Legal Director - Global Labor Relations
Job Summary
Job Description
The Labor Relations Director will develop a global labor relations framework, providing support to international markets and implementing a global labor relations strategy. This role offers strategic advice and consultation to market leadership regarding trends and strategies. Responsibilities include leading long-term strategies, assisting cross-functional teams, supporting markets in identifying legal risks, leading innovation, conducting needs assessments, developing communication strategies, and elevating employer brand reputation. The Director will also advise leaders on workforce-related issues, provide strategic solutions for complex labor relations matters, and advocate for employee engagement best practices. They will oversee and mentor team members to ensure excellent service and outcomes.
Must have:
- Develop and implement global labor relations strategy.
- Provide strategic advice to market leadership.
- Identify and mitigate systemic legal risks.
3 skills required
Job Details
We are looking for a Labor Relations Director to help develop a global labor relations framework. You will partner with our international markets to provide support when necessary and help implement and execute a global labor relations strategy. This role provides strategic advice and consultation to market leadership regarding a broad range of trends and optional strategies, programs and activities.
In this role, you will also:
Lead
- Play a key role in the long-term strategies and advise on department services and allocation of resources to meet the needs of the organization.
- Assist and chair cross-functional teams accountable for execution of strategic priorities designed to prepare and promote the brand and business model.
- Support international markets in identifying systemic legal risks and collaborate with those markets on response strategies that are consistent with our values.
- Lead innovation and the development of tools, materials, training courses and communications to maintain a positive work environment that supports our values and brand standards in our restaurants and that is consistent with the company’s overall business and human capital strategies.
- Lead efforts on system-wide needs assessments to identify internal/external strengths, risks and workplace patterns and defines strategies for intervention.
- Partner with corporate and market leaders to develop and enhance effective communication strategies to maintain awareness of labor trends.
- Focus on finding opportunities to elevate employer brand reputation and crew-first mindset through existing initiatives.
- Actively stays abreast of labor trends, legislative and regulatory developments or updates that may impact the brand.
- Oversee and mentor team members (1-3) to ensure exceptional customer service and results.
- Maintain system awareness of events that impact the business of our restaurants and resources to minimize any impact.
- Counsel leaders to address issues with workforce-related conduct and policies and practices.
- Provide strategic thought-partnership on the development and execution of short and long-term solutions to address complex labor relations matters (i.e. discrimination, harassment, workplace violence, safety, etc.), consistent with company policies and practices and limits exposure to legal liability.
- Ensure sufficient and effective external resources are available to support on complex labor relations matters.
- Partner with market teams to evaluate strengths, opportunities and risks and develops localized plans to prepare and promote the brand.
- Provide strategic advice and subject-matter-expertise to internal and external partners and/or markets during the development and execution of company strategies and programs.
- Advocate for the adoption and execution of employee engagement best practices and McDonald’s people standards.
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