Labor Relations Counsel

Irving, Texas

Full time

40015578

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.

Job Summary

Job Description

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel, risk analysis and support, training to Vistra on a variety of employment and labor-related matters as well as compensation and benefits issues.

• Advise on all aspects of labor relations, including union campaigns, collective bargaining agreements, grievances, arbitrations and settlements

• Draft and negotiate terms of corporate transactions or agreements related to personnel or benefits issues, including outsourcing arrangements, workforce transition or engagement of contractors, and service provider contracts.

• Interpret and draft benefit plan documents.

• Draft employment agreements, releases, severance documents and other labor/employment related documents on behalf of the company.

• Proactively advise Vistra management regarding ways to avoid or mitigate potential claims against the company and assert claims by Vistra.

• Make recommendations regarding the potential resolution of cases, including potential settlement as well as the litigation of legal proceedings against others.

• Manage unfair labor practice charges and proceedings beofre the NLRB

• Supervise outside litigation counsel and provide guidance to such counsel with respect to Vistra’s strategies, policies, and objectives.

• Work with senior leadership, HR and operations to support compliance activities in HR and labor/employment areas.

• Provide day-to-day advice and counsel to HR partners and throughout the business.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Juris Doctorate, at least one state Bar membership and ability to become licensed in Texas within 1 year.

• 4-5 years of substantial legal experience in labor law within a well-established law firm and/or corporate environment.

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Acute attention to detail.

Experience preferred in:

• Corporate/ in-house legal setting experience.

• Employment law experience.

• Employee compensation and benefits

Job Family

Legal/Compliance

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at .

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com ( .

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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at View email address on click.appcast.io to make a request.