Director, Labor and Employment Counsel (APAC & India)
Job Description
Director, Associate General Counsel – Global Labor & Employment (APAC & India)
About the Role
NIQ is looking for a commercially minded Labor & Employment lawyer to join its Global L&E; Legal team as a true business partner. You will advise senior leaders, HR and business stakeholders on complex workplace matters spanning employee relations, investigations, workforce transformation, labor relations, litigation, compliance and employment risk management across multiple jurisdictions.
This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to influence key people and business decisions, partner directly with senior leadership, and help shape employment strategy in one of the world's leading consumer intelligence companies. We are looking for someone who helps the business move forward: you will weigh legal risk against business priorities and make proportionate, risk-based calls across diverse jurisdictions.
What You'll Do
• Lead the resolution of complex employee relations, labor and union matters, including disputes, labor proceedings, litigation, negotiations, mediations, and settlements.
• Lead and advise on complex and sensitive workplace investigations, including matters involving senior leaders and allegations of misconduct, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and conflicts of interest with significant legal, regulatory, or reputational impact.
• Advise on disciplinary proceedings, performance management, workforce reductions, and terminations, balancing legal risk and business objectives.
• Support strategic business initiatives, including reorganizations, restructurings, M&A; transactions, outsourcing, hubbing, and workforce integrations.
• Advise on labor and employment requirements across multiple jurisdictions, helping the business prioritize and manage risk proportionately, as well as on executive employment, employment agreements, employee data, whistleblower and ethics matters, immigration, and other cross-border issues.
• Partner with HR and Ethics & Compliance to develop, interpret, and enforce global and local workplace conduct and employment policies, and deliver related training (e.g., Code of Conduct, anti-harassment, conflicts of interest, anti-retaliation, and Speak Up).
• Serve as a trusted business partner to business and HR leaders, focused on finding a workable path to their objectives rather than simply identifying obstacles, and collaborating across Legal, HR, Privacy, Ethics & Compliance, Security, and other functions to deliver commercially pragmatic solutions.
Requirements
Function: General Business
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level