Lead Labor Relations - Work from Home
$92,700–$167,500 year
HybridChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead complex labor relations initiatives and high-risk workforce matters supporting enterprise business strategies. Serve as a senior subject matter expert in collective bargaining agreement administration, grievance resolution, arbitration preparation, workforce restructuring compliance, and labor risk mitigation. Provide technical leadership and execution support across the Labor Relations function without direct supervisory or budgetary responsibility. Demonstrate the ability to influence senior leaders without formal authority. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan and offers a base pay range of $92,700.00 - $167,500.00. The position is fully remote with occasional on-site meetings required in Chicago.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business
- 7 years of experience working in a Labor or Workforce/Employee Relations department
- 11 years of experience working in a Labor or Workforce/Employee Relations department
- Knowledge of the principles of employee/management relations and employment laws including but not limited to NLRA and the NLRB
- Extensive Experience with the principles of Labor Relations, the collective bargaining process (negotiations, contract administration and arbitrations.)
- Strong knowledge of federal and state labor laws including NLRA and NLRB processes
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders without formal authority
Desired Qualifications
- Experience serving as key spokesperson in negotiations
- Grievance experience in a unionized environment
- Arbitration experience related to collective bargaining agreements and labor relations
- Demonstrated understanding of grievance and arbitration procedures in a union leadership role
- Experience supporting workforce restructuring initiatives in unionized environments
- Experience conducting classification impact analysis
- Multi-site or multi-union environment experience
- Resides within a reasonable commuting distance of the Chicago office and can attend on-site meetings when required
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