Executive Legal Counsel – Employment AP

Overview

As Executive Legal Counsel for AP, you lead the Employment Legal team and serve as the senior employment-law advisor across the region. You partner with global Legal, HR and business leaders to navigate complex, high-risk matters while balancing regulatory compliance and commercial priorities. You shape regional policies and respondent strategies on evolving workforce issues, including AI-enabled practices. This role combines cross-border insight with local expertise to deliver practical solutions that support transformation and an exceptional employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all Employment Legal matters across AP, covering recruitment, performance, investigations, restructurings and exits
• Build and lead the AP Employment Legal team with clear roles and accountability
• Advise on high-risk matters including litigation, regulatory issues and internal investigations
• Partner with senior leaders and HR to balance legal risk with business priorities and employee experience
• Engage early in significant people and workforce issues with AP regional and system leadership
• Guide on AI-enabled employment practices and ensure regulatory alignment across AP
• Develop and evolve employment policies in response to regulatory changes and tech advances
• Provide Employment Legal support for reorganizations, transformations, acquisitions, divestitures and market expansions
• Navigate cross-border issues and tailor solutions to local contexts while maintaining regional coherence
• Improve delivery of legal services via technology, AI-enabled tools and data with confidentiality and defensibility

Key requirements

• Significant experience in employment law (12–15+ years)
• Deep AP jurisdictional expertise and experience handling complex matters across AP markets
• Experience with Japan and/or North East Asia/China employment matters is valuable
• Exceptional legal judgment and ability to manage high-profile matters
• Understanding of AI and workplace technologies shaping employment law
• Ability to influence senior executives and build trusted relationships
• Experience leading diverse legal teams across jurisdictions and cultures
• Ability to translate complex issues into practical business advice

• influencing
• stakeholder management
• collaboration
• employment-law expertise
• regulatory compliance
• risk assessment

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