Executive – Labour Relations
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide thought leadership and overall direction to the European labor relations strategy for GE Vernova
- Develop strong partnership with GE Vernova HR leaders and operations management leaders to support management of employees’ representatives in an effective manner avoiding disruptions to the business and minimizing any limits to management flexibility.
- Manage the relationship with GE Vernova European Works Council
- Facilitate alignment across key stakeholder groups (business and functional) to enable a shared approach of priorities and objectives
- Accountable for the setting of direction and narrative of all communications/interface with internal/external EU labor representatives
- Propose strategies for European labor agenda and measure effectiveness in terms of impact on goals, monitor and adjust as appropriate
- Liaise and/or develop effective and efficient communications in partnership with stakeholders to drive awareness and/or activation to meet labor objectives
- Act as focal for all aspects related to labor and/or local labor representatives advising management on labor issues in the region and risk management and providing labor expertise in potential acquisition and divestiture projects.
- Build organizational capability in labor relations in GE Vernova, including training/education as well as tool and processes to share best practices
- Support key negotiation preparation and act as a non-participant advisor to local collective negotiations and bargain directly as required.
- Establish strong partnership with GE Vernova labor & employment leader to align with business and regional approaches
Requirements
- Masters’ degree or similar equivalent of knowledge/experience in labor law or industrial relations.
- Significant experience with demonstrated performance and success in labor relations leadership roles
- Experience in working with and understanding of laws, rules, regulations and practices related to negotiating and administering labor agreements
- Must be able to travel ~20%+/- of the time
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
labor lawindustrial relationsnegotiating labor agreementsrisk managementlabor relations strategycommunication strategiesstakeholder alignmenttraining and educationcollective negotiations
Soft skills
thought leadershippartnership buildingorganizational capabilityeffective communicationstrategic thinkingadvisory skillscollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Masters degree in labor law or industrial relations