CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel – Litigation / Employment to act as a business-facing legal partner across North America, leading legal strategy related to employment law, litigation, and enterprise risk.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Provide reliable, cost-effective, and timely legal counsel to business units across a wide array of matters affecting the region and the global corporation.
• Advise on and negotiate commercial transactions, contracts, and agreements with key customers, vendors, and service providers, ensuring alignment with business goals and legal standards.
• Offer strategic legal guidance on major transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a focus on identifying risks and conducting necessary due diligence.
• Manage day-to-day legal issues for business operations, including matters related to plant operations, logistics, asset management, and real estate (e.g., leases, property agreements).
• Anticipate, mitigate, and manage legal risks by providing proactive legal strategies and monitoring emerging legal trends that may impact the business.
• Support the company’s litigation strategy, manage disputes, and handle intellectual property rights issues, leveraging external counsel when necessary.
• Support the development of company policy, operational improvements, and procedural enhancements by providing legal insights on regulatory compliance and business operations.
• Research and monitor evolving legal issues, using external counsel where needed, to provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice to senior leadership.

Position Purpose

The Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation, Employment & Risk serves as the lead legal advisor for litigation, disputes, employment matters, claims, and other high-risk matters across North America.

Location: This is a remote, U.S.-based individual contributor role with a preference for candidates located in Eastern or Central time zones (including Texas).

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Oversee North America litigation and claims across a broad risk portfolio, including asset recovery / protection, commercial disputes, employment matters, general liability, personal injury, and IP / trade secret disputes

• Serve as primary legal advisor on employment matters, including employee relations issues, investigations, demand letters, agency matters, terminations, reductions in force, policy-related issues, and employment-related strategic projects

• Manage outside counsel on employment and litigation matters, including scope, strategy, budgets, staffing, and outcomes.

• Provide strategic advice on dispute prevention, early resolution, settlement strategy, risk escalation, and privilege-sensitive internal responses

• Partner with HR, Operations, Asset Recovery, and other business teams to support issue spotting, claims handling, improved visibility, and the efficient use of outside counsel.

• Support legal hold, subpoena, service-of-process, and related matter-management processes in coordination with legal operations or paralegal support.

• Escalate material disputes, precedent-setting matters, and sensitive empl