Senior Legal Counsel - EMEA Employment Law

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The opportunity:

From the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night consider the media you consume, the adverts you see, the apps you use, the websites you browse and almost all of the shopping you do online throughout the day. Chances are that every single one of those interactions, every single one of those experiences, was touched by an Adobe product.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our EMEA Employment Law Team. Adobe operates in 22 countries across the region and is growing rapidly. This role will principally be responsible for providing employment law support and advice across our Northern EMEA region. This includes the UK, Ireland, S Africa, Israel and the Middle East. The role also offers the opportunity to engage in and drive pan-EMEA and global initiatives in a dynamic, innovative and fast-paced tech environment.

This position reports to the Senior Director, EMEA Employment Law.

What you’ll do:

• Be a passionate, pro-active and enthusiastic member of Adobe’s Global Employment Legal Team.

• Partner closely and collaboratively with colleagues in cross functional teams across a wide variety of organisations to drive business focused solutions in national, regional and global initiatives.

• Demonstrate leadership and innovative thinking which embodies the Adobe values: Create the Future, Own the Outcome, Raise the Bar & Be Genuine.

• Provide pragmatic, strategic employment law support on all HR aspects of business initiatives and operations. This will include for example, advice relating to HR legal compliance, complex employee relations matters, disciplinary and compliance investigations, hiring and terminations, D&I initiatives, HR privacy and data protection issues, M&A and post-acquisition integrations, scaling initiatives, and a truly diverse range of “day-to-day” HR matters.

• Lead and develop relationships with Outside Counsel across the region.

• Support employment litigation.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A UK qualified lawyer with significant specialist employment law experience at a quality law firm and/or in-house employment counsel role at a multi-national company.

• Strong leadership attributes, with a proven track-record of constructive partnership with colleagues and business leaders, and of pro-active participation in cross-functional teams.

• Judgment, a pragmatic and commercial approach to legal advice and being comfortable taking risk-based decisions.

• The ability to operate with relative autonomy on a day-to-day basis.

• Comfort in engaging with and, where necessary, constructively challenging, senior leaders.

• Effective prioritisation and delegation skills.

• Being comfortable outside of your comfort zone, and a willingness to jump into new challenges.

• 3 days a week in our London or Reading offices, with some international travel required.

• A positive, "can-do", mind-set.

At Adobe you’ll be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog, https://blog.adobe.com/en/topics/adobe-life and explore the fantastic benefits we offer at Rewards.adobe.com.

Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented individuals, regardless of gender, race or colour, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative and successful. This is what it means to be Adobe For All.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best of the best, and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
 

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