Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. **Position Summary** Senior Legal Counsel, Employment Law will join a collegial team of other employment lawyers within a large legal department, reporting to the Assistant Vice President, Legal Counsel – Labor and Employment. **Major Responsibilities:** + Provide strategic and practical legal advice to the CVS Health business units and Human Resources partners on all relevant federal, state and local labor and employment laws and provide guidance based on an understanding of the business and priorities. + Manage employment-related claims and litigation. + Provide advice and counsel to business partners regarding risk mitigation strategies. + Provide guidance on best-practices pursuant to legal guidelines. + Manage restrictive covenants, draft documents, and effectively negotiate the resolution of adverse matters. + Oversee and manage outside counsel on state and federal administrative charges, demand letters, claims, and litigation to ensure high-quality, cost-effective service. + Review processes and policies related to employment matters to enhance guidelines, policies, procedures, and trainings. + Draft and negotiate complex employment-related agreements. + Work collaboratively with Human Resources, Compliance, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with new laws and to identify initiatives to improve employee satisfaction. **Required Qualifications** + 10+ years of experience in a law firm or in-house position with a focus on labor and employment law issues nationwide, preferably in or pertaining to a retail or healthcare organization + Licensed to practice law and member in good standing of a state bar. + Strong litigation and litigation management experience. + Class/collective action experience. + Ability to travel occasionally. + Strong verbal and written communication skills. + Ability to handle multiple priorities within deadlines without significant direct supervision. + Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. + Exercises sound and professional judgment. + Responsive to requests and strong adherence to deadlines. + Foster confidential, collaborative and collegial relationships with colleagues and clients.Assist with special projects and serve on cross-functional teams. **Preferred Qualifications** + Experience with labor and employment issues in a retail or health care organization. **Education** Bachelors Degree Juris Doctorate **Pay Range** The typical pay range for this role is: $175,100.00 - $334,750.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies. For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health (https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits) We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/11/2025 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.