VP, Assistant General Counsel

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Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.

Summary

The VP Assistant General Counsel serves as the primary point of contact regarding all labor and employment legal issues (U.S. and Canada) and litigation arising in the company. This role will serve as a trusted business partner that understands the company’s business goals while minimizing risk. The VP Assistant General Counsel will advise management, Human Resources, and the business generally regarding employment law issues and pending or potential litigation.

Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)

• Provide day-to-day advice on a broad range of employment issues, including recruiting, hiring, compensation and benefits, wage and hour, payroll, performance management, and terminations.
• Advise and partner with Operations, Human Resources and other business persons regarding collective bargaining, labor-related arbitrations and other labor matters.
• Support internal and external investigations of complaints concerning alleged violations of company policies, laws, and regulations.
• Draft, review, analyze, and negotiate employment-related agreements, including consulting, severance, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements.
• Manage all litigation of any type (including pre-litigation matters), including developing strategy, managing costs, leading e-discovery and updating management and other company personnel as appropriate.
• Support and provide day-to-day legal advice on workplace safety and mine safety (MSHA) matters.
• Develop and provide appropriate education and training on employment and litigation related matters.
• Serve as the point of contact and assist with legal matters concerning Compass Mineral’s environmental issues.
• Establish a rapport and working relationship with employees at all levels in order to act as a trusted advisor and encourage the proactive use of in-house legal counsel.
• Efficiently direct the workflow of outside legal counsel on matters requiring external expertise or additional legal support/capacity.
• Effectively manage outside counsel spend.
• Assist in developing the department budget, forecast and legal reserves.
• Some travel may be required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Degree: Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Bar qualification in Kansas, or ability to become licensed to practice law in Kansas.
• Years of Experience: Minimum of 8 years of legal practice experience in employment and litigation.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color, religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding), age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by law. To request reasonable accommodations, email careers@compassminerals.com or call 913-344-9200. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov.

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