Legal Director, Employment (People Manager – EMEA & APJ)

Overview

In this role you will lead OpenText’s EMEA & APJ employment legal team, providing strategic legal support on global HR matters. You will oversee employment litigation, advise on cross-border employment issues, and partner with HR, external counsel, and works councils. You will contribute to corporate initiatives involving mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations with international compliance expertise. This position offers visibility within a global technology leader and the opportunity to shape a compliant, high-performing workplace.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the EMEA & APJ employment legal team
• Oversee employment litigation and pre-litigation disputes
• Advise on international HR matters and compliance
• Collaborate with local HR teams, external counsel, and works councils across Europe
• Support cross-border corporate initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and divestitures
• Contribute to shaping a positive, legally compliant work environment globally

Key requirements

• 10+ years’ PQE
• In-house experience in a European role
• Management experience of a team across EMEA and APJ
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Client-oriented, pragmatic lawyer with sound commercial judgment
• Knowledge of international individual and collective employment laws
• Fluency in English; additional European languages a plus
• Strong academic credentials

• interpersonal communication
• leadership and people management
• collaboration across functions
• international employment law
• employment litigation management
• cross-border HR compliance

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