Director, Labor & Employee Relations
Core
Lead a team of Employee Relations professionals across Europe to deliver compliant, high-quality employee relations support, manage complex cases, and drive risk mitigation for a global life sciences workforce.
Role type
Senior IC Director of Labor & Employee Relations
Builds
Consistent employee relations practices, policies, and case management standards across the Life Sciences Platform
Domain
Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology
Required skills
Employee relations case management, employment law knowledge, team leadership, risk mitigation, stakeholder partnership, policy development, data analysis, works council/union engagement, reduction in force management
Preferred skills
Juris Doctor (J.D.), HR transformation leadership, HRIS/case management system expertise, workforce planning, M&A project support
Technologies
HRIS, case management systems, reporting tools
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of Employee Relations professionals; serve as escalation point for complex, high-risk matters; partner with business leaders and HRBPs on risk mitigation; develop and standardize employee relations policies and governance; oversee case reporting and trend analysis; ensure compliance with employment laws across European jurisdictions; support reduction in force initiatives and corporate policy deployment.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on operational oversight
