Assistant General Counsel - Labor & Employment

About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. What you´ll do Global Organization: This position allows a Connecticut-based attorney to work in a diverse, international organization with employees from 125 nations and with locations around the world. Major Business Unit and Region: This position supports Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business unit both in the United States and Canada, an organization with more than 50 locations and 4,500 employees. Significant Scope and Autonomy: This position has responsibility for all labor and employment legal issues within the North America Adhesives Technologies business and will be expected to provide strategic and practical advice to both human resources and senior business leaders with minimal oversight. Collaborative Environment: This position will be part of a regional legal department with more than forty committed colleagues and will work closely with the other Labor and Employment attorney who is responsible for Henkel’s North America Consumer Goods business. Dynamic and Challenging Matters: The successful candidate will need to navigate the different laws of more than two dozen states and provinces, support unionized and non-unionized facilities and provide strategic insight and guidance for the regional Centers of Excellence of Compensation Payroll, Diversity Inclusion, and Talent Development. Presence, Balanced with Flexibility: In-office presence at Henkel’s Rocky Hill, CT based headquarters is critical for relationship building with key stakeholders and colleagues, but the position also allows the flexibility of a 60% in office/ 40% remote hybrid schedule.