Legal Counsel - Employment Law

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Texas Instruments is a leading U.S. based multinational semiconductor company with ~30,000 employees worldwide and operations spanning across North America, Asia-Pacific, and EMEA.  We are seeking a highly motivated, proactive and business oriented Legal Counsel to join our worldwide employment legal team. 

Based in Asia, this role will, in coordination with worldwide team leads and outside counsel as appropriate: (1) provide pragmatic legal advice to ensure company processes, policies and procedures are compliant with employment and labor laws where TI operates in the Asia-Pacific region and (2) manage Asia-Pacific based employee related disputes and government inquiries. This position will play a key role in supporting HR managers across Asia-Pacific, ensuring legal compliance and managing employment-related risk in a fast-paced manufacturing environment as well as resolving adverse matters and inquires effectively and efficiently. The candidate will be expected to effectively obtain and manage outside counsel expertise to cover employment law issues in multiple Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.  This role also requires building and effectively maintaining knowledge databases for increased automation/digitization, chat bot and AI tool utilization.  The legal counsel will work closely with the HR leadership (including Ethics Director) and law department leadership, and collaborate with external counsel on complex operational issues and disputes.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret employment law developments across multiple Asia-Pacific jurisdictions; advise on Asia-Pacific legal requirements for global compliance programs and employment policy and process harmonization.
• Draft, review, and update employment-related documents, contracts and company policies, ensuring regional and global compliance
• Advise on Asia-Pacific legal requirements for hiring, onboarding, performance management, misconduct, and termination matters, including individual exits and large-scale reductions in force (RIFs).
• Work with local outside attorneys in Asia-Pacific countries to resolve adverse employee matters and respond to government inquiries regarding HR related practice and compliance
• Support engagement with existing employee representatives in applicable Asia-Pacific jurisdictions
• Advise on Asia-Pacific occupational health & safety obligations, shift work regulations, and working time laws applicable to manufacturing operations.
• Contribute legal support to M&A transactions, post-merger integrations, and global reorganizations involving any Asia-Pacific employees and entities.
• Support employment/labor-related disclosures and initiatives, aligning with global sustainability and compliance frameworks.
• Coordinate with privacy compliance owner on employee data protection matters and requirements in Asia-Pacific countries
• Review and support implementation of digital HR platforms and employee monitoring tools.

Minimum requirements:

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Law degree from a recognized institution and licensed to practice in at least one jurisdiction.
• Experience in employment law compliance and/or litigation, preferably with a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department of a multinational company.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law across Asia-Pacific (e.g., Singapore, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea), and familiarity with global labor law trends.
• Practical experience advising across multiple Asia/Pacific jurisdictions
• Comfortable working across time zones and cultures, with a collaborative and pragmatic approach. Ability and willingness to travel internationally, particularly across Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, semiconductor, or industrial operations preferred.
• Experience managing complex employee relations issues including investigations, terminations, misconduct, and compliance with company policies preferred
• Fluent in English; additional Asian language skills are helpful.

Applicant must possess excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, and judgment to advise effectively at all levels of the organization, including advice to peers, HR managers, and senior managers.  Applicant must be a team player willing to provide cross-functional support and cover for other team members.  Applicant must be a self-starter, able to exercise initiative and judgment to work effectively with minimal supervision. Applicant must possess strong project management skills, able to manage multiple matters in parallel, to formulate and execute clear, step-by-step plans, and to choreograph a constellation of moving parts to achieve a unified result.  Most importantly, Applicant must be a problem solver, understanding the purpose and objective of any delegated activity to formulate solutions or alternatives to obstacles encountered along the way.

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery