Counsel, Employment Law at Agilent Technologies in Santa Clara, California

Job Description:

As a healthcare company committed to protecting the health and safety for our employees, contractors, customers and communities, employees in this role are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless an accommodation has been granted for a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief.

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek -- so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

The Counsel, Employment Law works closely with Agilent's Human Resources organization, Legal colleagues, and other functions to manage employment and commercial litigation, agency investigations as well as provide strategic labor and employment advice in the Americas. The position reports directly to the Associate Vice President, Managing Counsel, Americas Employment Law and is located at the Company's global headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice to Human Resources and company leaders on highly sensitive employment matters, drive internal employee investigations, review Human Resources policies to ensure compliance, review the content and rollout of mandatory employment-law related training, and manage and leverage outside counsel for minimum cost and maximum output and impact.


• Identify and educate key stakeholders on trends relating to the Human Resources function and proactively work with business and leaders on addressing areas of risk and concern.


• Actively manage and provide strategic guidance on employment and commercial litigation, and government agency investigations.


• Monitor state and federal employment legislation and governmental agency enforcement priorities and advise of developments that may affect the organization


• Assist in the preparation and presentation of legal training to Human Resources and business leaders


• Other duties as assigned