Employment Law Legal Counsel – German Speaker

Employment Law Legal Counsel – German Speaker

What you'll do

• Provide practical daily employment law advice on various employment matters, such as recruitment, compensation and benefits, performance management, illness and terminations.
• Your focus will be on German employment law, while also supporting and interpreting external legal advice in other countries around the world, enabling our global presence.
• Be the primary contact person and manage the process for engagement with our German Works Councils in Berlin & Hannover and support our other works council's engagement from time to time if the need for cover arises.
• Collaborate with local outside counsels, when necessary, to ensure all stakeholders receive pragmatic and meaningful advice, whilst helping control external legal spend.
• Lead on HR legal matters for (global) organizational changes and redundancies, guiding and supporting the processes delivered by our employee relations team to execute such changes.
• Monitor legal and legislative developments to help ensure compliance with international, federal, and local employment laws.
• Create efficiency in processes to help the people team to provide excellent service, for example in standardizing further ways of working in our employment relations team.
• Provide consultation on projects on the HR roadmap, such as performance management, data protection, remuneration schemes, talent processes etc.
• Draft and revise or provide review and sign off for a range of employment-related templates, such as offer letters, employment agreements, settlement, and separation agreements, employee handbooks, code of conduct, business cases, investment memos and more.

What you’ll need

• Law degree in employment law and 5+ years of relevant experience as an employment lawyer or inhouse legal counsel.
• German and English fluency required; fluency in other languages is a plus.
• Experience of working with other countries in an international setting is an asset but not essential, although the desire to expand your international experience is necessary in this case.
• Experience advising on works council matters including engagement and processes is essential.
• Eagerness to find innovative solutions supporting key business goals and increasing the employee experience, while ensuring HR compliance.
• Independent, self-starter, highly responsive and positive, service-oriented approach
• Experience with drafting and negotiating HR documents, and global implementation of HR related policies and procedures
• Generalist ambitions beyond employment law expertise will work in your favor
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams, leaning into the expertise and specialisms where required

What we offer

A competitive compensation package, of course. Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning. Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities. Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It’s all about getting the best out of both worlds – we ask TomTom’ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location. Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance. Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we’re mapping. Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday. Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world. Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community – we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!

Meet your team

We’re the Legal team. We provide tailored legal service and advice to help TomTom’s units manage risks and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we focus on being fully transparent with the customer. Our service processes and procedures are lean and friendly, and our customers and stakeholders are always kept in the know of what to expect from us. Joining our team, you’ll be part of a collaborative group united by our goals and always willing to help one another to achieve them.

At TomTom...

You’ll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet. Work with a team of 3,700 unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we’ll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.

TomTom is an equal opportunity employer

TomTom is where you can find your place in the world. Every day we welcome, nurture and celebrate differences. Why? Because your uniqueness is what makes you, you. No matter your culture or background, you’ll find your impact at TomTom. Research also shows that sometimes women and underrepresented communities can be hesitant to apply for positions unless they believe they meet 100% of the criteria. If you can relate to this, please know that we’d love to hear from you.