Altera, Employment Legal Director

San Jose, California, United States Job ID JR0268197 Job Category Legal, Trade and Government Affairs Work Mode On-site Required Experience Level Experienced Full/Part Time Full Time

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Job Description

In Q4 2023, Intel announced Altera will be reported as a separate business unit beginning on January 1, 2024, with ongoing support from Intel. This position is associated to that standalone business strategy and is expected to fully transition to a standalone company at some time in the future with an anticipated target of Jan 1, 2025.

Altera has an opening for an Employment Legal Director (ELD) who will report directly to Altera’s Chief Legal Officer. In this leadership role, you will lead the global employment and labor litigation function at Altera.

The ELD and her/his team provides strategic employment litigation management, conducts and/or supervises internal investigations of complex employment complaints, and is responsible for the following job functions, among others:

Strategic, risk-optimized employment litigation management, managing outside counsel, budgeting, prompt and practical legal counsel, projects, and training for all areas of global employment law.
Supervising and managing Altera’s response to agency charges, demands/complaints, pre-litigation, and litigation matters.
Attending legal proceedings and appearing as deemed appropriate on Altera’s behalf in legal matters.
Investigating and/or supervising the internal investigation of complex employment complaints.
Serving as trusted advisor and trainer to various Human Resources (HR), legal, business groups, and partner organizations on employment law, litigation, and investigations legal issues.
Identifying changes in law, ensuring compliance, and proposing driving strategic, cutting-edge policy, guideline, and practice changes.

The ideal ELD candidate will have the following skills:

Deep domain expertise and practice experience in all aspects of US employment law, litigation, and investigations and demonstrated skills to proactively identify changes in law and ensure compliance.
Trusted advisor to senior management on matters regarding compliance, strategy, business, law, and/or policy.
Demonstrated leadership behaviors.
Understanding the key issues impacting Altera’s business in your key areas of responsibility and acting as a catalyst for change by driving strategic changes and improvements.
Demonstrated skills to identify unique solutions while maintaining consistent and efficient program results.
Demonstrated skills to think strategically and to give clear, concise, practical, and actionable advice in the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, emotion, and disagreement.
Team player who fosters collaborative and healthy working relationships, with responsiveness, excellent written and oral communication.
Demonstrated skills to effectively establish influence, collaborate, and maintain accountability in key partner relationships and working teams.
Proficient at synthesizing large amounts of information to a critical few important themes/issues and clearly communicating these to stakeholders and business partners.
Demonstrated skills to work well both independently and successfully collaborate with other legal and business colleagues in a fast-paced, complex, and high-volume legal environment.
Strong work ethic and demonstrated skills to multi-task, manage priorities and follow through on commitments and numerous projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

You must possess the minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

Juris Doctor degree and active state bar membership.
10+ years of employment law and litigation experience, including a combination of:
- Experience with a full range of US federal and state labor and employment laws.
- Experience managing employment litigation and dispute resolution; trial experience and exposure to class/systemic/collective contested cases.
- Experience proactively identifying changes in law and ensuring compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

California employment law and litigation experience desired, but not required.
Strong investigations background highly valued in this position.

This position is not eligible for Altera immigration sponsorship.

Inside this Business Group

The Programmable Solutions Group (PSG) was formed from the acquisition of Altera. As part of Intel, PSG will create market-leading programmable logic devices that deliver a wider range of capabilities than customers experience today. Combining Altera's industry-leading FPGA technology and customer support with Intel's world-class semiconductor manufacturing capabilities will enable customers to create the next generation of electronic systems with unmatched performance and power efficiency. PSG takes pride in creating an energetic and dynamic work environment that is driven by ingenuity and innovation. We believe the growth and success of our group is directly linked to the growth and satisfaction of our employees. That is why PSG is committed to a work environment that is flexible and collaborative, and allows our employees to reach their full potential.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US $195,804.00-$312,686.00
*Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

Working Model

This role will require an on-site presence.* Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change...

Position of Trust
This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.

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