Sr. Dir, Employee Relations

The Opportunity

The Sr Director, Global Employee & Labor Relations role is an exciting opportunity to serve as a trusted advisor to resolve challenging people issues, drive change and engagement. You will partner with senior leaders within Employee Experience (EX) to identify organizational needs, workforce trends, and best practices. You will own the strategic direction to address emerging workplace trends, provide guidance to the employee relations team to address employee relations issues and interpretation of relevant policies, laws, and regulations.

You will be responsible for the management and leadership of the global employee and labor relations team.

What you'll Do

• Oversees the employee and labor relations team to ensure effective service delivery and partnership with managers and staff. Responsible for all aspects of employee and labor relations to ensure compliance with company policy procedures and federal and state regulations.

• Establishes and implements short- and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures.

• Partners with senior management to develop labor negotiation strategies and plans.

• Develops and manages effective employee relations programs to foster positive employee relations. Communicates regularly with supervisors, managers, and other representatives to promote EX services and to provide education and training on policies and legal compliance.

• Provide guidance and advice on sensitive, complex people scenarios (i.e. negotiated departures, potentially significant matters where there are people and business risk) to reduce risk and drive Adobe's business forward.

• Analyze employee relations trends to help develop proactive strategies solutions, programs and policies

• Collaborates with multiple functions to ensure coordinated service delivery such as the Employment Legal, HR Business Partners, Security, Inclusion and Diversity.

• Advises management on appropriate use of disciplinary action and review of terminations of employment.

• Develops and oversees department budget.

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD with an emphasis on legal/compliance/investigations or prior Employee Relations experience.

• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and drive resolution strategies at all levels in the organization that balance the business and internal risk.

• Proven advanced knowledge of human resources, employment law, employee and labor relations, regulatory compliance, arbitration, facilitation, and collective bargaining

• Experience successfully implementing programs across geographically distributed organizations

• Effective leadership skills and short- and long-term strategic planning ability. Commitment to, and experience with promoting and enhancing diversity and equity. Knowledge and understanding of institutional policies and procedures and the regulatory environment.

• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships that will maximize organizational effectiveness.

• Advanced analytical, evaluative, consultative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to effectively summarize and present information to a variety of audiences.

• Demonstrates an understanding and consideration of the differing needs and concerns of individuals with varying identities, cultures, and backgrounds.

• Ability to work within a complex and often ambiguous environment, to drive linear, fact-based insights, recommendations, and solutions.