Director, Labor & Employee Relations

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TheDirectorLabor & Employee RelationsLS(M3) leads a team of Employee Relations professionalsacrossEuropethe Life SciencesPlatformand is responsible for delivering consistent compliant and high-quality employee relations support across the enterprise. This role provides both strategic direction and operational oversight of employee relations case management ensuring alignment with company policies employment law requirements and organizational objectives. The Manager partners closely with HR and business leaders to mitigate risk strengthen leadership capability and drive consistent employee relations practices across the organization.

What youll do:

• Lead develop and manage a team of Employee Relations professionals ensuring consistent case management standards service quality and technical capability.

• Serve as the escalation point for complex high-riskor sensitiveemployeerelations matters and provide guidance on appropriate resolution strategies.

• Partner with business leaders HR Business Partners and other stakeholders to deliver proactive employee relations support and risk mitigation.The role will offer creative and effective recommendations and solutions to challenging workplace issues and drive consistency and collaboration in the management and execution of employee relations using tools and technology for case management standard work and continuous improvement.

• Lead the development standardization and ongoing enhancement of employee relations policies procedures toolkits and governance practices.

• Oversee employee relations case reporting trend analysis and root-cause identification to drive data-informed improvements and reduce organizational risk.

• Ensure compliance with employment laws company policies documentation standards and audit requirements across applicable geographies.

• Supporting project management and execution ofcomplex reduction in force initiatives in the supported Operating Businesses andcore employee relations programs and practices in an effective and consistent manner including deployment ofCorporatepolicy and processes ensuring an effective feedback and escalation process to Project Owners to enable on-time deployment.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Employment Relations Law or related field.

• 15 years of experience in employee relations labor relations HR Business Partnering employment law or arelated Human Resources discipline.

• 3 years of people leadership experience managing Human Resources or EmployeeRelations professionals.

• Experience supporting a global or multi-country workforce.

• Demonstrated experience managing complexand sensitiveemployee relationsinvestigations escalations and risk-sensitive employment matters.

• Working knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices across one or more jurisdictionsinEurope.

• Experience supporting employee representative bodies works councils labor unions or similar employee representation frameworks.

It would beaplus if you also possess:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or advanced degree in Human Resources Employment Relations or a relatedfield.

• Experience leading employee relations transformation standardization or shared-services initiatives.

• Experience utilizing Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) case management systems and reporting tools.

• Experience in footprint workforce planning M&A projects

Travel requirements:

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.