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2 hours ago*
Senior Associate Counsel, People Legal
at Visa
📍 Us Austin, United States·🏢 On-site
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Responsibilities
- Review and provide guidance on drafting and development of People Team policies and procedures domestically and internationally.
- Counsel People Team, management and supervisors on handling employee relations matters, including employee conflict and discipline issues.
- Lead or provide advice and support on internal investigations.
- Recommend and help implement appropriate actions.
- Defend employment-related claims, including supervising outside counsel in litigation, responding to administrative claims and settlement demands, and negotiating resolution of claims.
- Prepare, direct and conduct training programs for members of the People Team, including employment law updates, managing within the law, and conducting investigations.
- Review and provide input on policies, procedures and specific matters impacted by legislation such as OFCCP, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, OSHA, ADEA, state worker’s compensation and employment discrimination laws.
- Support people-related aspects of proposed investments and other transactions, including diligence, input on transaction related-documents, and integration issues.
Requirements
- Qualifications Basic
- Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
- Current member in good standing of a State Bar with the ability to become barred or a registered in-house counsel in the state where this role is located Preferred
- Strong business acumen, ability to work independently and collaboratively and to engage directly with business clients at all levels
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills, with an ability to explain complex legal issues to stakeholders who possess varying degrees of sophistication about legal matters
- experience with California employment laws U.S.
Experience
- 5 years of relevant experience
- 4 or more years of relevant experience with a JD