Senior Director, Brand Management EMEA

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Wella Company Full time

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders. We are looking for the future EMEA & APAC Employment Legal Director, based in London UK, reporting to the SVP Legal Global Operations, Corporate, Labor, IT & Digital. The successful candidate will be crucial in providing legal guidance and expertise on labor & employment matters across our global operations. This position offers an opportunity to shape and influence our labor & employment strategies while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and be a key member of Wella’s global Legal team and a key partner for Wella’s Human Resources (HR).

Ability to effectively provide clear and solution-oriented guidance, often in complex and rapidly evolving projects in a global environment, without always systematically referring to external legal advisors.
Strong social and communication skills, with the ability to build a network of trusting relationships with HR, other Legal colleagues, management, and employees with various backgrounds and styles.
The successful candidate will lead the European legal approach to employment and labor matters, with the aim of developing a “best-in-class” structure aligned with the organization's global strategy, business, and values. The duties of the EMEA & APAC Employment and Labor Legal Director will include:

Provide expert legal advice and counsel to EMEA and APAC senior management and business teams and HR team members on a wide range of labor and employment law issues, including, but not limited to, employment contracts, terminations, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour compliance, and workplace policies.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and implement effective labor & employment strategies that align with business goals and legal requirements.
Partner with employee relations lead to provide legal and strategic guidance on workforce restructuring, including reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (including matters giving rise to significant works council/TUPE exposure), to ensure compliance and minimize legal risk.
Advise the HR Leadership Team, senior management of the Wella Company, and other business leaders regarding the European labor & employment legal aspects of strategic decisions. Provide legal advice on how to navigate compliantly among and through employee representativeness.
Support local HR and teams for significant employment-related legal questions /concerns, including, but not limited to, employee terminations, employee claims, and work councils set up and management.
Manage employment-related litigation and disputes, collaborating with external legal counsel as needed.
Provide legal advice (directly or through external counsel) to the HR lead on employee relations matters to ensure the legal compliance of employee relations programs, policies, and procedures.
Work with the EMEA &APAC region’s HR team, the HR lead for employee relations, and the USA regional functions to ensure that programs, policies, and procedures are defined, negotiated, and deployed in due respect of employee representativeness institutions (work councils, unions if any, employee elected representative...) Support M&A projects by advising on all labor law-related aspects
Create and maintain close relationships with Wella’s divisional and regional HR and Legal teams in various countries and guide them in employment law matters.
Collaborate with Compliance and HR for labor-related investigations that may occur in the EMEA & APAC or that relate to or concern the EMEA &APAC region in order to advise the legally acceptable mitigation schemes or the required actions.
Collaborate with internal communication to ensure compliance with labor & employment laws for employee communications for EMEA & APAC employees.
Coordinate with outside counsel to obtain EMEA &A PAC law-related legal advice and manage outside counsel activities to ensure appropriate scoping and cost-effectiveness.
Conduct training sessions for EMEA& APAC HR teams, managers, and employees to ensure understanding and compliance with EMEA & APAC labor & employment laws and regulations.
Partner with the US/Americas legal labor and employment legal director and the overall legal team to ensure consistency and alignment with overall legal strategies and objectives.

Solid track record in international employment law (with an emphasis on the EU), management of external advisors, and the ability to take the lead in coordinating group-wide employment law projects.
Solid track record in transformation, reorganization, and related employment activities, including strong works council/TUPE exposure in a global and multinational company.
Prior experience within the Consumer/FMCG industry is preferred, but other regulated industries will also be considered.
Demonstrable skills in managing as well as influencing risk-based decision-making
High English proficiency. Additionally, other languages are a plus.

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