Job Description

About the Role

NIQ is looking for an experienced Labor & Employment lawyer to join its Global L&E; Legal team. As part of a highly specialized global employment law function, you will advise senior leaders, HR and business stakeholders on complex workplace matters spanning employee relations, investigations, workforce transformation, labor relations, litigation, compliance and employment risk management across multiple jurisdictions. This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to influence key people decisions, partner directly with senior leadership, and help shape employment strategy in one of the world's leading consumer intelligence companies. Success in this role requires sound legal judgment, commercial agility, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to deliver practical solutions in a dynamic general environment.

What You'll Do

As a member of NIQ's Global Labor & Employment Legal team, you will partner with business leaders, HR, Ethics & Compliance, and legal colleagues to navigate complex workforce challenges across multiple jurisdictions. You will serve as a trusted advisor on strategic employment matters, helping the business achieve its objectives while effectively managing legal and reputational risk.

You will:

- Lead the resolution of complex employee relations matters, including disputes, labor proceedings, litigation, negotiations, mediations, and settlements.
- Conduct and advise on complex and sensitive workplace investigations, including matters involving senior leaders, allegations of misconduct, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, conflicts of interest, and other issues with significant legal, regulatory, or reputational impact.
- Provide legal guidance on disciplinary proceedings, performance management, workforce reductions, terminations, and other challenging employment matters, balancing legal risk, employee experience, and business objectives.
- Advise on labor and employment laws across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with evolving legal and regulatory requirements.




- Support strategic business initiatives, including reorganizations, restructurings, M&A; transactions, outsourcing arrangements, hubbing initiatives, workforce integrations, and other transformational projects.
- Counsel on executive employment matters, employment agreements, employee data management, whistleblower and ethics investigations, immigration matters, and other cross-border employment issues.
- Partner with HR and Ethics & Compliance stakeholders to develop, implement, and deliver training and awareness programs on key workplace policies and conduct standards, including the Code of Conduct, Prohibition Against Sexual Harassment, Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Retaliation, Speak Up/Reporting channels, and other employment-related policies.
- Advise on the development, interpretation, implementation, and enforcement of integral and local employment, workplace conduct, and ethics policies, ensuring consistency, legal compliance, and alignment with NIQ's values and culture.
- Counsel business and HR leaders on employee relations, labor and union matters, workplace transformations, disciplinary processes, investigations, and people-related policies and programs.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across Legal, HR, Privacy, Ethics & Compliance, Security, and other functions to deliver integrated and commercially pragmatic solutions to complex business challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Business Leadership & Decision-Making

- Provide clear, practical, and commercially focused labor and employment legal advice that enables business outcomes while effectively managing risk.




- Lead and oversee complex and sensitive workplace investigations and disciplinary processes, including matters involving senior executives and issues with significant legal, regulatory, and reputational implications.
- Exercise sound judgment on high-profile and challenging employment matters, balancing legal requirements, business priorities, employee experience, and organizational values.
- Translate legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for business leaders and HR partners.

Stakeholder Partnership & Influence

- Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders, building strong relationships across functions, geographies, and levels of the organization.
- Partner with HR and Ethics & Compliance teams to develop and implement employment, workplace conduct, and compliance programs that support a positive and ethical workplace culture.
- Communicate complex legal issues effectively to non-legal audiences, influencing decisions through credibility, insight, and pragmatic solutions.
- Lead labor and employment projects from strategy through execution, managing priorities, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder alignment.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

- Drive continuous improvement in legal service delivery, project management, and operational effectiveness.
- Leverage legal technology and AI responsibly to enhance efficiency, scalability, and business impact.
- Demonstrate integrity, accountability, inclusion, and professional excellence in all interactions.
- Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing legal team culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and shared success.

Why This Role Matters

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of law, business strategy, and organizational transformation. You will work directly with senior leaders on some of NIQ's most significant workforce and people-related decisions, helping shape outcomes across a truly global organization while influencing culture, governance, and risk management at scale.

📌 Associate Director, Global Labor and Employment Law (LATAM) (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Ciudad de México