Labor Relations Negotiator

Legacy Health • Portland, OR

9d • $58 - $86 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Labor Relations Negotiator is a highly consultative, hybrid position that combines remote work with in-person relationship building throughout the Portland Metro and Southwest Washington area. Within Legacy Health’s People & Culture organization, this role helps develop creative workforce solutions and supports productive labor-management relationships.

Serving as Chief Negotiator, the position leads collective bargaining across multiple bargaining units and provides strategic consultation to executive leadership, operational leaders, People & Culture partners, and union representatives. The role develops system-wide labor strategies that align operational, financial, and workforce priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in People & Culture, Labor Relations, or labor law.
• Experience serving as Chief Negotiator and developing strategic approaches.
• Knowledge of laws, acts, and regulations governing employee and labor relations.
• Expert knowledge of labor relations, including negotiations, grievances, and arbitrations.
• Working knowledge of People & Culture functional areas, including employment, benefits, compensation, employee relations, training and development, human resources information systems, and workforce planning.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to present data and information as a subject matter expert.
• Ability to discern pertinent data from raw information, evaluate it, and consult on solutions.
• Ability to influence customers’ decisions and actions.
• Comfort with public speaking to a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• PHR or SPHR certification preferred.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Chief Negotiator and lead collective bargaining efforts across multiple bargaining units.
• Lead and coordinate all aspects of collective bargaining, including preparation, proposal development, negotiations, collaboration with Finance on costing models, and ratification strategy.
• Provide expert consultation and strategic guidance to executive leadership, operational leaders, People & Culture partners, and union representatives on labor relations strategy, negotiations, contract administration, and dispute resolution.
• Participate in executive committees related to labor, including the Labor Executive Steering Committee and Labor Bargaining Council.
• Develop system-wide labor strategies that align operational, financial, and workforce priorities while maintaining productive labor-management relationships.

What This Job Offers

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