Director, Legal

The Director, Legal - Global Compensation and Benefits will be a key member of a legal group that provides strategic and business advice to the organization on a broad range of benefits matters. This role will involve providing legal advice and counsel on global benefit matters, including qualified and non-qualified pension and savings plans, health and welfare plans, and severance plans.

• Provide legal advice and counsel on global benefit matters, including qualified and non-qualified pension and savings plans, health and welfare plans, and severance plans.
• Assist with all aspects of legal compliance with respect to the company's U.S. and Puerto Rico health and welfare, severance, qualified and non-qualified pension/savings plans.
• Support global benefit plan design committees and provide assistance to Labor Relations Team with regard to collective bargaining requirements under the company's benefits programs.
• Coordinate and assist with all aspects of ERISA benefits claims/appeals and related litigation.
• Work with internal benefit review committees to respond to severance, savings and pension claims and appeals.
• Assist with all employee benefits related issues with respect to U.S. & Ex-U.S. mergers and acquisitions.

• Graduate of an accredited US law school, with admission to the Bar of any state.
• A minimum of Four (4) or more years of benefits legal experience in a law firm, corporate setting, or other setting.
• Broad experience in global benefits area.
• Ability to form effective working relationships at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to exercise judgment to drive decisions on routine and non-routine matters within area of practice.

• A competitive salary range of $181,600.00 - $285,800.00.
• Eligibility for bonus and long-term incentive plans.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health care and other insurance benefits, retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.