Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.
About the roleThis role is to act as a Legal Employment Counsel for the EMEA region within the global Employment Law Team. Reporting into a Senior Legal Employment Counsel, EMEA, you will provide legal support on a wide range of employment law topics, both individual and collective, in various jurisdictions across EMEA.
The Legal Employment Counsel, EMEA will have responsibility for the following activities:
Supporting with global employment law projects, including re-organisations and other cross border projects, as well as with the production and maintenance of template and precedent documents for use across Dyson’s business in EMEA;
Delivery of ethical and pragmatic employment law advice on a range of employment law and employee relations matters across the UK, mainland Europe, including (but not limited to) France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Sweden and Spain, and Middle East;
Building engagement and strong relationships with the HR team, ER team, and business managers;
Assisting with implementation of strategic projects and tech solutions aimed at streamlining and improving the way employment law services are provided to Dyson’s global business;
Managing employment litigation and external counsel where appropriate, ensuring compliance with Dyson’s panel and cost management processes;
Conducting legal risk assessments and working with stakeholders across Dyson Legal and the business to implement innovative strategies to mitigate those risks;
Collaborating with other members of Dyson Legal in the provision of legal services to the business, including working with colleagues on multi-jurisdictional projects; and
Supporting the Senior Legal Employment Counsel, EMEA to maintain the template and precedent documents and deliver employment law training to HR and managers.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of employment law experience, prior in-house experience is strongly preferred.
Qualification in England & Wales or mainland Europe (incl. Turkey).
The ideal candidate will:
Have a good understanding of all aspects of employment law and an ability to apply that knowledge pragmatically in a commercial environment;
Have experience in working on employment law matters within the UK & EMEA, multijurisdictional experience is strongly preferred
Have an interest in designing and implementing new ways of delivering legal services (including the use, where appropriate, of legal tech);
Have good awareness of the role of the legal function in a global business;
Adaptability and a positive attitude that embraces change;
Have project management experience;
Have the confidence and gravitas to challenge decisions and actions when required; and
Be a skilled communicator (noting that English is the primary language used within Dyson), and with a proven record of being able to quickly build effective and trusted relationships with stakeholders at various levels of an organization. Other European languages will be considered an additional plus.
At Dyson, Reward goes beyond just salary and bonuses. Through a comprehensive package of Financial, Lifestyle, and Health Benefits, we provide support tailored to every stage of life and the moments that matter most.
Working policy
At Dyson, our vibrant campus culture is built on in-person collaboration, creativity, and shared learning. Working side by side not only fuels our innovation, but also creates a strong sense of belonging. To nurture this dynamic and inclusive environment, we do not offer a regular hybrid working arrangement.
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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds.
Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education.
Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world.
The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
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