Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others. Condé Nast Entertainment was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming.

Job Description

Location:

London, GB

Condé Nast is one of the world's most renowned media companies creating and distributing every type of media today - print, video and film, digital, audio and social - widening our influence through technological innovation and by fully leveraging the global infrastructure we've built for over a century.

With a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 markets through print, digital, video and social platforms, Condé Nast is home to some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest (AD) and Condé Nast Traveler.

The company is headquartered in London and New York, and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Middle East, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local license partners across the globe.

The Role

This role will support the Executive Director, International Employment and Compliance with the full range of employee matters, including employee relations, employment lifecycle documentation and employee compliance in all of our international markets.

The role will be required to work closely with leaders across the business and become a close partner of the global People Team community. It will also involve providing cross border employment law advice to enable CN to achieve its business goals. It will also involve working on the Company’s Business Principles, and supporting the L&P team on ensuring we are embedding a culture of compliance and investigating issues as they arise.

The Team

The Condé Nast Legal & Policy team is led by the General Counsel based in our London HQ and is comprised of colleagues in London, New York, China, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Mexico, India, Japan and Taiwan. We are also supported by a network of outside counsel and work closely with colleagues in Advance Legal who provide legal counsel to Condé Nast and our parent company, Advance Publications. The Purpose of the Condé Nast Legal team is to help our business, shareholder and colleagues.

We:

ADVISE on doing business

ENABLE transaction support

PROTECT our business, our employees, our reputation and our IP.

Condé Nast and its publications set the standard, and our Legal Team are no exception. This means all Members of the Legal team are:

• Technically excellent and continuously improving in the legal disciplines which will determine our future (particularly in the space where media, digital, data, consumer and adtech law meet);

• Passionate about and committed to Condé Nast and the value of creativity to the economy and society;

• Trustworthy, ethical and have absolute integrity;

• Pragmatic in our approach, always seeking solutions, open to change and embracing best practice in Legal Tech and Legal Ops;

• International in outlook and curious about the world around us.

What will you be doing?

• Partnering with Conde Nast People Team colleagues (both in HQ and in our wholly owned international markets) to ensure internal legal best practices for managing employee relations.

• Supporting the Executive Director, International Employment and Compliance, and providing advise and support on all employment law work, across UK, Europe and APAC markets, working closely with People Team colleagues.

• Supporting employee investigations.

• Advising upon individual and collective consultation processes.

• Providing advice and support on issues relating to diversity and inclusion.

• Managing external counsel where appropriate.

• Supporting advice on day to day employment matters including contract templates, disciplinary and grievance processes, redundancy and restructuring. This will include overseeing employment contracts and exit paperwork where appropriate.

• Supporting People Team to address workforce representation related issues, including workers’ councils and other representative bodies.

• Keeping up to date with relevant legal and regulatory updates and advise on changes in local law or regulation that may impact policies and procedures.

• Supporting the Executive Director, International Employment and Compliance on employment litigation.

• Supporting compliance queries, issues, and compliance investigations as they arise as well as queries from auditors and regulators.

• Preparing and helping draft guidance and training to colleagues on employment law and compliance matters.

• Working with Legal & Policy team members on instructing and monitoring UK visa applications and on compliance issues relating to our UK visa sponsorship licence, including but not limited to record keeping, and reporting changes alongside our external partner.

• Working with Legal & Policy team members to enable the global mobility internal policy application, supporting on global immigration requirements and liaising with relevant external third parties on our behalf.

Who you are:

• Qualified legal professional (with 2+ years PQE preferable).

• Be passionate about the media industry.

• Strong experience in UK and International Employment law gained either in private practice or in an in-house role in a sector similar to Conde Nast.

• In particular, experience of handling international employment law issues, including consultations, and employee relations matters, such as internal investigations and disciplinary matters, is required.

• Ability to coordinate investigations in Europe and APAC markets.

• Additional experience in ethical compliance matters, and working with company compliance policies, is preferred.

• Interest and preferentially experience of advising or managing immigration matters.

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.

• Ability to present legal advice in a pragmatic, problem solving and commercial fashion.

• European international languages spoken is preferred.

• Confident, self starter who welcomes the opportunity presented in developing strong relationships.

• Positive “can do” attitude and willingness to work flexibly and as part of an evolving team that is itself operating in a business and sector going through change.

What benefits do we offer?

• Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find you’ll find all Condé Nast-developed learning courses and trainings, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages

• 25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for if you get married, move house or want to volunteer

• Hybrid working and core hours

• Competitive pension scheme

• Bupa Private Healthcare

• Season ticket loans

• Cycle to work

• Employee Assistance programme

• Bring your dog to work

• A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts

• Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions

• Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.