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Director, Global Employee & Labor Relations

SC Johnson
USA
Full-time
Director · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop and guide implementation of a globally focused employee relations and labor relations support model. This strategy will fully support the business strategy across multiple facilities and global functions.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of employee relations professionals; set priorities, build capability, and ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.
  • Provide proactive, practical counsel to senior leaders, HR Business Partners, Field HR, and site leadership on complex employee relations and labor relations matters, risk assessment, and workplace climate.
  • Oversee complex and sensitive workplace investigations, corrective actions, performance and conduct matters, and other employee concerns; ensure matters are handled with rigor, consistency, confidentiality, and respect.
  • Coach and guide local site leadership, HR Business Partners and Field HR professionals in creating and maintaining a positive employee work environment.
  • Use employee relations trends, case data, engagement insights, and root-cause analysis to identify workplace risks and recommend practical actions that strengthen employee trust and improve the workplace climate.
  • Ensure employee and labor relations activities comply with applicable employment and labor laws and align with company values, policies, and expectations.
  • Build a global network of employee and labor relations partners, standards, tools, and capabilities that enable locally compliant, culturally aware, and globally consistent support.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • YOU’LL BRING
  • Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, Business, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant employee relations and labor relations responsibility.
  • Demonstrated experience advising leaders and managing complex, sensitive employee relations matters and workplace investigations.
  • Strong working knowledge of U.S. employment and labor law, with the judgment to partner effectively on country-specific laws, works councils, employee representative matters, and local requirements.
  • Experience supporting both union and non-union environments, including grievance handling, collective bargaining support, and proactive employee relations strategies.
  • Experience handling official government agency charges, complaints, investigations, audits, or similar employment/labor matters.
  • People leadership experience, including direct leadership, coaching, and capability building for HR or employee relations professionals.
  • Strong negotiation, facilitation, written communication, and executive-level verbal communication skills.
  • PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS
  • Master's degree, JD, HR certification, labor relations certification, or other relevant advanced credential.
  • Experience in a multinational, matrixed organization with global exposure and strong cultural agility.
  • Experience in manufacturing, field/site operations, consumer products, or similarly complex operating environments.
  • Data-driven and systems-minded; experience with employee relations case management tools, metrics, dashboards, reporting, process standardization, or continuous improvement.
  • Strategic and hands-on leader who is comfortable operating across all levels of the organization and in ambiguous, sensitive, or time-critical situations.
  • Travel up to 10% globally
  • Office work environment: Remote work available once a week for eligible employees
  • This role is eligible for domestic relocation.
  • Inclusion & Diversity
  • We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.
  • We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.
  • Better Together
  • At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer
  • The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.
  • Accommodation Requests
  • If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to [email protected]. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO Know Your Rights poster for more information.

Preferred Qualifications

  • PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

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