Assistant Director of Talent

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We update it as promptly as possible.Work Hours Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week with occasional evening, weekend hours and holidays. Hours may change based on business need. General DescriptionJoin the Talent Division as an Assistant Director of Talent! Work involves legal work as strategic counsel and trusted advisor to the Talent Division Director, with employment law as the core area of expertise. Work involves advising the division director on strategy, priorities, and risk; providing legal advice and counsel on employment law and workforce matters; guiding the direction of Talent functions, including employee relations, recruitment, classification, compensation, professional development, learning, and operations, through legal and policy oversight; reviewing and analyzing proposed and enacted legislation and preparing bill analyses for the division and agency; formulating, coordinating, and establishing agency personnel policies and procedures; assisting in preparing and defending the agencys position in administrative proceedings; participating in the agencys strategic planning process; and coordinating efforts toward the goals and mission of the agency. Sees beyond the obvious to find creative solutions and uses Artificial Intelligence in daily work. Minimum QualificationsGraduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree. A minimum of 7 years of legal practice, including:Serving as a strategic advisor to executives or division heads on employment law, workforce matters, and legal and litigation riskInterpreting and applying state and federal employment law to sensitive or high-exposure matters, including support of claims before administrative agenciesProviding guidance across multiple programs or functions and recommending changes to policy, process, or practice. Reviewing and analyzing legislation, preparing written bill analyses, and advising on legislative impact and implementationEmployment litigation and issue spotting experience.Preferred QualificationsExperience advising or overseeing human resources function.Employment litigation experience.Licenses and CertificationsMust possess an active license in good s anding to practice law in the State of Texas or able to immediately activate license through Texas State Bar upon request.Essential Job Duties:Required travel percentage: 5%Employment Law Counsel:Provides legal advice to the division director, agency management, the General Counsel, and other personnel on employment law and related areas.Advises on grievances, disciplinary actions, terminations, reasonable accommodations, leave, payroll issues, and other employment matters, including the legal risks of formal discipline and informal counseling.Advises on sensitive, high-exposure matters, including allegations of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.Reviews personnel actions for compliance with state and federal law, including telework requests involving work in other states.Researches current cases, laws, and trends in labor and employment law, including laws of other jurisdictions where the agency maintains offices.Prepares and reviews legal opinions, memoranda, and other legal documents.Strategic Advisory to the Talent Division Director:Serves as strategic counsel and trusted advisor to the division director, providing analysis, options, and recommendations on division priorities, decisions, organizational direction, and risk.Guides the strategic direction of the Talent Division and related functions by evaluating program design, identifying legal and operational risk, and recommending changes that improve consistency, defensibility, and results.Participates in the agency's strategic planning process and helps establish division goals, performance measures, and priorities.Identifies cross-functional issues and trends, such as turnover drivers, complaint patterns, and classification and compensation pressures, and recommends strategies to address them.Consults with agency management on organizational and workforce matters with legal implications, including reorganizations and change initiatives that affect employees.Serves as liaison for the division director