Vp / Director, Employee Relations

• Leads investigations and is the primary point of contact for employee relations practices and processes.
  • Develops the framework for the investigation process.
  • Manages and directs all day-to-day employee relations’ tasks, including but not limited to HRBP talking points, written warnings, case summaries and communications.
• Ensures compliance with collective bargaining agreements and leads union contract negotiations.
• Assists with the data reporting and analytics of ER cases for themes, trends and root causes to provide insights and recommendations for decision making and ER risk prevention.
• Manages and directs all day-to-day employee relations’ tasks, including but not limited to HRBP talking points, written warnings, case summaries and communications.
• Develops the framework for the investigation process.

• Establish a practice to review and update Company policies bi-annually and introduce new policies and policy changes.
• Partner with HRIS teams to ensure company systems are configured and designed to policies.
• Ensure compliance with all government-required notices and postings.
• Be the subject matter expert for employment laws, regulations, and executive orders (local, state, federal).

• Experience working in a matrixed environment.
• Advanced understanding of employment and HR related laws and regulations.
• Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to reason and compromise.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential matters with compassion while exhibiting exceptional professionalism and tact.
• Excellent strategic decision making, problem solving, critical thinking.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Uphold the company’s global policies, principles, protocols, and guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, independently and collaboratively to prioritize work and meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading a wide variety of employee investigations and significant employee relations expertise.
• Minimum of 7 years of People (HR) experience with at least 5 to 7 years specifically within Employee Relations, including experience working in a union environment.
• Builds strong partnerships and demonstrates ability to work collaboratively, lead and influence at all levels within the organization, and can make decisions while keeping all partners and leaders informed.

• JD or advanced degree in Labor or Industrial Relations preferred.

Pay Range: $150,000 - $350,000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.