Location: China Mainland
State/Province/City: Shanghai
City: Shanghai
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Legal Counsel (Employment)
Description & Requirements
Who we are
lululemon’s purpose - to elevate human potential by helping people feel the best - is as dynamic as the company’s history and current momentum.
Founded in Vancouver in 1998 with the intent of bringing technical athletic fabrics to yoga, lululemon’s first office was a product design studio by day turned yoga studio at night. What was then a very practical solution to paying the rent has ultimately come to define what differentiates lululemon. While lululemon is credited with creating the athleisure wear category, what has made the company wildly successful has been its steadfast focus on empowering its stores to become community hubs for lululemon’s guests to live the Sweatlife together, as well participate in lululemon sweaty activities.
About this team
We are self-described “legal outliers.” We love the pace and the work we do together in living our purpose, we leverage systems and tools to deliver high quality legal guidance, we partner with the business to enable pace while balancing risk. The work environment we have built is evidence of the fullness of our lives (we wouldn’t choose a legal career anywhere else!) We believe in “the sweat life”
– sweat, connection & grow – and we live it every day.
A day in the life:
Based in Shanghai, and reporting to Senior Legal Counsel, China Mainland, you will, by interacting with P&C partners, other Legal team members and external counsels, be primarily responsible to provide best-in-class labor & employment support. Your work scope includes, but is not limited to:
- Counselling extensively and promptly on legal enquiries on daily operations of P&C teams, rendering thoughtful, intentional and innovative advice.
- Responsible for all contracts and legal documents review requests originating from P&C and its commercial engagements. Moreover, creating, expanding and maintaining legal templates so concerned, ensuring good implementation and application of the same in P&C operations.
- Working closely with P&C and other functions concerned to align, improve and enhance various operational procedures and guidelines, policy revamp and risk escalation process, to improve efficiency and maintain satisfying compliance level under evolving business.
- Together with P&C, compliance and cross-functional partners and if necessary collaborating with Global teams as well, updating employment rules and regulations, e.g. employee handbook, working rules, leave policy, bonus/reward/discipline policy to ensure the latest legislation and compliance requirements thereof are followed across organization.
- Providing legal training/workshop to P&C teams or employees over employment topics to align practice, update legal development and enhance awareness.
- Supporting and collaborating with P&C, GA and/or other teams on employment regulatory matters or inspections from government authorities.
- Handling arbitrations/litigations of labor disputes, including evidence discovery, case analysis and set-up of claim/counterclaim strategy, court hearing and summary, using assistance from external counsel and managing them properly.
Moreover, wrapping up takeaways and discussing learnings and action plans with P&C and assisting with implementation thereof.
- Collaborating with other legal team members as a team on cross-functional projects and initiatives, also assisting carrying out projects owned by other business teams where employment legal support is needed.
- Closely monitoring new legislation and regulatory enforcement in the market, alerting its potential impact to business with feasible action proposal. If necessary, also collaborating with compliance colleagues in employment related compliance projects and initiatives.
- Maintain regular communication over employment and compliance with legal teams of Global and other Region, assisting global policies and documents’ review as needed from time to time.
- Other ad hoc work assigned from time to time.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or above in law.
- Qualified PRC lawyer.
- At least 8 years PQE with relevant experience gained in a reputable law firm and/or in-house environment where employment a major focus.
- Experience in compliance or litigation an advantage.
Must haves:
- Excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin, both written and oral.
- Excellent knowledge of labor/employment laws and regulations.
- Experience in managing labor-related projects and lawsuits.
- Knowledge in employment operation and compliance work so related.
- With strong business acumen, good interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels, and be a good team player.
- Strong analytical skills, detailed-minded and ability to work independently.
- being agile to business and willing to take challenges.- Work ethics and integrity.
- Strong collaborative, teaming and interpersonal skills, and behaviors are necessary to work with all levels of the business. At the same time, must be a self-starter who shows initiative.
- A seasoned professional who can resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us ataccommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.