Job Description

The Global Director Talent Advisory (i) is responsible for the Firm’s global human resources (HR) practices, (ii) acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, and (iii) partners closely with Legal, Compliance, Talent Development, Talent Total Rewards, Talent Recruiting, Talent Operations, Chiefs, and Practice Group leadership.
The Global Director is responsible for managing services including but not limited to employee relations, policies, investigations, performance management, compliance, culture and change. The role supports all of Dechert’s global offices for both legal and business professionals.

The Global Director will oversee the management of the Global Talent Advisory Team, around 10 members, to ensure exceptional client service and seamless execution of priorities.

This position requires expertise in employment law, cross border HR operations, and the ability to support a diverse, global workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary global advisor on talent and workforce matters.
• Execute a global talent advisory strategy supporting the Firm’s growth, risk mitigation, and operational excellence, ensuring global standards.
• Use HR analytics to identify trends and provide executive-ready insights.
• Lead global performance management processes.
• Lead the global employee relations (ER) function, ensuring consistent, fair and timely handling of workplace issues.
• Build and maintain ER frameworks and monitor global ER trends to proactively identify opportunities to improve workplace engagement.
• Oversee all workplace investigations, in a timely and neutral manner and ensure global investigation protocols are in place that meet legal and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Harmonize, maintain, and communicate global people and talent advisory policies playbooks, and protocols, by partnering with Legal, Compliance and regional teams; ensuring policies are current, compliant, and reflective of best practices across the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Asia.
• Ensure adherence to employment laws, regulatory requirements, and industry standards across all operating regions.
• Conduct audits of processes, documentation, and compliance controls.
• Advise leadership on regulatory changes and their impact on the business.
• Partner with Talent Development, to develop and implement global compliance training programs.
• Oversee the Global Talent Advisory Team by providing guidance, managing workload, staffing, absences and performance feedback ensuring clear communication and execution of goals, objectives, and priorities as set with the Chief Talent Officer and the Firm’s leadership.
• Performs other duties as needed to ensure the efficient functioning of the department.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with strong operational execution, integrity, discretion, and judgment to achieve outcomes.
• Executive presence with strong influencing, negotiating, and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with continuous improvement mindset.
• Collaborative, client-service oriented; comfortable with ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Global mindset that proactively anticipates and interprets stakeholder needs and designs effective solutions.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10-15 years of progressive HR leadership experience, with global employee relations and compliance exposure.
• Experience in a large law firm or professional services environment, with specialized knowledge of multiple HR disciplines.
• 10+ years in a management-level role, including supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of employment laws and HR practices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the U.K.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and concisely and adjust tone appropriately – additional language skills are useful.
• Excellent technical skills in MS Office, particularly in Excel; knowledge of Workday HRIS and ability to learn and adapt to new systems as required.

Physical effort / Work conditions:

• This position operates in a professional office environment which is generally free of hazards and exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• This position requires regular attendance (4 days per week) on-site at a Dechert location with some travel to different sites using various modes of transportation and may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends.
• This position routinely operates standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopy machines.
• This position is mainly sedentary. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to read, sit and type for sustained periods of time; to walk, stand, reach, and bend; to open and close filing cabinets and access and retrieve materials in file rooms; to lift, carry and move files or other items of light to moderate weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

This position requires a normal audio range, with or without correction. It also requires the normal visual range, with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

About Dechert:

Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead.

For more than 150 years, we have advised clients on critical issues – from high-stakes litigation to first-in-market transaction structures and complex regulatory matters. Our lawyers in commercial centers worldwide are immersed in the key sectors we service – financial services, private capital, real estate life sciences and technology.

Dechert delivers unwavering partnership so our clients can achieve unprecedented results.

Additional Job Description

At the time of this posting, the salary range for this position in New York is $275,000 - $335,000 annually. Actual compensation is commensurate with job related knowledge, skills, experience, and location of the position.

Location(s)

New YorkBoston, Philadelphia, Washington DC

Time Type

Full time

Dechert LLP is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination. The Firm prohibits unlawful discrimination in any term or condition of employment against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, membership or service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.