Job Summary The Manager - Legal Counsel, Employment will provide legal support to Haleon s Global Employment Legal team, with a focus on global employment contracts, employment policies, multi-country employment law research and employee DSAR support. The role will work closely with Global Employment Legal, HR and local Legal teams to support the development and maintenance of global employment documentation and policies, while ensuring appropriate consideration of local legal requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Global Employment Contracts Documentation

- Lead on legal aspects of the development and maintenance of employment contract, offer letter and related employment documentation templates across Haleon markets.
- Research and analyse relevant local employment law requirements and identify key country-specific requirements or variations.
- Work with Global Employment Legal, local Legal and HR teams to support the review and lead on the drafting and appropriate localization of employment documentation.
- Facilitate periodic updates to employment documentation in response to relevant legal, policy or business changes.

Employment Policies Global Projects

- Provide employment law research and legal support for global employment policies, standards and projects.
- Support the review and updating of employment policies, guidance and related materials and lead on the drafting of updates.
- Work with local Legal and HR teams and Outside Counsel to understand relevant country-specific requirements and support appropriate implementation of global initiatives.
- Prepare practical legal research, summaries and comparative analysis where required.



Employment Legal Knowledge Process Support

- Develop and maintain employment law templates, precedents, country guidance, research materials and playbooks.
- Monitor relevant employment law developments and support appropriate updates to existing guidance and documentation.
- Contribute to the standardisation and continuous improvement of repeatable employment legal work.
- Provide legal research and project support to the Global Employment Legal team on other employment matters as required. Employee DSAR Support - As required

- Provide employment law support on employee Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), as required, working with Employment Legal, Privacy and HR teams.
- Assist with the review of relevant information from an employment law perspective and identify matters requiring escalation to the appropriate counsel.

Stakeholder Cross Functional Management:

- Work collaboratively with Global Employment Legal, local Legal, HR and other relevant stakeholders to support effective delivery of employment legal initiatives.

- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to obtain local input, resolve queries and support timely completion of assigned work.

Qualifications Essential Skills

- Bachelor of Law (LL.B) or equivalent legal qualification.





- Qualified lawyer with approximately 8-10 years of relevant legal experience.
- Solid experience in employment and labour law, including employment contracts, policies and employment-related advisory work.

- Proven track record of strong legal drafting skills.
- Strong legal research and analysis skills.
- Experience working with HR and Legal stakeholders.
- Ability to research and analyse employment law requirements across different jurisdictions.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

- Experience supporting multinational or multi-jurisdictional employment law matters.
- In-house experience within a multinational organisation and/or experience working in a legal shared services or global capability environment.

- Experience developing employment law templates, playbooks, policies or other standardised legal documentation.
- Exposure to employee privacy, DSARs, investigations, employee relations or employment litigation.

Technical Skills

- Employment and labour law research and analysis.
- Drafting and review of employment contracts, offer letters and employment policies.

- Multi-jurisdictional legal research and comparative analysis.
- Legal knowledge management and development of templates and playbooks.
- Proficiency in standard legal research and productivity tools.

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📌 Manager, HUB - Legal Counsel (Employment) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Haleon
📍 Bengaluru