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What you'll do

Provide practical daily employment law advice on various employment matters, such as recruitment, compensation and benefits, performance management, illness and terminations.
Your focus will be on German employment law, while also supporting and interpreting external legal advice in other countries around the world, enabling our global presence.
Be the primary contact person and manage the process for engagement with our German Works Councils in Berlin & Hannover and support our other works council's engagement from time to time if the need for cover arises.
Collaborate with local outside counsels, when necessary, to ensure all stakeholders receive pragmatic and meaningful advice, whilst helping control external legal spend.
Lead on HR legal matters for (global) organizational changes and redundancies, guiding and supporting the processes delivered by our employee relations team to execute such changes.
Monitor legal and legislative developments to help ensure compliance with international, federal, and local employment laws.
Create efficiency in processes to help the people team to provide excellent service, for example in standardizing further ways of working in our employment relations team.
Provide consultation on projects on the HR roadmap, such as performance management, data protection, remuneration schemes, talent processes etc.
Draft and revise or provide review and sign off for a range of employment-related templates, such as offer letters, employment agreements, settlement, and separation agreements, employee handbooks, code of conduct, business cases, investment memo’s and more.

What you’ll need

Law degree in employment law and 5+ years of relevant experience as an employment lawyer or inhouse legal counsel.
German and English fluency required; fluency in other languages is a plus.
Experience of working with other countries in an international setting is an asset but not essential, although the desire to expand your international experience is necessary in this case.
Experience advising on works council matters including engagement and processes is essential.
Eagerness to find innovative solutions supporting key business goals and increasing the employee experience, while ensuring HR compliance.
Independent, self-starter, highly responsive and positive, service-oriented approach
Experience with drafting and negotiating HR documents, and global implementation of HR related policies and procedures
Generalist ambitions beyond employment law expertise will work in your favor
Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams, leaning into the expertise and specialisms where required

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