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Sr. Litigation & Employment Counsel Location(s): Toledo, OH, US, 43659-0001 Function: Legal Audience: Experienced Professional Work Arrangement: Hybrid Requisition ID: 63012 PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Sr. Counsel, Litigation and Employment Law provides support to all Owens Corning businesses and the corporate functions regarding domestic litigation and supports one or more business functions from an Employment Law perspective as assigned. With respect to litigation responsibilities, this position acts as a key partner to the business and corporate finance teams, providing valuable guidance on pre-litigation dispute resolution, litigation strategy, expense forecasting and contingent liability reserves. With respect to employment law, this position provides support to one or more of Owens Corning's businesses and the corporate functions, as necessary. This position also acts as a key partner to the Human Resources and Labor Relations team, providing valuable guidance on a wide variety of employment related issues. The Sr. Counsel, Litigation and Employment Law is responsible for managing the company's domestic litigation and assigned employment law advising through internal and external resources, exercising sound judgment, communicating timely to all necessary stakeholders, and providing strategic advice that positions the company to achieve the best possible results in the resolution of all disputes and development of strategic and compliant solutions to human resources issues. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Understand the Owens Corning business and demonstrate strong leadership capability Understand our businesses, our products and our people, including internal structures, business strategies, and controls processes to ensure that all guidance is provided within an appropriate context Continuously builds an intimate knowledge of our Company, including internal structures, business strategies, and goals to ensure that all guidance is provided within an appropriate context Develop strong relationships with business partners Approach issues with an enterprise first perspective that ensures we always strive to serve the company's needs Collaborate effectively within and beyond the law department to drive creative solutions Manage projects with a team-oriented approach Escalate and communicate legal issues in a timely and effective way Maintain a no surprises mindset on outside counsel legal spend, track spend to budget Operate a litigation management framework that enables enterprise success Proactively anticipate legal challenges, opportunities, and trends in the litigation landscape Systematically communicate legal issues and strategies to leaders in a timely and effective way and advise business leaders on risk management strategies Facilitate teamwork across all functions and business groups to maximize dispute resolution outcomes Effectively maximize the use of digital tools for matter management and financial management of active litigation matters Actively manage the litigation spend through effective budgeting and cost management. Lead with a systematic approach the legal review of all contingent liability reserves Be a trusted legal advisor and business partner Advise and counsel business partners and law department colleagues on a broad spectrum of pre-litigation disputes and litigation matters, including (but not limited to): products liability, general liability, commercial disputes, construction disputes, insurance coverage and recovery, product warranties and intellectual property Conduct and advise on investigations and respo