Applied Materials, Inc. ( ) is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Applied has an exciting opportunity to join our world class Global Employment Law group (HR Legal). Our team is made up of creative thinkers who are passionate about employment law and devising practical, risk appropriate solutions and strategies to enable the business while modeling Applied’s core values and high ethical standards. This position will be based in Alzenau, near Frankfurt, Germany and will report to the Director of the regional Global Employment Law department (also based in Alzenau, Germany). European Employment Law Specialist / Syndikusrechtsanwalt– mit Schwerpunkt Arbeitsrecht (m/w/d) Key Responsibilities This hands-on expert role will be responsible for providing strategic and practical business advice to regional management, HR, and the business on a broad range of employment law issues in Applied Materials Europe. You will also be expected to lead regional projects with cross-functional teams, and work closely with the HR, Employee Relations, Global Litigation/Investigations, Privacy & Data Governance and Ethics & Compliance teams. The role requires expertise and thought leadership in critical areas of employment law, including hiring, terminations, non-competes, performance management, employee relations investigations, discrimination and harassment, retirement, executive separations, leaves of absence, worker classification, accommodations, employee mobility, and policy and training development and implementation. Additionally, this function will: Prepare or review region’s employment or labor law related agreements and/or documents and partner with local management teams & HR to implement Company decisions with works councils, unions and other relevant employee representative bodies, incl. advice in strategic negotiations Advise and assist regional HR and business units in creating and revising Applied policies, procedures, programs, plans and best practices Manage or represent the company in local or international labor or employment litigation, arbitration, negotiations, or other disputes Keep abreast of new developments in Applied Materials Europe in order to help drive potential changes to policy and practice Owner of the employment law workstream in M&A and integration activities Manage and coordinate external counsel on labor, employment or compliance issues including external counsel spending Create and conduct trainings on regional employment law related matters for managers and employees. Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience Excellent legal qualification, fully qualified lawyer (German 2. Staatsexamen/state exam, Labour law specialization) Relevant Work experience in employment law (7+ years), best gained with solid experience with in-house legal departments of multinational corporations in High Tech industry or multinational law firms Comprehensive understanding of and passion for employment law Personal and professional integrity and highest ethical standards are part of your core values Exercise a high degree of aligned independency when working on decisions that impact the business and/or its deliverables Enthusiastic, self-confident, and remaining calm under pressure, Ability to prioritize a diverse workload in a dynamic, fast-changing environment Excellent verbal and written communication skills, good judgment, strong analytical skills, pragmatic, and a keen sense of humor Ability to influence beyond authority and build strong partnerships in a complex and matrixed organization Fluent in English, written and spoken Preferred Qualifications/ Experience Experience in negotiations with varied employee representative committees in IT-system implementations and in employee data privacy Employment Law experience in at least 1-2 other countries in Europe Travel The role includes some Travel within Germany, within Applied Materials Europe and a few trips to the Company's Headquarters in Santa Clara (USA). Contact Apply now Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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