HQA Sr. Director Labor and Associate Relations

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Trains, hires, and oversees the work of subordinate employee relations staff.
• Supervises and directs the development of in-service employee training and recruitment.
• Ensures compliance with human resource policies and procedures by subordinate staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive. 

Duties / Responsibilities

• Significant experience handling labor union matters, including, but not limited to, grievances, representing employers in arbitration hearings, managing administrative matters (NLRB, NMB, etc.), and union mediation and conflict resolution.
• Significant first-chair labor negotiation experience (Aviation industry experience is a plus).
• Leads and facilitates the employee relations program and related functions.
• Maintains, develops, recommends, and implements program objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Develops and pursues new goals and objectives for improvement in areas of employee relations.
• Communicates with employees regarding employee relations concerns; provides guidance and recommendations for resolution of issues.
• Counsels employees on legally significant concerns related to applicable equal employment opportunity laws including title vii, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other similar federal and state laws.
• Assists managers and supervisors in understanding and implementing company policies related to performance, discipline, and related topics.
• Provide regular updates to policies, SOPs, and lead the training of management and HR across the network relating to all labor and employee relations matters.
• Develops, presents, and administers departmental budget.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working closely with executive level officers and comfortability leading strategic initiatives.
• Thorough understanding of human resources and labor relations principles, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent management skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with employees, boards, officials, directors, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain working relationships with union officials while upholding Company directives, goals, and confidential information.
• Working understanding of statistical concepts and methods of data collection.
• Ability to compile, research, and analyze information.
• Ability to compose and present comprehensive reports.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization's hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software. 

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Public Administration, or related field required; JD degree preferred.
• At least 10-15+ years of related experience required, including three years of management experience. 

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc…)
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to build and manage corporate relationships with key influencers, including senior support team, HR team, and operational leaders.
• Self- directed and proactive.
• Works well under pressure and adapts well to working with short deadlines in tight turn-around situations.
• Readily accepts ownership and maintains a positive, supportive manner with a "team mentality"
• Ability to travel as needed