Senior L & E Counsel, India

Job Description Summary

We are looking for a Senior Counsel to join the GE Vernova Labor & Employment team. This position will be the primary source of support on labor and employment issues in India and support existing team members across the Asia & MENAT regions. The location is flexible, and the role can be based in or near any principal GE Vernova office in India. The role reports direct to Executive Counsel & International Leader, L & E.

The Senior Counsel will be expected to work as part of a global Center of Excellence (COE), providing support as required to all of the GE Vernova businesses and contributing to projects across India and globally, as assigned.

Job Description

The Senior Counsel will have the following responsibilities:

• Primary source of legal advice and support on Labor and Employment law issues to GE Vernova businesses in India and work with the existing team members to provide Labor & Employment Law support across the Asia & MENAT regions. The Senior Counsel will provide legal and compliance advice across a wide range of issues, including, for example, employee and union relations; restructuring, redundancies and outsourcing; equal opportunities and diversity; employment litigation; mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and outsourcings; collective bargaining obligations; employee discipline, grievances and termination; drafting of employment separation agreements; working time obligations.
• Retain and work effectively with outside counsel where required, and manage external counsel to reduce costs, secure value-added services and improve 'make vs buy' decisions.
• Work as part of the L&E team to drive simplification initiatives and consistent enterprise standards for Labor and Employment support across India and globally.

• Provide training for the HR and business teams on key employment and compliance risk areas.
• Keep abreast of relevant legal developments across India.

• Qualified lawyer - licensed to practice in India.
• Substantial labor and employment post-qualification experience within India, preferably including time spent both with a leading law firm and in-house with a large multinational corporation.
• Demonstrable fluency in English, including ability to draft and negotiate, and present legal and business documents, in English.

• Extensive "hands-on" labor & employment legal experience, including international experience;
• Substantial experience and success in working with senior management and international environments;
• Experience of labor and employment work on each of M&A activity, litigation, advisory work and training;
• Superior advocacy skills, including the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate in writing and orally, an aptitude for practical negotiation, the capability to think clearly and quickly under pressure, and the composure to satisfy multiple and often competing interests.
• A strong commitment to integrity and professionalism, and passion for excellence.
• A work history that affirmatively demonstrates leadership, and ability to persuade and push others to deliver on commitments.
• Superior negotiating skills and ability to work in complex international environment, substantial experience working in different cultures and an open and tolerant mind with respect to diversity.
• Demonstrable computer literacy with specific ability to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other software such as redlining tools.
• Strong project management and prioritization skills
• Record of dedicated and successful teamwork, excellent interpersonal and diplomatic abilities.