Labor Relations Manager

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to build effective relationships and partner with business leaders to influence labor relations practices, strategies, and philosophies
• Develop and maintain positive employee relations between union officials and business leaders
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver persuasive and well-organized ideas in both written and verbal form; effective listening skills
• Coach and guide team members using industry-accepted techniques and tools, such as Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) and Culture of Accountability to deliver exceptional employee and leader experiences
• Knowledge of state and federal laws affecting the employment of hourly-represented employees, including FMLA, ADA, NLRA, EEOC, FEHA, Title VII, State Unemployment, and FLSA

Job Description

Help shape the future of one of the world's leading aerospace organizations. As a Labor Relations Manager, you'll lead a team of Labor & Employee Relations professionals while serving as a strategic advisor to business leaders across Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. You'll influence labor strategy, guide complex employee relations matters, lead collective bargaining negotiations, and help foster a positive, high-performing workplace within a unionized manufacturing environment. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact by partnering with leaders, developing your team, and helping drive business success through effective labor and employee relations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop a team of Labor & Employee Relations professionals, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance leadership
• Serve as the primary advisor to leaders on labor strategy, contract interpretation, employee relations, and workplace conflict resolution
• Lead collective bargaining negotiations, develop negotiation strategies, and serve as chief spokesperson during labor negotiations
• Partner with union leadership to build productive labor-management relationships while representing the company's interests
• Provide guidance on grievances, arbitrations, investigations, disciplinary actions, and labor contract administration
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated workforce solutions
• Use workforce analytics to identify trends, mitigate risk, and support strategic business decisions
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing culture that supports employee engagement, leadership development, and continuous improvement

What’s In It For You

• We are committed to supporting your work life balance and overall well being, offering flexible scheduling options

Desired Skills

• Certification(s) in Labor Relations, arbitration advocacy, or mediation
• First chair negotiations experience
• First chair arbitration advocacy experience
• Experience performing investigations, using effective techniques
• Experience adjudicating disciplinary matters
• Experience with grievance administration, including settlement negotiations and contribution toward preparation and/or arbitration advocacy

Other Important Information

• By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Ability to work remotely
• Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.