Senior Counsel - Labor & Employment Law; Cambridge, MA)

Job Title Senior Counsel - Labor & Employment Law (Cambridge, MA) Job Description As Senior Counsel – Labor & Employment Law, you will report to the Head of Labor and Employment Law – US and be based in our Cambridge, MA office. You will join a busy, multidisciplinary legal team and work collaboratively across the Legal and People functions, as well as with business stakeholders in the U.S. and globally.

In this role, you will advise on a broad range of employment law matters, including reasonable accommodation, performance improvement plans, restrictive covenants, labor issues, and other day‑to‑day risk mitigation issues. You will also partner with legal colleagues in Sales, Compliance, Privacy, and M&A while supporting Philips’ mission to provide better care for more people. Targeted hire date January 4, 2027.

Advise the People Function and People Leaders on a broad range of employment law matters, including recruiting, hiring, performance management, discrimination, harassment, discipline, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants. Review, draft, and advise on HR policies and procedures for U.S. and global application. Develop and deliver employment law training. Manage labor‑related legal matters, including advising on collective bargaining agreements, supporting grievance processes and related records, preparing for and conducting arbitrations, and developing and interpreting policies and programs for represented employees.

Defend, supervise, and manage employment‑related claims and litigation, including overseeing outside counsel, responding to administrative charges, complaints, attorney letters, settlement demands, and claims, and negotiating appropriate resolutions. Support efforts to maintain, assess, and remediate employment law, compensation, and benefits compliance issues affecting the company’s global operations. Advise on workforce transformations, organizational changes, acquisitions, and divestments. Monitor legislative and judicial developments to support ongoing compliance with multi‑jurisdictional employment regulations.

Support HR, Labor, Benefits and Immigration colleagues.

You have acquired 10+ years of law firm and/or in‑house experience, with substantive experience supporting complex, multi‑state labor and employment matters. A combination of law firm and in‑house experience is preferred. Benefits law experience is a plus! Your skills include experience working successfully within a global, regulated organization; with the ability to analyze legal requirements and apply them to complex business situations.

Additionally, you have experience with emerging legal technologies and AI applications in decision‑making and legal operations. You have a J.D. from an accredited U.S. Law School and admission to at least one State Bar. You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

You’re an excellent communicator (written and oral), with sound judgment, and the ability to build relationships and credibility as a trusted advisor. You possess interest in medical technology; a commitment to continuous improvement, as well as a collaborative approach and appreciation for colleagues.

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an Office role. About Philips we are a health technology company.

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