Location
London, UK

Hours
Full Time - 4 days in office, 1 day remote flexibility

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Burberry, our people and culture underpin how we deliver for our customers and our brand. We are building a high-performance culture that encourages creativity and collaboration, enabling colleagues to do their best work. Guided by our purpose, To Embrace the Elements with Open Arms, we bring together diverse perspectives, skills and expertise to create exceptional luxury products and experiences. The Burberry Legal team operates at the heart of this vibrant, creative and forward-thinking FTSE-listed organisation, partnering with stakeholders across the business to support strategic priorities, manage risk and enable growth.

As a key member of the Employment Legal team, this 12-month fixed-term contract (covering parental leave) role provides strategic and practical employment law support across the UK and EMEIA. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted adviser to HR and senior business leaders, helping to shape decision-making on complex workforce issues, organisational change and employee relations matters.

Responsibilities include providing clear, commercially focused advice across the employment lifecycle, supporting organisational change and cross-border projects, advising on senior appointments and negotiated exits, managing employment litigation and external counsel, and contributing to continuous improvement of legal processes and training. The role also involves supporting Burberry's readiness for Employment Rights Act reforms and other strategic people-related projects across EMEIA.

Experience
- Strong UK employment law expertise with experience across EMEIA jurisdictions
- Proven ability to operate autonomously and advise senior stakeholders directly
- Experience supporting organisational change programmes and delivering practical solutions
- Skilled in managing employment litigation and external legal advisers
- Demonstrated excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

About you
- Commercially minded with sound judgement and ability to translate legal risk into practical recommendations
- Organised and resilient, able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across HR, Legal and wider business functions
- Committed to technical excellence and providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice

Qualifications
Relevant legal qualifications and professional accreditation in employment law are expected for this role.