Labor & Employment Counsel at Proterra, Inc. in Greenville, South Carolina

Job Description:

Position Overview

This role with provide comprehensive and pragmatic advice and counsel to business partners and Human Resources. The Labor & Employment Counsel is an experienced attorney, with the ability to counsel on a wide range of employment and labor law issues, including recruiting, hiring, employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence, workplace accommodations, wage and hour, internal investigations, pay practices, immigration, employee privacy, terminations, and diversity and inclusion.

About the Role – You Will:

• Be a trusted partner to Human Resources to evaluate legal risks and provide subject matter knowledge and best practices across a broad range of employment issues.


• Coordinate with Human Resources to help manage and advise on employee-related claims, concerns and investigations.


• Draft, review and enforce employment-related agreements, templates and forms.


• Monitor changes and updates to employment laws and advise on developments applicable to the company and its operations.


• Support the development and implementation of scalable tools and processes for Human Resources and other teams as the company grows.


• Manage and conduct training programs related to our employment compliance function across multiple jurisdictions.


• Other projects as assigned primarily in compliance, risk management and litigation support functions
  
   

About our Group

• As strategic partners, the Proterra team strives to ensure that our values, culture and engagement always allow us to do great things for our company.


• We strive to provide the highest-level service and support to our clients each and every day.


• We work collaboratively to build strong relationships with our clients, partners, and own team.


• We treat each other with respect, and always try to have a little fun every day!


• You will report to the VP, Litigation & Risk Management and collaborate with other team members located at our headquarters in Burlingame, CA and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles, CA and Greenville, SC.

About You

• An effective communicator at all levels of the organization from senior management to recent college graduates in newly created roles.


• Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion.


• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity.


• Detail-oriented, resourceful and diligent.


• Strong time management and organizational skills.


• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.


• A positive person with self-aware leadership style, and a highly team-oriented and collaborative approach to work.


• A self-starter with a strong desire to build logical, efficient, and flexible legal processes to support business growth and development from the ground up.


• An attorney with an ability to efficiently process and prioritize multiple demands in parallel.

Your Experience Includes

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a member in good standing of a state bar association.


• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, preferably for manufacturing companies in union and non-union environments.


• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication and drafting skills applicable to a wide variety of matters.


• Excellent knowledge of federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations (ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, NLRA, etc.)


• Experience managing and completing complex projects.


• Demonstrated ability to plan, lead and complete complex, cross-functional projects.


• Ability to make decisions within the scope of assigned authority.


• California employment law experience, not required but a plus.


• In-house legal work with a manufacturing company and/or technology company, not required but a plus.


• Experience with organized labor and collective bargaining, not required but a plus.


• International experience, not required but a plus.

Location: Greenville, SC

Proterra is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all Employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance. Proterra participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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