Director, Corporate Attorney (Employment/Commercial Litigation)

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

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Vantor is currently seeking a Director, Corporate Attorney (Commercial Litigation/Employment) to join the in-house Legal team in Westminster, CO, or Herndon, VA.

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

In this role, you will directly manage employment law matters for Vantor, including the provision of substantive advice on a wide variety of employment law areas, both domestic and international.  This role also entails managing litigation matters, the subject of which spans a broad range of commercial, regulatory, and employment topics.  Litigation management will include active roles in litigation strategy, document retention and collection, litigation portfolio management, oversight of outside counsel, and proactive dispute mitigation advice. In this role, you will be instrumental in helping the company to manage its operations and team in a manner consistent with the company’s values.  You will report to the Vice President, Legal. 

Responsibilities and experiences/skills expected for this role include:

• Substantively knowledgeable in primary areas of employment law, with experience practicing in the area. Areas for which substantive knowledge is expected include complex employment class action cases, anti-discrimination laws, anti-harassment laws, wage and hour laws, the ADA, FLSA, and FMLA, among others. 
• Manage litigation matters covering a variety of commercial topics, including commercial litigation, breach of contract, and regulatory issues.
• Experience in e-discovery practices, portfolio management, risk assessment, and management of outside counsel.
• Lead and/or support on corporate investigations covering various matters.
• Partner and support to a corporate compliance function, particularly as it relates to regulatory, cyber, and employment matters. 
• Experience in independently, and without outside counsel resources, assessing, managing and resolving disputes, including employment and commercial disputes.
• Effectively provide legal advice and excellent client service to employees at all levels of the organization—experience in interacting with senior executives.
• Strong partnership and collaboration skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and assimilate the technical and regulated aspects of the business and its operations.  Comfortable and competent at managing complex problems and gray matter.
• Exceptional writing skills.
• Skilled at ingesting high volumes of information, assessing significance and making timely decisions based on the same.
• Takes initiative and owns opportunities to improve processes, drive efficiencies, train others and enhance productivity.
• Highly responsive both in time and in substance.
• Participates with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives.
• Experience in making and adhering to budgets.  Good financial acumen.
• Interest in playing a utility role as needed, stepping outside the comfort zone, and taking on responsibilities or assignments not neatly characterized as litigation or employment.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a U.S.
• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction and in good standing with the Bar
• Minimum of 8 years of experience practicing law, including at least 4 years with employment law

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing complex commercial litigation and/or employment class action cases
• Strong legal reasoning and drafting skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complicated legal issues concisely to clients
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate on a cross-functional team and in a fast-paced environment
• Professional positive approach to daily business and challenges
• Excellent client relations
• In-house and law firm experience
• Ability to travel for work as necessary; minimal travel expected for this role

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For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

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