Sr. Corp. Employee Legal Counsel

2 months ago

Markham, Canada Tlaonline Full time

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

THE ROLE:

AMD is seeking a Sr. Corporate Counsel - Employee to join its legal team. The successful candidate will provide counsel and legal advisory service to AMD in HR and labour related matters for our Canada locations, and will be based at our location in Markham, Ontario. This role will also be assigned to provide employment law guidance on certain multi-jurisdictional employment law project areas, such as AMD’s disability accommodation processes, coordinating with outside counsel and other team members as needed. You will be a member of the AMD Global Employment Law team reporting into a manager based in the U.S., and will work closely with other corporate team members, including HR, Ethics and Compliance, Health & Safety, business unit leaders and other groups, to support AMD’s employment law needs in Canada and possibly Latin America.

THE PERSON:

A successful candidate will be an initiative-taker who can work independently and collaborate as part of a team. They will be efficient, effective, well organized, and able to prioritize and manage multiple projects. They will possess a creative, practical, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsibility for directly providing counsel to AMD in the following areas, for AMD’s Canada locations as well as Latin America working with outside counsel.
  • Employment law guidance for the full employment lifecycle: Hiring, Employment, and End of Employment.
  • Guidance on internal investigations in HR-related matters for our Canada locations.
  • Statutory and other HR-compliance guidance in Canada.
  • Guidance on certain multi-jurisdictional employment law project areas, such as AMD’s disability accommodation processes, coordinating with outside counsel and other team members as needed.
  • M&A support in employment law areas as assigned, prior experience in this area is a plus.
  • Training clients and business groups as needed on employment law topics of importance.
  • Work closely with other AMD lawyers and paralegals.
  • Collaborate with and manage outside counsel and resources effectively for specific engagements in accordance with budget.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

  • Relevant experience as a practicing lawyer with in-house or industry-specific legal experience in Canada strongly preferred.
  • Have a progressive work history with in-house and/or private practice experience: (i) providing legal counsel to clients for employment law matters in Canada, (ii) either in a multinational company (MNC) environment or supporting multinational client.
  • Be proficient in partnering with clients to provide practical solutions while mitigating risk. In-House MNC experience is an advantage, as is experience in advising on international employment law matters.
  • Be comfortable working remotely with clients, colleagues, and business partners in the US and other international regions.
  • Key competencies include a mindset of continuous improvement, multitasking abilities, and ability to smoothly navigate a matrixed organization.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

  • Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD).
  • Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.

LOCATION: Markham, Ontario

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