Career Area:Legal and Compliance
Job Description:Caterpillar is seeking an experienced
Senior Corporate Counsel- Labor and Employment to provide strategic legal advice and support on U.S. labor and employment matters across the enterprise. Working closely with human resources leaders, business stakeholders, and fellow legal professionals, this role helps advance Caterpillar's people strategy for a complex global organization with more than 100,000 employees worldwide. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, delivering practical, business-focused counsel on a broad range of employment-related issues while helping the company manage risk and achieve its objectives.
This is a unique opportunity for a talented and highly motivated attorney to join a world-class legal team and advise an iconic company on complex, high-impact labor and employment matters. The role offers significant responsibility, meaningful client engagement, and the opportunity to influence key business and workforce decisions across a global enterprise.
What You Will Do: - Deliver legal counsel and support of Caterpillar's U.S. business operations on a wide range of labor and employment matters, including issues involving the FMLA, FLSA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, OFCCP, NLRA and HR policy compliance
- Establish and maintain relationships, credibility, and trust with human resources and business leadership, stakeholders, and legal colleagues across a global organization
- Collaborate with colleagues to provide strategic employment and labor law counsel and drive successful outcomes in complex and highly sensitive matters
- Handle inquiries, audits, investigations, and actions from government officials or agencies responsible for labor and employment regulation
- Identify and assess legal risks and new developments and advise internal business partners and leadership on development and implementation of new laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Provide legal training based on risk assessment, strategic objectives, and legal developments
What You Have: - J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
- Licensed to practice law in at least one state and ability to practice as in-house counsel in Texas or Illinois, as applicable
- Minimum of 5 years of law firm and/or in-house experience in labor and employment matters
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with a commitment to integrity, professionalism, collegiality, and keeping stakeholders appropriately informed
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues and to influence others inside and outside the legal department
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams within legal, HR and business units
- Ability to manage multiple projects and effectively prioritize
- Demonstrated business acumen, ability to learn Caterpillar's business and experience developing and recommending practical and strategic approaches to legal challenges facing business clients
Top Candidates Will Also Have:- Significant client counseling experience, including experience directly advising HR professionals and business leaders on employment law matters, including employee discipline and discharge, performance management, employee separation agreements, reductions in force, leaves of absence, wage & hour, EEO charge proceedings and employment litigation
- Experience representing employers in traditional labor relations matters, including collective bargaining, contract administration, labor arbitration, union organizing, union representation elections and defense of unfair labor practice claims
- Flexibility and eagerness to work on broad range of legal matters
- Ability to effectively navigate and work efficiently in a matrix organization
Additional Details:- The location for this position is Irving, TX or Peoria, IL
- This position is an on-site role and will be performed from the office five days per week
- Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
- Sponsorship is not available
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Summary Pay Range:$163,330.00 - $245,000.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:July 9, 2026 - July 24, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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