EWR Director, Operations

Purpose

The Director, Employee & Workplace Relations leads the employee relations function for U.S. Operations. The role sets strategy, advises employees and leaders, manages organizational risk, protects and strengthens a respectful, inclusive, and compliant workplace culture, and advances workforce and compliance priorities across the enterprise while ensuring adherence to applicable local laws, regulations, policies, and practices.

Responsibilities

• Champions a strong, inclusive workplace culture by integrating culture-building efforts with employee relations practices, partnering with leaders to reinforce respectful behaviors, address concerns early, and sustain employee trust and engagement.
• Ensures compliance with applicable corporate and HR policies and procedures and holds overall responsibility for U.S. Operations employee relations.
• Identifies and manages risk by using data and metrics to monitor emerging trends, develop appropriate contingency plans, and anticipate unintended consequences and broader organizational impacts.
• Serves as a trusted advisor on significant employee relations decisions. Consults on, coordinates, and manages workforce reductions; influences senior leaders toward effective solutions; and applies standard project management tools to control scope, cost, schedule, and resources.
• Acts as the employee relations liaison to senior HR leaders, business leaders, Business HR, Legal, Ethics and Compliance and other stakeholders in supported areas. Seeks relevant information from internal and external sources to inform decisions.
• Balances company and team priorities with local requirements and employee needs. Benchmarks internal and external practices and applies lessons learned to improve results.
• Coaches and directs key stakeholders, resolves complex cases, oversees HR compliance, and supports statutory reporting requirements, including the Affirmative Action Plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Employee Relations, or a related field; a master's degree in Business or a related discipline is preferred.
• 10–12 years of experience in Employee Relations and/or Business HR.
• Knowledge of U.S. employment and labor laws.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Strong organizational and employee relations oversight skills, including the ability to advance open cases toward timely resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office in a Windows environment.