Manager - Labor Law Counsel

Adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.

*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Ensure the legal interests of adidas AG in individual and collective labor law. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clear, business-minded, legal advice to HR, business-, function-, and project stakeholders in all individual and collective labor law related matters
• Draft and review employment contract templates/clauses and company agreements
• Implementation and improvement of standards and processes incl. template management
• Deliver expert opinions, identify best-practices and support implementation concepts
• Representation in interactions with external counsel, labor courts and authorities

• Conduct internal labor law trainings
• Active support and close cooperation with other global legal team members

Key Relationships:

• Interacts and works with HR and Legal community
• Interacts with external legal counsels

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Business oriented mind-set with the ability to balance legal requirements against business needs

• Demonstrated problem solving capabilities and comfortable working in an environment, which demands high quality deliverables
• Ability to work well independently and on own initiative, maintaining customer-centricity while setting/shifting priorities
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and can-do mentality
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Discrete, empathic and trustworthy personality
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Fully qualified lawyer (final grade of "fully satisfactory")
• Ideally, certified employment-law specialist (Fachanwalt*in/für Arbeitsrecht)
• 2-3 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in an international company or in an international law firm
• Business-fluent English and German, both written and spoken
• Good MS-Office 365 skills