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Industry: Wholesale Building Materials
Company Size: 11-50 employees

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**Job Title: **Legal Counsel - Employment & Labor

**Location: ** Coppell, TX or Herndon, VA (Hybrid)

**Position Summary **

QXO is seeking a Legal Counsel with a strong foundation in employment and labor law to support a growing, diversified industrial services organization. This role will provide legal guidance on matters related to employment practices and compliance, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution.

**Key Responsibilities **

**Employment Law Counsel **

- Advise HR and business leaders on a broad range of employment matters.

- Assist with internal whistleblower program and investigations related to employee complaints and workplace conduct.

- Support employment-related litigation, administrative proceedings, and demand letters, including strategy development, budgeting, and settlement negotiations.

- Draft and update employment-related documentation, including policies and agreements.

**Labor Relations & Union Matters **

- Provide legal counsel to internal labor and HR teams regarding union-related matters, including collective bargaining, campaigns, and contract interpretation.

- Assist on labor disputes when necessary, including managing arbitration.

- Monitor changes in federal and state labor laws impacting unionized and non-unionized workforces.

**Compliance & Risk Management **

- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations including wage & hour, workplace safety, workforce restructuring, restrictive covenants and trade secrets.

- Identify and mitigate potential legal risks, providing practical guidance tailored to the business.

- Support internal audits in connection with employment law issues.

- Conduct employment compliance training programs.

**Cross-Functional Partnerships **

- Collaborate with HR, Operations, Corporate Functions, and executive leadership to align legal guidance with business objectives.

- Provide clear, succinct legal advice to non-legal stakeholders.

- Support integration planning for newly acquired companies, including harmonizing policies and practices.

**Qualifications **

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the state bar in the jurisdiction of employment, or eligibility to obtain admission in that jurisdiction.

- 5–8+ years of relevant labor & employment law experience.

- Knowledge of federal and state labor/employment laws and regulations.

- Experience supporting internal labor and HR teams with labor negotiations, grievance/arbitration matters, and/or NLRB proceedings preferred.

- Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently with risk tolerance calibration and operational execution.

- Collaborative, business-oriented mindset.

**What QXO Offers **

- Opportunity to help build and shape a modern, tech-forward industrial organization.

- Exposure to multiple business units and a wide range of labor and employment topics.

- A culture focused on growth, integrity, and operational excellence.

- Competitive compensation and benefits.

Legal Counsel - Employment & Labor

QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) is the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing, waterproofing, and related products, and the second largest publicly traded distributor of lumber and building materials in North America. QXO is the fastest growing company in the $800 billion building products distribution industry and plans to become the tech-enabled leader by delivering best-in-class customer satisfaction and outsized returns for its shareholders. The company is targeting $50 billion in annual revenues within the next decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth.

**What You'll Do**

**Position Summary**

The Director, HR Business Partner (HRBP) for IT, Technology, and Infrastructure serves as a strategic advisor to senior technology and infrastructure leaders. Aligning people strategy with business priorities in complex, fast‑evolving environments. This role is a hands-on, data-driven partner who influences organizational design, workforce planning, leadership capability, and transformation initiatives to enable long-term scalability and operational excellence. Not a traditional HR support function.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Strategic Partnership & Enterprise Business Alignment**

- Partner with CIO, CTO, and Supply Chain leadership to translate business and technology strategies into actionable people plans, aligning workforce strategy to product roadmaps, infrastructure priorities, and operational goals.

- Develop and execute a multi-year people strategy aligned to enterprise objectives, growth targets, and operational priorities.

- Partner with executive leadership to drive organizational design, workforce optimization, succession planning, and leadership capability development.

- Leverage advanced HR analytics and predictive workforce data to inform executive decision-making and improve business outcomes.

- Provide a clear point of view and challenge senior leaders to drive accountability, organizational effectiveness, and talent outcomes.

**Organizational Design & Transformation**

- Lead large-scale change initiatives including restructuring, acquisitions, integrations, workforce realignment, and operating model transformation.

- Drive continuous improvement of talent systems, performance frameworks, and leadership accountability standards.

- Identify organizational capability gaps and implement enterprise-aligned solutions to strengthen leadership bench strength and succession depth.

- Build and lead scenario-based workforce planning tied to investment strategy, cost optimization, and roadmap delivery.

- Partner with business and finance leaders to inform build vs. buy vs. outsource workforce decisions.

- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Legal, and Corporate HR Centers of Excellence (Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, HR Ops, Learning & Development) to ensure cohesive execution of strategic initiatives.

**Talent Strategy & Leadership Development**

- Architect and lead comprehensive regional talent strategies encompassing acquisition, development, engagement, retention, and succession.

- Champion executive and high-potential leadership development initiatives in partnership with corporate Learning & Development teams.

- Elevate performance management systems to drive accountability, high performance, and measurable business impact.

- Ensure diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strategies are embedded into talent systems and leadership expectations.

**Culture, Engagement & Employee Relations**

- Shape and reinforce a high-performance, people-centric culture aligned with enterprise values.

- Translate employee engagement insights into executive-level actions that improve retention, productivity, and morale.

- Provide executive communications support during change initiatives and strategic rollouts. Lead and advise on complex employee relations matters, balancing business needs.

**What You'll Bring**

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.

- 10-12 years of progressive HR leadership experience, including senior-level partnership.

- 5+ years of supporting technical executives, understanding technical teams complexity, and experience with high-growth engineering organizations.

- Experience supporting engineering, product, or infrastructure organizations (Agile, DevOps, SRE environments).

- Understanding of competitive technical talent markets and hiring strategies.

- Experience supporting organizations undergoing significant transformation (e.g., ERP implementations, scaling, or operational change).

- Ability to operate effectively in high-growth, ambiguous, and fast-paced environments

- Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic partner to executive leadership, with a track record of influencing difficult decisions.

What you'll earn

- 401(k) with employer match

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- PTO, company holidays, and parental leave

- Paid training and certifications

- Legal assistance and identity protection

- Pet insurance

- Employee assistance program (EAP)

**QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. **~~We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.~~

To comply with Pay Transparency laws, employers must disclose an annual salary range. Actual offers depend on factors such as location, experience, skills, and market data. This position may also offer variable compensation.

**Salary Range**

USD $189,000.00 - USD $220,000.00 /Yr.

Director, HR Business Partner (Seattle)

**Position Summary **

QXO is seeking a Legal Counsel with a strong foundation in employment and labor law to support a growing, diversified industrial services organization. This role will provide legal guidance on matters related to employment practices and compliance, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution.

**Key Responsibilities **

**Employment Law Counsel **

- Advise HR and business leaders on a broad range of employment matters.

- Assist with internal whistleblower program and investigations related to employee complaints and workplace conduct.

- Support employment-related litigation, administrative proceedings, and demand letters, including strategy development, budgeting, and settlement negotiations.

- Draft and update employment-related documentation, including policies and agreements.

**Labor Relations & Union Matters **

- Provide legal counsel to internal labor and HR teams regarding union-related matters, including collective bargaining, campaigns, and contract interpretation.

- Assist on labor disputes when necessary, including managing arbitration.

- Monitor changes in federal and state labor laws impacting unionized and non-unionized workforces.

**Compliance & Risk Management **

- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations including wage & hour, workplace safety, workforce restructuring, restrictive covenants and trade secrets.

- Identify and mitigate potential legal risks, providing practical guidance tailored to the business.

- Support internal audits in connection with employment law issues.

- Conduct employment compliance training programs.

**Cross-Functional Partnerships **

- Collaborate with HR, Operations, Corporate Functions, and executive leadership to align legal guidance with business objectives.

- Provide clear, succinct legal advice to non-legal stakeholders.

- Support integration planning for newly acquired companies, including harmonizing policies and practices.

**Qualifications **

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the state bar in the jurisdiction of employment, or eligibility to obtain admission in that jurisdiction.

- 5–8+ years of relevant labor & employment law experience.

- Knowledge of federal and state labor/employment laws and regulations.

- Experience supporting internal labor and HR teams with labor negotiations, grievance/arbitration matters, and/or NLRB proceedings preferred.

- Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently with risk tolerance calibration and operational execution.

- Collaborative, business-oriented mindset.

**What QXO Offers **

- Opportunity to help build and shape a modern, tech-forward industrial organization.

- Exposure to multiple business units and a wide range of labor and employment topics.

- A culture focused on growth, integrity, and operational excellence.

- Competitive compensation and benefits.

Location: Greenwich, Connecticut - Hybrid - 1 Day in Office

Reports to: Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

We are seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to play a key role in driving full-cycle executive recruiting while acting as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and executives. This role will focus heavily on Corporate Executive Recruiting, supporting VP, SVP, and C-Suite level searches across the organization. The ideal candidate is a strategic recruiter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and has experience managing complex, high-visibility searches with discretion and urgency. Someone coming from a retained or contingency executive search agency background is highly preferred.

**What you’ll do: **

- Own full-cycle executive recruiting for VP, SVP, and C-Suite level roles across corporate functions

- Partner closely with senior executives and hiring leaders to develop search strategies, market mapping, and talent insights

- Build and maintain strong pipelines of executive talent through proactive sourcing, networking, referrals, and industry engagement

- Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership teams throughout the search and selection process

- Drive a high-touch candidate experience while managing confidential and complex searches

- Mentor recruiters and share best practices around executive recruiting and sourcing strategies

- Partner with HR and business leaders on succession planning and long-term talent pipeline initiatives

- Track recruiting metrics and market trends to inform hiring decisions and executive talent strategy

- Represent the company externally through networking events, industry partnerships, and employer branding initiatives

**What you’ll bring: **

- 8+ years of recruiting experience with a strong focus on Executive Recruiting and Corporate Recruiting

- Must have experience managing full-cycle recruiting for VP and C-Suite level roles

- Prior executive search firm or agency recruiting experience strongly preferred

- Proven ability to influence and build credibility with senior executives and stakeholders

- Strong sourcing, networking, and talent mapping capabilities

- Experience managing multiple high-priority executive searches simultaneously

- Proficiency with ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and recruiting technologies

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills

- Ability to operate with urgency, professionalism, and confidentiality in a fast-paced environment

**What you’ll earn: **

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

PTO, company holidays, and parental leave

Paid training and certifications

Legal assistance and identity protection

Pet insurance

Employee assistance program (EAP)

**About the company **

QXO is the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing, waterproofing, and complementary building products in the United States. The company aims to become the tech-enabled leader in the $800 billion building products distribution industry and generate outsized value for shareholders. QXO is targeting $50 billion in annual revenues within the next decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth.

**QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. **~~We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. ~~

To comply with Pay Transparency laws, employers must disclose an annual salary range. Actual offers depend on factors such as location, experience, skills, and market data. This position may also offer variable compensation.

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