Senior Counsel, Employment and Labor

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At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We have a global commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we believe in the undeniable strength that diversity brings to our business, employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work. Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana.

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What will you be doing?

You will leverage both the breadth and depth of experience at a law firm and as in-house counsel and help Circana maintain an innovative legal organization tasked with tackling the complex legal challenges that confront our business.

This is a highly visible role in a fast-paced, professional, and collaborative organization. The ideal candidate will be comfortable interacting regularly with our global leaders across the Company to achieve results and advance Circana’s strategic priorities. A commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and enthusiasm for flexing to new challenges are critical to success in the role.

Job Responsibilities 

Leadership and Management

• Being a culture carrier. This highly visible role will interact with employees across the organization. This role must seek opportunities to teach, learn and contribute to the growth of our employees.
• Champion the Legal team’s expertise and build key partnerships across Circana.
• Take ownership and accountability for key projects and decisions and see them through — ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are engaged and providing follow through and iteration.
• Proactive leader who keeps the HR Leadership team and key stakeholders engaged and updated to ensure continuous compliance with employment laws and regulations.

Functional Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day counseling on all labor and employment legal issues during the lifecycle of employment, from recruitment to performance management to termination, for all functions on a global basis.
• Support the development of a strategy to enhance compliance and proactively mitigate employment-related risks.
• Collaborate with various HR clients to support the development and maintenance of employment contracts, policies, templates, and processes to minimize employment-related risks.
• Work closely with other members of the legal department on cross-functional initiatives, including support for M&A.
• Deliver legal updates and trainings to HR and business managers with a view to educating and managing risks across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local labor & employment laws, regulations, and policies.
• Stay updated on global laws and advise on their impact to the business, providing recommendations on maintaining compliance.
• Independently handle legal matters and projects ranging from basic to sophisticated.
• Manage outside labor and employment counsel.
• Assist with complex HR and compliance investigations, as needed.

 Requirements

• 8+ years of total legal experience in labor and employment at a top tier law firm and large in-house legal department.
• Experience handling labor and employment matters before federal, state courts and administrative agencies.
• Experience counseling clients on labor and employment matters.
• Experience advising multi-nationals on international employment/HR matters, including EWC and national works council engagement.
• Proven track record of providing thoughtful, legal, and strategic guidance to senior leaders.
• Experience forging relationships and advising leaders and key stakeholders across global companies.
• Proven attention to detail with organizational skills.
• As comfortable with hands-on execution in detail as in developing big-picture strategies.
• Strong communication skills.
• Direct, action-oriented approaches to solving problems.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-changing environment.
• A team-oriented mentality, humility, and a healthy sense of humor.
• Experience within the technology industry is desirable.
• JD. (or non-US equivalent) with membership in at least one U.S. state bar.

 Circana Behaviors

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.

Location

This position can be located in the following area(s): Remote, USA.

Prospective candidates may be asked to consent to background checks (in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice ) Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission.

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The salary range for this role is $140,000 to $180,000.

This job is also eligible for 15% bonus pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

You can apply for this role through [methods to apply (e.g., Careers website link and/or Intranet site for internal candidates).

The anticipated application deadline for this position is Thursday, September 11, 2025.

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