Labor & Employment Counsel

Orbia Advance Corporation is a Purpose-led company with big aspirations. We are out to advance life around the world while maximizing value to our shareholders, customers and employees. The Company is passionate about the topics that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow: the future of cities, buildings, agriculture, and materials. Orbia Advance Corporation has five business groups which offer innovative solutions across multiple industries including building and infrastructure, data communications, chemicals and more. In 2018, Orbia Advance Corporation bought a majority stake in Israeli-based Netafim, the world's leader in drip irrigation, and is helping the world 'grow more with less' as it helps to solve food and water scarcity. Orbia Advance Corporation has operations in 41 countries with more than 22,000 employees.

We started as a producer of commodities and have evolved to become a provider of innovative solutions that address the global issues of rapid urbanization, water and food scarcity, and a growing and aging population. We're already a global leader in Polymers, Fluor, Building & Infrastructure, Datacom, and Precision Irrigation. We have embarked on a CEO-led transformation, as part of our journey to become a truly purpose-led, future fit company.

Employment Counsel – Mexico and Latin America

Orbia Advance Corporation is a Purpose-led company with big aspirations. The Company is passionate about the topics that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow: the future of cities, buildings, agriculture, and materials. Orbia has five business groups which offer innovative solutions across multiple industries including building and infrastructure, data communications, chemicals and more. Orbia operates in 41 countries with more than 24,000 employees. We have embarked on a CEO-led transformation, as part of our journey to become a truly purpose-led, future fit company.

Summary of Job Profile:

The Employment Counsel- Mexico and Latin America is an experienced labor & employment lawyer, responsible for Orbia's employment law function in Mexico and Latin America.  Reporting to Orbia's Global Head of Labor and Employment, you will serve as a key legal partner and resource for the Legal teams and People teams across all of Orbia's business groups in Mexico and Latin America.    

What you'll do:

• Provide timely and practical legal advice to meet the labor/employment legal needs of a global company.
• Provide day-to-day advice and guidance to People Team members and business leaders in Mexico and Latin America on a variety of employment topics, including hiring, performance management, employee relations, leaves of absence and accommodations, workplace safety issues, discipline and termination, compensation, benefits, and union/labor relations.
• Partner closely and collaboratively with investigative functions, providing day to day employment law advice relating to internal investigations in Mexico and Latin America.
• Oversee employment related litigation in Mexico and Latin America, including responding to attorney demand letters, effectively negotiating resolution of claims, and making recommendations to the People Team and senior management on corrective action.
• Oversee and manage outside counsel on all matters in Mexico and Latin America to ensure high-quality, cost-effective service, leveraging an established network of outside counsel.
• Prepare template agreements to build efficiencies internally.
• Review and enhance employee policies, procedures, handbooks, and training in Mexico and Latin America to ensure compliance with employment and labor laws.
• Monitor changes to employment and labor regulations and advise Legal teams and People teams on changes affecting employment and labor obligations. 

Skills:

• Excellent judgment, strategic thinking and business acumen. Ability to quickly analyze and propose a course of action.
• Ability to work effectively with people across all levels, cultures and geographies.
• Excellent written and presentation skills; tactful and sensitive to diverse cultural norms and ways of communicating.
• Enjoy addressing multiple legal issues at any given time in multiple locations.
• Excellent communicator both internally and externally, with ability to break down complex legal jargon into easy-to-understand and practical advice.
• Energized by a wide scope of responsibilities, open to possibilities, and a proactive, can-do attitude.
• Strong understanding of labor & employment laws in Mexico and Latin America.
• Strong work ethic and ability to produce high quality work under deadline pressures.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Honesty, integrity, and a clear appreciation for the confidentiality of the work we do.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of labor & employment law experience.
• Bachelor of Laws Degree or equivalent. 
• Fluency in English and Spanish is a must; additional languages such as Dutch, French, German or Polish is a plus.
• Prior in-house experience preferred.

Location: Mexico.

Our Global brands: Dura-Line, Koura Global, Vestolit, Netafim, Alphagary, Wavin.

They offer a broad range of value added solutions and finished products that contribute to customers' success and ultimate improve the quality of life for people around the world. Along its commitment to good citizenship, Orbia Advance Corporation delivers Total Value to customers, employees and investors worldwide, every day.