Director, Employee & Labor Relations

The Director, Employee & Labor Relations is responsible for advancing the Company’s businessobjectivesthrough effective labor strategy, disciplined execution, and stronger organizational capability, working cross-functionally to align labor solutions with operational, contractual, and long-term business requirements.

The role combines deep labor relationsexpertisewith leadership of complex, business-critical initiatives, including collective bargaining preparation, local bargaining coordination, bargaining subcommittee leadership, Skilled Trades, apprenticeship, New Technology, organizational training, modernization, and enterprise labor projects.

The Director serves as a critical support mechanism to the Vice Presidents of Employee & Labor Relations by translating priorities into coordinated action, aligning stakeholders and resources, surfacing execution risks, andmaintainingprogress despite competing operational demands. The successful candidate will bring significant collective bargaining experience, strong business judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence and execute across a large, complex, highly unionized organization.

Primary Responsibilities

Employee & Labor Relations Leadership

• Develop and execute labor and employee relations priorities aligned with business objectives, workforce requirements, and operational needs.
• Identify labor-related barriers to business execution and lead cross-functional efforts to develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Partner with the Vice Presidents of Employee & Labor Relations toestablishpriorities, sequence major initiatives, and align resources to the Company’s highest-value business objectives.
• Balance immediate operational demands with longer-term organizational priorities to sustain progress on enterprise labor initiatives.

Collective Bargaining & Labor Programs

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for Skilled Trades, apprenticeship programs, New Technology,collective bargaining with trade unions, and other designated labor initiatives, ensuring consistent governance, business alignment, and effective execution.
• Support the development and execution of collective bargaining strategies aligned with the Company’s business objectives.
• Coordinate nationalcollectivebargainingpreparation, including project planning, issue development, proposal tracking, stakeholder alignment, training, executive materials, and bargaining readiness.
• Lead the coordination and oversight of local contractcollectivebargaining activities to ensure consistent governance, disciplined execution, and alignment with national bargaining strategy.
• Lead assigned bargaining subcommittees or work streams andparticipateas a member of the national bargaining team.
• Support the negotiation of Memorandums of Understanding, side letters, and other agreements tied to operational change, technology, workforce transformation, and enterprise priorities.
• Manage internal investigations of fraud and misconduct and coordinatedisciplinepolicy and administration.

Organizational Capability & Modernization

• Drive training and development initiatives that enhance organizational capability and strengthen core labor and employee relations skills.
• Lead process improvement, analytics, knowledge management, data governance, and AI-enabled initiatives that improve the effectiveness and scalability of the function.
• Translate modernization priorities into clear project plans, milestones, ownership, decision points, and measurable outcomes.
• Promote continuous improvement, simplification, and greater consistency across the Employee & Labor Relations organization.

Enterprise Execution & Leadership Support

• Lead complex labor relations projects from concept through execution, driving accountability, removing barriers, resolving critical issues, and ensuringtimelydelivery of priority initiatives.
• Serve as the integration point forU.S. LR/ER initiatives, ensuring business objectives, contractual obligations, stakeholder expectations, and execution activitiesremainaligned.
• Establish reporting, governance, and executive-review routines that provide visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, business impact, and required…