Assistant General Counsel for HR Risk & Compliance

Job Description

Assistant General Counsel, HR Risk & Compliance | Markel

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Markel, located in Hybrid, Richmond, VA, requiring US Work Authorization. Markel Group is a holding company with global insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations. This role is crucial for shaping workplace strategy and mitigating HR risk by providing expert legal counsel on complex employment matters, thereby giving people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities within Markel’s global community.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Richmond, VA
• Pay: $152600–$318000 yearly
• Team: Manages a Senior Employee Relations Manager
• Mission: Mitigates HR risk and ensures legal and regulatory compliance for employment matters across Markel’s insurance platform.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategic Legal Counsel: Provide expert legal advice and in-depth execution on employment-related and immigration law matters to HR and business leaders across Markel’s insurance-based businesses.
• Employee Relations Leadership: Lead the US-facing employee relations function for Markel’s insurance-based businesses, managing complex, sensitive investigations and overseeing a Senior Employee Relations Manager.
• Compliance & Policy Management: Develop, maintain, and implement company policies related to performance, discipline, and other employment matters, ensuring adherence to applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws.
• External Representation: Represent Markel in mediation/arbitration hearings related to employment matters and respond to inquiries and data requests from external government agencies such as the DOL and EEOC.
• HR Risk Management: Provide leadership on all HR risk management matters, assessing the HR’s risk and control environment and recommending updated policies and processes to mitigate compliance risk globally.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Juris Doctor required; active member in good standing of the Bar of Virginia, Texas, New York, or Illinois.
• Experience: 10+ years of broad expertise in US employment law, including familiarity with labor law, executive compensation, employee benefit, taxation issues related to executive compensation, and privacy legislation.
• Skills: Strong written and verbal communication to influence internal and external audiences; broad HR compliance knowledge to identify and mitigate global HR risk; proven experience providing pragmatic advice to business leaders.
• Bonus: Masters or Bachelor’s degree in a related field (HR); experience navigating complex employment and labor matters in a global, multi-national company.