Director| Associate Employment Law Counsel

Qualifications
Juris Doctorate
Deep knowledge and understanding of Federal and California State Employment laws
Ability to provide pragmatic, solution-oriented day-to-day employment advice and counseling on a broad range of employment issues in order to balance business impact and legal risk
Solid analytical and research skills
Great interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Strong attention to detail
Highly organized
Responsibilities
This position will be primarily remote with occasional travel to Vacaville, CA.
Provide day-to-day employment law advice and counseling on a broad range of federal and state employment issues
Serve as the company's California employment law expert for advice and counseling and litigation
Partner closely with internal business stakeholders on employee complaints and investigations, and performance management
Conduct or oversee wage and hour practice audits to ensure compliance with the FLSA, the California Labor Code, including with respect to exempt/non-exempt classification, worker/independent contractor classification, administration of compensation programs, and timekeeping and payroll practices
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop strong processes to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws
Facilitate collection of data and preparation of state and federally mandated employment reports such as EEO-1, California Pay Data, and OFCCP
Provide support in employment litigation and administrative agency matters by developing strategy, assisting with discovery, and managing Outside Counsel
Monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities relating to employment issues and provide proactive, strategic advice to the relevant stakeholders as necessary
Work and build trust with cross-functional partners from teams across the Legal Department and the company by providing accurate employment law advice in a way that business partners will understand and be able to utilize
Identify areas of company risk and make proposals for and lead implementation of mitigation strategies
Job description
A pharmaceutical company is seeking an Associate Employment Counsel for their growing California division. This is a full-time Director-level position supporting the In-House Legal team.
• This position will be primarily remote with occasional travel to Vacaville, CA.

Responsibilities:
• Provide day-to-day employment law advice and counseling on a broad range of federal and state employment issues
• Serve as the company's California employment law expert for advice and counseling and litigation
• Partner closely with internal business stakeholders on employee complaints and investigations, and performance management
• Conduct or oversee wage and hour practice audits to ensure compliance with the FLSA, the California Labor Code, including with respect to exempt/non-exempt classification, worker/independent contractor classification, administration of compensation programs, and timekeeping and payroll practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop strong processes to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws
• Facilitate collection of data and preparation of state and federally mandated employment reports such as EEO-1, California Pay Data, and OFCCP
• Provide support in employment litigation and administrative agency matters by developing strategy, assisting with discovery, and managing Outside Counsel
• Monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities relating to employment issues and provide proactive, strategic advice to the relevant stakeholders as necessary
• Work and build trust with cross-functional partners from teams across the Legal Department and the company by providing accurate employment law advice in a way that business partners will understand and be able to utilize
• Identify areas of company risk and make proposals for and lead implementation of mitigation strategies

Qualifications:
• Juris Doctorate
• Deep knowledge and understanding of Federal and California State Employment laws
• Ability to provide pragmatic, solution-oriented day-to-day employment advice and counseling on a broad range of employment issues in order to balance business impact and legal risk
• Solid analytical and research skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized