Director, Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment

Mexico City or Monterrey

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

SBD is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director, Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment to provide strategic and operational legal support for our Mexico-based manufacturing operations and commercial teams. This role will serve as the company’s primary labor and employment legal advisor in Mexico and will play a key role in ensuring compliance with Mexican labor laws, managing employment matters, advising on workforce-related matters, and handling or overseeing confidential investigations. The position will report to a senior leader in the SBD Labor and Employee Relations COE in the United States and collaborate closely with cross-border teams. Depending on the background of candidate, this role may also provide legal support and oversight of outside counsel in South American and Latin American countries where SBD does business.

You will get to:

Serve as the lead legal advisor on all labor and employment matters across manufacturing operations and commercial sites in Mexico.Provide counsel on individual and collective labor issues, including union negotiations, collective bargaining agreements, and labor disputes.Ensure compliance with all applicable Mexican labor laws and regulationsAdvise HR and business leaders on terminations, discipline, hiring, compensation, working conditions, and restructuring.Manage employment matters and administrative proceedings, partnering with outside counsel as necessary.Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments impacting the workforce and proactively mitigate risk.Draft, review, and update employment agreements, policies, and workplace rules to align with legal requirements and company values.Support due diligence and integration efforts related to M&A or facility expansion in Mexico.Collaborate with U.S.-based teams to ensure consistency and alignment of global labor and employment strategies and policies.Lead or support internal investigations into employee complaints or misconduct.Provide training to HR and management on employment law topics and best practices.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

Law degree from an accredited university; admission to practice law in Mexico.10+ years of legal experience, with significant expertise in Mexican labor and employment law.In-house counsel experience preferred, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial company.Experience handling unionized workforces and managing collective labor relationships.Strong understanding of cross-border legal collaboration and international corporate environments.Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken).Proven ability to balance risk with business needs and provide practical, solution-oriented guidance.Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.Ability to take a practical and balanced approach.Preferred Qualifications:Experience working for a U.S.-based multinational or reporting to U.S. legal or HR leadership.Prior experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities in Mexico.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.