tracking industry trends that impact the company; supervise, manage and evaluate outside counsel on employment-related matters; educate clients and stakeholders on employment law matters; and otherwise lead and independently handle legal matters and projects ranging from the basic to the complex; recognizing when to elevate certain matters to the attention of the Global Head of Employment Law. ? **About The Role** As Employment Counsel, Americas, duties include providing advice and strategic counseling to the People Organization and business leaders across multiple business units in our Americas region on a full range of employment issues, including recruiting, hiring, organizational design, terminations, wage and hour, executive compensation and benefits, consideration and implementation of policies and procedures, investigations, diversity and inclusion programming, employee classification and contingent workforce issues, and more.