Director of Labor and Employee Relations - Human Resources - Sharp Corporate Headquarters

Sharp HealthCare • San Diego, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President Talent Management, the Director of Labor and Employee Relations provides enterprise-wide leadership for Sharp HealthCare’s labor and employee relations strategy, operations, and compliance programs. The Director serves as a senior subject matter expert on labor and employment matters, partnering with executive leaders, Human Resources, and Legal Affairs to mitigate risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and support a positive and productive workforce culture.

The Director leads a team responsible for labor and employee relations services, including collective bargaining, contract administration, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, accommodations, and legal proceedings. As Sharp’s designated Person Most Knowledgeable (PMK) for labor and employment matters, the Director represents the organization in depositions and other legal proceedings.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Director establishes strategic priorities, develops organizational policies and programs, manages resources, and implements enterprise-wide initiatives to protect Sharp’s interests, strengthen employee and labor relations, and advance its vision of being the Best Place to Work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 6 years of progressive labor relations, employee relations, or human resources management experience.
• At least 3 years of labor relations experience, including labor contract negotiations.
• Current knowledge of applicable labor laws and regulations, including FLSA, EEO/AA, State Labor Code, ADA, Workers’ Compensation regulations, DFEH, EEOC, FMLA, and CFRA.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Juris Doctor (JD) in a related field.
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute.
• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute.

Responsibilities

• Lead labor and employee relations professionals in providing guidance, advice, and strategic insight to Sharp executives and operational leaders.
• Support organizational initiatives while ensuring compliance with policies, laws, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Direct the design, implementation, and administration of programs and procedures addressing workplace conduct, discipline, performance, conflict resolution, communications, and policy interpretation.
• Collaborate with People Services and Legal Affairs to promote consistent, effective, legally compliant employee and labor relations practices.
• Lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide labor relations strategies and collective bargaining agreement operations.
• Serve as the system-wide subject matter expert and primary liaison to relevant unions, union representatives, represented employees, and union leaders.
• Develop and execute labor strategy tactics, including union mitigation, labor-management relationships, and collective bargaining agreement goals.
• Represent Sharp in dealings with union representatives and employee representatives, and maintain internal practices for carrying out collective bargaining agreement terms.
• Provide strategic guidance on grievance responses and requests for information, including analysis to mitigate liability and ensure appropriate document production.
• Advise People Services and operational departments on changes in working conditions and effects bargaining when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with required union dues and fees remittances.
• Serve on management negotiation teams for successor and newly developed collective bargaining agreements; provide guidance and participate in work-stoppage preparedness.
• Lead contract implementation and partner across People Services and Sharp to operationalize changes while minimizing disruption.
• Partner with Legal Affairs, outside counsel, and consultants to develop and execute enterprise union-mitigation education, training, and program administration; deliver labor relations education with the labor relations team and People Services leadership.
• Coordinate review and approval of employee-relations-related human resources policies and programs.
• Guide employee relations and People Services team members on complex employee relations matters.
• Partner with appropriate departments to manage workplace investigation programs, policies, and practices, promoting consistency, objectivity, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Represent Sharp in employment legal actions, serve as its identified PMK, and represent Sharp in settlement conferences and civil mediations.
• Work with Legal Affairs and outside counsel on responses to federal and state agency actions and legal issues, and assist with preparing documents for litigation or agency inquiries.
• Maintain knowledge of labor and employee relations practices and applicable federal and state labor laws and regulations; monitor emerging trends and developments.
• Apply relevant management, training, and organizational development principles to labor and employee relations practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director