Head of Employment Law - Birmingham, United Kingdom - BT

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Head of Employment Law

Job Req ID:17451
Posting Date:5 Jun 2023
Function:Legal and Governance
Location:Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary:Attractive plus bonus / benefits
Head of Employment Law (known internally as a Senior Principal Employment Lawyer) - Hybrid Working aligned to either Birmingham, Bristol, or London - Attractive salary plus up to 15% bonus.

Do you want to work within a department where the variety and quality of work is exceptional? We cover such a vast array of strategic work and deals that we can discuss at interview stage. It'll be hard to find work similar to this, within an in house role.

Why this job matters

As a key player within the BT Group, you'll be involved in involved supervising others which includes people management, supporting on complex, strategic employment law matters including M&A deals, significant TUPE deals, group wide people transformation programmes, for all of BT Group (including BT PLC, Openreach, EE and Plusnet) up to ExCo and Board level.
What's in it for you? What are the benefits?
At BT, we entertain, educate and empower millions of people every single day. We're a brand built on connecting people whether that's friends, family, businesses or communities. Working here, you'll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but more than that you'll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration and inclusivity.

Benefits of working for BT include:

True autonomy in your role partnering with senior leaders as they embark on transformation change and exciting people initiatives
15% on target bonus and up to 5.5k car allowance
25 days' annual leave (not including bank holidays)
Pension scheme you contribute 5%, BT contributes 10%
Discounted BT broadband and BT Sport, BT TV and Mobile
Share option schemes
Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes and many more flexible benefits to fit around you

What will the role involve as our Principal Lawyer?

The role holder will lead for BT legal on some of the most complex, sensitive and strategic employment matters across CFUs.
You will be responsible for the provision or procurement of advice for CFUs on complex employment matters for example HR transformation programmes, ExCo level exits and onboarding, significant M&A/deal projects and Reward programmes
Influence the strategic approach taken, including identifying issues of law, policy and governance of wider CFU/BT significance for employment
Manage, supervise and support junior lawyers on larger employment projects/cases, for example HR transformation programmes and/or Deals etc
Be responsible for upwards briefings on Employment matters to the LD Litigation, Employment & Pensions and CFU Stakeholders including Board and ExCo
Determine involvement of other stakeholders in Employment matters including corporate relations and investor relations
Manage the relationship with external lawyers on Employment matters, including costs budgets, to deliver costeffective solutions, including acting as relationship manager for one or more firms
Accountability for transformation of support on employment team transformation
Complete and maintain case records (including on new systems) and deal with reporting of their matters for central reporting on employment matters (including Exco and BARC)
Provides expert advice on highly complex legal issues within defined area of operation based on a combined understanding of BT's commercial strategy and in depth legal expertise and experience.

What are we looking for in our Principal Lawyer? You may have a variety of the below;

Proven track record of leading on M&A deals, significant TUPE deals, group wide people transformation programmes and supervising others working on these matters
Department management experience including managing external suppliers, stakeholders and budgets
Line management experience preferred.

Drafting

You manage others to interpret and draft detailed and complex reports and documentation. You use your knowledge and industry practice to consolidate information for the business, and present in an accurate and concise way.

Negotiation

You persuade people by supporting ideas with logical arguments and data. You build support and join discussions to resolve issues and achieve the best outcome for the business.

Storytelling

You drive and role model the articulation of the most complex concepts and /or data using simple, compelling and coherent narratives. You deliver narratives to internal and external audiences at all levels consistently judging the demands of the situation.

Give specialised advice