Senior Legal Director

SENIOR LEGAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT

LEGAL TEAM | ATLANTA, USA

Travelport is a place of opportunity. It's our incredible team that makes our company great - our people drive our winning culture.

What's Travelport?

Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform that provides easy ways for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect through personalized content to agencies and travelers. The world is changing, and our industry must change with it. We're leading the change; we are the change.

We are on a mission to power the future of travel.

Come and be part of an organization that is committed to building a culture of inclusivity built upon a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we operate.

What does a great Senior Legal Counsel, Employment do?

Based in Atlanta, the Senior Legal Director, Employment will provide legal advice to the People Team across the globe on a variety of legal areas related to employment matters. This person manages a solicitor in Travelport's Langley UK office. As a results-oriented lawyer with an awareness of Travelport's objectives, the Senior Legal Counsel will work closely with the operational side of the business and be fully integrated into the heart of the organization, often being called on to advise on broader legal issues that arise within the business. This is an autonomous, pro-active and hands-on role that requires a strong labor, employment and benefits lawyer.

Responsibilities include:

• Employment/Benefits Matters:
  
  
  
  • Benefits:
  • Transactional employment matters in acquisitions, divestments, and joint ventures
  
  
• Executive Compensation:
• advice and counseling (RIFs, termination, hiring, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, discrimination/harassment, investigations, compliance)
• policy review/design
• drafting of contracts, offer letters, restrictive covenants, separation agreements, etc.
• training
• handling disputes and investigations, e.g. attorney letters, EEOC, DOL
• manage employment litigation
• Primarily in the US - work with Benefits Department and outside counsel on plan design, amendments, interpretation and claims for retirement (including pension), health and welfare (including retiree medical), severance and other ERISA plans
• Secretary/advisor to Employee Benefits Committee
• Senior Leadership Team contracts
• Long term incentive plan
• Annual bonus plan
• Sales incentive plan
• Perquisites
• Primary point of contact for auditors
• Coordination of global litigation matters
• FAS 5 reporting and audit confirmations
• Hold management, electronic data request and advice on privilege, records, hold management, etc.
• Manage legal budget for his/her area

Who we are looking for in this role:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• 8+ years of labor, employment experience, executive compensation, benefits and litigation
• Excellent interpersonal skills to deal effectively at all levels of the business with a variety of cultures and working practices
• A self-starter who is both dynamic and proactive and capable of working autonomously on his or her own initiative
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and drafting and negotiation skills are essential
• Commercially minded, solutions driven and a team player
• A highly flexible approach is necessary to meet the changing priorities of the business and the Legal Department
• At least 3 years' experience of working in-house is preferred.

Our ambition is to hire for potential not just experience, and you're likely to succeed if you:

• Are always ready to give it your all and deliver high quality work
• Are excited to use your creativity and innovative thinking to try new things
• Take responsibility and own your work
• Are courageous and ambitious to challenge what's been done before

Benefits of working at Travelport
We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success, which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes medical, dental, vision, employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary life options, a competitive 401(k) match, as well as many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs. We make health and wellness a priority and offer a generous paid time off policy as well as contributing to our communities with an annual volunteer day off. We also offer a New Child leave policy, where the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off, and the non-birthing parent receives 8.

Salary: $175,000 / year with a 25% bonus.

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

Interested? We'd love for you to get in touch!

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.