Applied Materials · 6 hours ago
Employment Counsel V (B5)
Santa Clara,CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$189K/yr - $260K/yr
7+ years expApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used in semiconductor manufacturing. The Employment Counsel V will provide legal advice on employment lifecycle issues, manage employment litigation, and collaborate with HR and other departments on compliance and policy development.
ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Advise and counsel on employment issues
Advise on employee mobility matters, including restrictive covenants (e.g. non-solicits, non-competes) and related confidentiality and intellectual property issues
Provide strategic legal and practical business advice to HR and business management on various employment related issues
Manage, independently or in coordination with outside counsel as appropriate, employment litigation and arbitration matters, administrative charges, settlement negotiations, subpoena responses, audit responses and regulatory filings
Manage and coordinate outside counsel on labor, employment or compliance issues including outside counsel budgets and work product
Create and conduct training on employment law related matters
Lead and partner with HR with creating and revising company policies, procedures, and programs
Collaborate with other functions within the legal department and company to drive strategic objectives
Monitor legal trends in employment law and proactively develop strategy to address emerging risks, ensure compliance, and position the organization ahead of legal changes
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctorate Degree
7+ years of experience with a combination of employment law and employee mobility experience at top tier law firm and/or as in-house counsel
Employment law experience, including employment litigation, employment compliance, and employee relations investigations and advice and counsel
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work cross functionally and with global, diverse teams
Ability to proactively identify and solve complex problems, and think beyond existing solutions and frameworks
Strong interpersonal, writing, and communication skills; ability to clearly articulate and visually present complex legal advice to non-attorneys, including HR Partners and managers at all levels
Strong analytical abilities and excellent decision-making
Ability to assess risk, engage in early case assessment, and leverage strategies for cost efficient case resolution
Ability to work both independently and within a team, and ability to gain the trust of business stakeholders to achieve a desired objective
Ability to travel periodically
Preferred
Experience in-house at technology company
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
Stonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
2022-10-19Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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