Manager-Employee & Labor Relations - Human Resources - Full Time - 8 Hour - Days

Job Description:

The Manager, Employee & Labor Relations provides strategic leadership and oversight for the organization's employee and labor relations programs, ensuring consistent application of policies, employment practices, collective bargaining agreements, and employment law. This role is responsible for leading the Employee Relations and Labor Relations functions and serves as the organization's primary resource for complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, labor strategy, and organizational risk mitigation. In partnership with Human Resources Business Partners, Legal, Compliance, executive leadership, and operational leaders, the Manager develops and implements proactive strategies that promote a fair, respectful, and compliant workplace while supporting organizational effectiveness, leader accountability, and employee engagement. The Manager leverages data, trends, and industry best practices to improve employee and labor relations outcomes, mitigate risk, and strengthen leadership capability across the organization.

Essential Job Functions:

Strategic Partnership & Consultation
Partner with Human Resources Business Partners to address workforce challenges, organizational effectiveness opportunities, and employee relations risks.

Collaborate with Human Resources Centers of Excellence, including Organizational Development, Talent Acquisition, and Compensation to develop and implement integrated workforce solutions.

Leverage Organizational Development expertise to enhance leadership capability, employee development, team effectiveness, and training strategies.

Consult with senior leaders regarding organizational risk, workplace culture, employee engagement, and workforce trends.

Utilize workforce data and employee and labor relations trends to inform organizational strategy and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Foster collaborative partnerships across Human Resources functions to ensure aligned, consistent, and effective service delivery.

Labor Relations

Provide strategic leadership and oversight for labor relations activities, including contract administration, grievance management, labor-management partnerships, and arbitration preparation.

Partner with the Director of Talent Management to develop and execute labor relations strategies that support organizational objectives and maintain productive labor-management relationships.

Provide consultation and guidance regarding collective bargaining agreement interpretation, workforce impacts, and labor-related risk mitigation.

Collaborate with leadership, Legal, and Human Resources stakeholders on labor relations initiatives and negotiation preparation activities.

Monitor labor relations trends and recommend proactive strategies to address emerging workforce concerns.

Training & Capability Building
Partner with Organizational Development to identify leadership capability gaps and develop training strategies that support organizational and workforce objectives.

Collaborate with Human Resources Business Partners and Organizational Development to enhance leader effectiveness in employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, and workforce management.

Ensure leaders have access to tools, resources, and education that promote consistent and effective employment practices.

Support the development of organizational capabilities through coaching, consultation, and strategic workforce initiatives.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree - Business, HR Management, or related field - Required

• 7+ years of equivalent experience in labor relations and employee relations or employment law will be considered in lieu of a degree

Experience:

• 5-10 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including employee relations, employee engagement, performance management, and organizational leadership - Required.

• Collective bargaining and Labor Relations - Preferred

• 2+ years Healthcare experience - Strongly Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• SPHR Senior Professional in Human Resources - HRCI HR Certification Institute Preferred or

• PHR Professional in Human Resources - HRCI HR Certification Institute Preferred

Skills:

• Expertise in employee relations, including conducting workplace investigations, managing performance and conduct issues, facilitating conflict resolution, and advising leaders on complex employee matters

• Understanding of contract interpretation, grievance administration, labor-management collaboration, collective bargaining support, and union-related issue resolution.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with a diverse workforce in a complex environment

• Ability to work independently in a team environment

• Maintains professional and personal integrity

• Excellent communications skills with the ability to think on one’s feet, ability to give quick, confident responses that are within the context of the law and human resources policy and to be articulate in emotionally charged situations

• Excellent written skills and verbal presentation skills both in small and large groups

• Ability to mentor and support team members in their career development

• Strong knowledge of federal and California labor and employment law including wage and hour compliance

Work Shift:

Exempt Salaried (United States of America)

Pay Range:

$150,788.00 - $226,182.00

Salary

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40