Adidas SENIOR MANAGER 

United States, Colorado, Denver 

540251112

Purpose & Function Description:

Provide comprehensive strategic legal, business, and negotiation advice across multiple touch points in the organization, with a focus on Human Resources and Procurement, through the following:

• Act as a strategic business partner and advisor to the organization on employment law matters and commercial agreements with third parties
• Provide timely, accurate, and comprehensive advice on employment law issues
• Manage employment litigation and agency claims
• Negotiate commercial agreements to ensure best terms and most valuable rights
• At all times ensure a consistent and high standard for all internal standards and principles globally and within the local markets

:

• Provide employment law advice to Human Resources primarily focused on Retail and Distribution Center locations. Draft related policies and procedures. Conduct training on employment laws and best practices.
• Manage employment litigation and agency charges.

• Negotiate and drafta wide variety of commercial contracts – with a focus on non-trade procurement agreements
• Provide expert legal guidance and advice on a wide variety of commercial relationships.

Key Relationships:

• Human Resources
• Procurement
• Wider GL&C Team
• External partners and law firms

:

• Strategic thinking and acting
• Deep knowledge of employment laws
• Extensive experience negotiating and drafting legal agreements
• Ability to manage and prioritize substantial and diverse workload
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and under pressure
• Cooperative, team-oriented approach with ability to excel within a highly collaborative team and able to build effective relationships within and outside of adidas
• Professional, approachable with extensive cross-functional and intercultural experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate our values for

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree and Juris Doctor degree;
• 3-5 years of professional working experience in a law firm or in-house legal department with employment law background

At adidas we offer a hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday