Assistant General Counsel

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

The Role :
Jabil is seeking to hire an Assistant General Counsel - Global Labor & Employment - to work onsite in Guadalajara, Mexico. This role is based and requires work onsite at Jabil's Guadalajara facility. This role will have substantial responsibility for global labor and employment legal matters for multi-billion-dollar business units employing tens of thousands of employees in many countries, and work in close collaboration with Legal, Compliance, HR, and business leaders.

Primary Accountabilities :

• Conducting a needs assessment and developing the global L&E team’s workflow model for the LATAM region.
• Providing day-to-day employment law advice to Human Resources and other internal business partners regarding a wide variety of global labor & employment law matters including: recruiting; hiring; employee relations; labor relations; discipline and terminations; internal investigations; leaves of absence; discrimination and harassment issues; global mobility issues; contingent worker issues; employee privacy issues; compensation, benefits, bonus and equity awards; employment litigation; dispute resolution; negotiated exits and settlements, RIFs, reorganizations, M&A, policies, DEI initiatives, restrictive covenants, employment-related agreements, HR processes, labor and employee relations and more.
• Developing and managing an effective and efficient network of regional L&E outside counsel partners.
• Proactively informing, developing and training the HR community on labor and employment laws and regulations.
• Developing and presenting regional L&E training modules.
• Creating self-service templates and tools for use by the HR team and managers.
• Collaborating with key clients to help drive process improvements, develop templates and self-service systems and tools, and risk mitigation strategies and practices.
• Serving as part of the Global Labor & Employment Legal Leadership Team, assisting with identifying, prioritizing, and driving key team initiatives, and helping to manage, grow and develop members of the global L&E legal group and the L&E legal function generally.
• Supporting enterprise L&E projects and initiatives.

Qualifications :

• J.D. or equivalent degree and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• 10+ years legal experience - both in a law firm and in an in-house setting - ideally at least three years in-house, preferably with a global manufacturing or industrial company.
• Strong knowledge of full range of labor and employment law including employment litigation, non-competition and confidentiality, restructurings, anti-discrimination, anti-retaliation, wage and hour, leave laws, etc.
• Strong business acumen with a practical approach to problem solving using a smart risk-taking mindset.
• High level of integrity, trust and a strong ethical center.
• High degree of comfort with navigating change and ambiguity.
• Willingness to work on all aspects of a matter including both the strategic and tactical action items.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and commitment to continuous learning.
• Ability to handle many complex legal matters simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization yet also stand firm on issues when necessary.
• Respect for others, regardless of position, and desire to work as a team member with all levels of the organization.
• Good sense of humor.
• Excellent team player with a desire to work on a team with a culture of selfless collaboration and leadership.
• Role requires travel inside and outside of the LATAM region.

Preferred :
Multi-country labor and employment legal experience is a plus.

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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