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Johnson Controls develops smart building technologies, software, and services for managing indoor environments and critical building systems. Its portfolio includes HVAC equipment, building automation and controls, industrial refrigeration, fire detection, security systems, and digital energy-management tools. Through solutions such as OpenBlue, Johnson Controls helps organizations monitor building performance, improve operational efficiency, and work toward sustainability goals. The company serves customers across sectors including construction, healthcare, and logistics, with operations supported by a global workforce.
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Associate Legal Director, Labor and Employment

Advise Johnson Controls on U.S. and global labor and employment matters, including investigations, litigation, workplace policies, and mergers and acquisitions. Lead employment law workstreams and counsel HR and business leaders.

USUnited StatesAZArizonaFLFloridaILIllinoisNVNevadaTNTennesseeWIWisconsin
$150,000 – $200,000 / year
RemoteFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredGeneral Counsel

Description

  • Advise the business on labor and employment issues with practical, commercially minded guidance.
  • Partner with HR to create and maintain U.S. and global employment policies and procedures.
  • Support compliance programs and independently handle sensitive investigations.
  • Lead responses to charges, audits, compliance reviews, and investigations before the EEOC, NLRB, DOL, and state or local agencies.
  • Manage employment cases independently, from single-plaintiff disputes to class actions.
  • Set litigation strategy, coordinate discovery, improve execution and efficiency, and take responsibility for outcomes.
  • Guide reorganizations and help reduce associated legal risk.
  • Draft, review, interpret, and negotiate employment-related agreements.
  • Keep HR and business leaders informed about labor and employment issues and new workplace laws.
  • Advise on global mergers and acquisitions.
  • Lead employment and labor workstreams.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree.
  • Active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar.
  • At least five years of labor and employment law experience in a law firm, in-house role, or both.
  • Independent experience litigating single-plaintiff and class-action employment cases, including first-chairing mediations and case-resolution efforts.
  • Experience counseling clients independently on labor and employment matters, including leave, accommodations, discrimination, retaliation, terminations, wage-and-hour compliance, and background checks.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • Sound judgment under pressure.
  • Strong leadership ability.
  • Proven ability to collaborate in a matrixed management structure.
  • Ability to lead process changes, improve resource efficiency, and manage change in legal service delivery.
  • Exceptional, demonstrated project management skills.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with senior management, business partners, and legal colleagues, and influence outcomes positively.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary.
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Benefits package that includes a 401(k), medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • On-the-job and cross-training opportunities.
  • Supportive, collaborative team environment.
  • Commitment to safety through the Zero Harm policy.
  • Bonus plan tied to individual, group, and company performance.

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