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Director of Labor and Employee Relations
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Posted Date
03-07-2023
Job ID
27199
Job Function
Human Resources
REI City
Seattle
REI State
Washington
REI Location
Seattle HQ
Remote Eligible
Yes
Please visit the Covid-19 Hiring Updates before applying
What's cool about this job
REI is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, multicultural organization. To fulfill our brand promise of enabling a life well-lived outside for everyone, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
The Labor & Employee Relations Director will be responsible for influencing the continued development of REI’s labor strategy across the co-op. This leader will accomplish their goals by assuming responsibility for all labor – management relationships affecting the co-op and building a team to execute the co-op's strategy across all business segments.
This leader acts as an advisor & facilitator across the co-op to develop and integrate labor’s strategic initiatives across the business lines in partnership with cross-functional leaders that impact the co-op's people and culture. This includes HR, Legal, Communications, Marketing, and Community Impact & Engagement. The leader must think proactively, anticipating issues, assessing risk, and offering solutions to navigate the Co-op's labor & employee relations risk. The Labor & Employee Relations Director will lead core practices of employee engagement work and will provide direction to cultivate a positive culture. The leader will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Labor Relations team.
! Responsible for the overall goals and objectives of the labor relations team.
! Builds, influences, aligns and drives the labor strategy across the co-op.
! Provides subject matter expertise in collaboration with management to determine the needs of the business (quality, safety, performance, etc.) and develop strategies for ensuring those needs are met in our labor/management relationships.
! Conducts negotiations on behalf of the co-op that meets the needs of the business, our employees, and our members.
! Act as the subject matter expert re: contract negotiations and responding to union organizing. Coordinating heavily with legal, outside counsel, and senior business leaders to address the issues that create the most risk for the organization.
! Provide strategic direction and manage precedent setting issues or cases that come up that could have a significant impact to the business and operations.
! Travel – 40-50%
! Explores alternative solutions and process improvements through lessons learned, providing recommendations and implementation
! Applies strong analytical skills and attention to detail to understand complex problems and root causes, leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to develop insights, guide decisions, and formulate solutions. Design, collect, and analyze data to identify trends and potential risk areas associated with climate surveys and assessments
! Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the employee experience and help develop and implement innovative solutions and policies
Bring your passion and expertise
! Bachelor’s Degree and at least 12+ years’ experience with union and non-union environments responsible for labor and employee relations
! JD or Masters in HR/Industrial Relations preferred
! Hands on experience supporting senior business leaders, responding to labor/union matters, first chair union contract negotiations, manage 7+ union organizing campaigns, and creating employee engagement activities across a multi-site organization (>10,000 employees)
! 7+ years Management experience in a leadership role.
! Consulting & collaboration – skilled at consulting with wide variety of partner types and navigating unchartered territory
! Project management – stakeholder engagement and program execution and change management
! Data analysis – can leverage quantitative and qualitative data to enable informed decision making
! Must have flexibility to travel to sites across the United States up to 50% of the time
! Ability to build strong working relationships and work collaboratively across all levels of the organization, including remote areas and in manufacturing environments
! Proactive and self-directed with ability to manage/complete multiple projects with competing deadlines
! Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations
REI hires, trains, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We remain deeply committed to making the Co-op a place where everyone can feel safe and be themselves. Join us. #LI-AU1
As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.
The pay for this role is: $137500 - $233900 per year .
At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the "100 Best Places to Work" list since the award's inception – 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.
With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.
REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Posting Range
$137500 - $233900 per year
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Posted Date
03-07-2023
Job ID
27199
Job Function
Human Resources
REI City
Seattle
REI State
Washington
REI Location
Seattle HQ
Remote Eligible
Yes
Please visit the Covid-19 Hiring Updates before applying
What's cool about this job
REI is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, multicultural organization. To fulfill our brand promise of enabling a life well-lived outside for everyone, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
The Labor & Employee Relations Director will be responsible for influencing the continued development of REI’s labor strategy across the co-op. This leader will accomplish their goals by assuming responsibility for all labor – management relationships affecting the co-op and building a team to execute the co-op's strategy across all business segments.
This leader acts as an advisor & facilitator across the co-op to develop and integrate labor’s strategic initiatives across the business lines in partnership with cross-functional leaders that impact the co-op's people and culture. This includes HR, Legal, Communications, Marketing, and Community Impact & Engagement. The leader must think proactively, anticipating issues, assessing risk, and offering solutions to navigate the Co-op's labor & employee relations risk. The Labor & Employee Relations Director will lead core practices of employee engagement work and will provide direction to cultivate a positive culture. The leader will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Labor Relations team.
! Responsible for the overall goals and objectives of the labor relations team.
! Builds, influences, aligns and drives the labor strategy across the co-op.
! Provides subject matter expertise in collaboration with management to determine the needs of the business (quality, safety, performance, etc.) and develop strategies for ensuring those needs are met in our labor/management relationships.
! Conducts negotiations on behalf of the co-op that meets the needs of the business, our employees, and our members.
! Act as the subject matter expert re: contract negotiations and responding to union organizing. Coordinating heavily with legal, outside counsel, and senior business leaders to address the issues that create the most risk for the organization.
! Provide strategic direction and manage precedent setting issues or cases that come up that could have a significant impact to the business and operations.
! Travel – 40-50%
! Explores alternative solutions and process improvements through lessons learned, providing recommendations and implementation
! Applies strong analytical skills and attention to detail to understand complex problems and root causes, leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to develop insights, guide decisions, and formulate solutions. Design, collect, and analyze data to identify trends and potential risk areas associated with climate surveys and assessments
! Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the employee experience and help develop and implement innovative solutions and policies
Bring your passion and expertise
! Bachelor’s Degree and at least 12+ years’ experience with union and non-union environments responsible for labor and employee relations
! JD or Masters in HR/Industrial Relations preferred
! Hands on experience supporting senior business leaders, responding to labor/union matters, first chair union contract negotiations, manage 7+ union organizing campaigns, and creating employee engagement activities across a multi-site organization (>10,000 employees)
! 7+ years Management experience in a leadership role.
! Consulting & collaboration – skilled at consulting with wide variety of partner types and navigating unchartered territory
! Project management – stakeholder engagement and program execution and change management
! Data analysis – can leverage quantitative and qualitative data to enable informed decision making
! Must have flexibility to travel to sites across the United States up to 50% of the time
! Ability to build strong working relationships and work collaboratively across all levels of the organization, including remote areas and in manufacturing environments
! Proactive and self-directed with ability to manage/complete multiple projects with competing deadlines
! Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations
REI hires, trains, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We remain deeply committed to making the Co-op a place where everyone can feel safe and be themselves. Join us. #LI-AU1
As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.
The pay for this role is: $137500 - $233900 per year .
At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the "100 Best Places to Work" list since the award's inception – 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.
With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.
REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Posting Range
$137500 - $233900 per year
Apply
Back to job search
Share | #LI-DNI