VP, Employment Counsel

About RenaissanceRe

For over three decades, RenaissanceRe has helped its clients manage the risks of operating in a volatile and uncertain world. We’re experts in Property, Casualty, Specialty, and Credit reinsurance, consistently recognized for the innovative way we combine data, experience and technology to understand and manage large and complex risks across the world. We are also a business with a real social purpose - we help protect communities around the globe and enable prosperity for all. Our purpose drives us forward every day as we seek solutions to some of the world's most complicated challenges. To learn more, please visit us at Careers - RenaissanceRe (renre.com).

About LR&C

RenaissanceRe’s Legal, Regulatory and Compliance (LR&C) team operates as a global function providing service, support and advice to advance our business goals and strategy. The team serves an important role in helping meet legal, reporting, regulatory and compliance obligations and managing risks across each of our operating jurisdictions. The team is considered trusted advisors to the business functions globally. LR&C is an essential enabler in preserving and enhancing our reputation for integrity.

About the Position

Reporting to the SVP, Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Counsel, the VP, Employment Counsel will support the Global Human Resources (“HR”) function in providing legal advice on all aspects of the employment relationship and compliance with employment laws and regulations.  The successful candidate is expected to collaborate closely with a diverse team across multiple jurisdictions to ensure consistency in approach and coordinate with outside counsel for subject matter expertise in the regions.  The position requires a deep understanding of both local and international employment laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with HR on employment-related legal matters, including but not limited to offers, performance management, separations, employee benefits, and global mobility matters.

• Provide legal advice on employment issues, including drafting and review of employment-related documentation, compliance with local labor laws, employee benefits, immigration laws, and workplace policies.

• Support HR on managing employee relations matters, investigations, and grievances.

• In conjunction with HR, ensure that employee handbooks and related policies and procedures are maintained and updated.

• Develop and deliver training programs on employment law topics, ensuring that key stakeholders are up to date on employment law developments.

• Supervise outside counsel on employment-related matters.

• Oversee employment-related litigation, with outside counsel.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Must have a law degree from an accredited, leading law school and be qualified to practice in the U.S, Ireland or the United Kingdom.

• A minimum of five to seven years of experience as a practicing lawyer or in-house counsel specializing in employment law, preferably with a focus on international issues.

• Must have significant experience in reviewing and drafting employment related agreements, policies and procedures.

• Proven track record of making independent decisions regarding complex legal and corporate issues required.

• Must have exemplary oral and written communication skills; possess strong negotiation skills; exercise independent judgment and be able to identify and escalate risks appropriately.

• Excellent research, writing and analytical skills required.

• Must have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse team-oriented, collaborative business environment, as well as independently.

• Demonstrated high moral character and professional integrity

• Must be a self-starter able to thrive in a high performance, demanding culture and interested in and able to assume new roles and responsibilities.

We believe that meeting these requirements will position you for success in the role. However, if you fulfill most – but not all – of the expectations, we still encourage you to apply, as we are eager to explore your potential and believe in the ability to grow and learn.

It is RenaissanceRe’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/ civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment and discrimination and take proactive steps to make employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our collective success.