Enterprise Labor Relations Strategy Director

**Job Description:**
This role leads the organization’s labor relations responsibilities as a strategic leader and supports and collaborates with all levels of leadership teams.

The role oversees the negotiation and administration of collective-bargaining agreements, grievance and arbitration processes, and long-term labor relations strategies.

The director works collaboratively across the enterprise to develop and sustain positive and productive labor management relationships to ensure alignment with labor contracts and company processes.

This role demonstrates a diplomatic approach to negotiations and labor relations.

This role also leads union awareness initiatives to foster a positive work environment with open communication.
**Essential Functions**
+ Primary point of contact for union representatives on behalf of the enterprise and local hospitals, clinics, and service sites to ensure compliance with existing labor agreements.
+ Develops and implements labor strategies according to enterprise and regional goals and initiatives.
+ Leads and coordinates strategic planning for labor contract negotiations and ensures engagement of key stakeholders and advisors.
+ Provides strategic guidance to executive, regional and local leaders on risks and process improvements.
+ Oversees grievance procedures, investigations, and disciplinary actions in unionized settings and mentors and advises HR professionals and investigators.
+ Develops and implements proactive labor relations strategies to promote positive employee communication and relations across the enterprise.
+ Conducts risk assessments and partners with key leaders and stakeholders to complete and execute strategic plans, tactics and projects.
+ Monitors trends, educates, trains, and provides both proactive and on-demand guidance across the enterprise.
+ Tracks and monitors labor-related laws and regulations and tracks internal metrics to ensure enterprise compliance.
+ Partners with HR, Legal, Operations/Clinical leaders, Executive and Regional leadership teams to ensure adherence to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), applicable state laws, and labor-related regulatory standards.
+ Completes general labor and employee relations investigations and quality improvement projects within the Labor and Employee Relations Center of Excellence as assigned.
**Skills**
+ Labor contract/union negotiations
+ Contract review and interpretation
+ Analysis, interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements
+ Analysis and application of related federal and state laws
+ Labor relations
+ Training and development
+ Communication
+ Relationship building
+ Project leadership and management
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ Demonstrated experience leading labor-related contract negotiations on behalf of an organization.
+ Experience working in a complex unionized work environment, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and investigating and resolving grievances.
+ Experience leading a team or department.
+ Experience evaluating and applying relevant employment-related federal and state laws related to the U.S. Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, NLRA and NLRB, Title VII and other relevant and applicable state and federal laws
+ Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with professionals, leaders, employees, and external stakeholders in all levels of an organization.
+ Demonstrated experience monitoring laws and regulations and developing strategies for implementing organizational changes through policies or process improvement.
+ Ability to travel (anticipated up to 30%).

Areas may vary, but primarily will be to Montana and Utah-based sites and any locations as needed.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ JD or Master’s Degree related to Labor Law, Healthcare Administration, Labor Relations.
**Additional Information**
+ Intermountain Health maintains employment registration in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming.

Candidates in other locations may be considered.

Currently, we are not hiring remote workers in the following states: CA, CT, HI, IL, NY, RI, VT, and WA.
+ This is an exempt, full-time position.

Pay offers are determined by prior years of relevant experience within the established pay range.

In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition,, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable.

With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan.

This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity.

The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary.

Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.
**Physical Requirements:**
+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
+ Frequent interactions with colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
+ For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
**Location:**
Employee Service Center
**Work City:**
Murray
**Work State:**
Utah
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below.

Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$58.62 - $90.48
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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