Labor Relations Sr Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026. General Motors scores A on the Alion truth index.
Job Description
Hybrid: This position requires you to work on-site 3 times a week (Tue to Thu)
Role overview
This role partners with operations, HR, legal and finance to maintain constructive labor relationships, support business performance, manage labor risk, and ensure compliance with applicable agreements and employment requirements.
What you will do (responsabilities):
- Develop and leverage labor-relations analytics and workforce insights to identify trends, anticipate risks, and support business decisions.
- Advise leaders on collective bargaining agreements, employee relations, organizational changes, and labor risk.
- Lead or support negotiations, consultations, and agreement renewals.
- Build strong relationships with unions, employee representatives, and key stakeholders.
- Partner with legal counsel to ensure compliance with labor and employment requirements.
- Monitor workforce indicators, including grievances, absenteeism, turnover, and overtime, to identify risks and opportunities.
- Prepare executive reports, recommendations, and labor-relations briefings.
- Coach leaders and strengthen labor-relations capabilities across the organization.
- Lead and develop labor-relations team members.
Location: São Caetano do Sul/SP
Your skills and abilities (required qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, Business, Law, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Fluency in English.
- Solid labor-relations experience.
- Experience in automotive, manufacturing, or another complex industrial environment would be value added.
- Experience supporting unionized, represented, or highly regulated workforces.
- Experience with collective bargaining, agreement administration, grievance resolution, and negotiations.
- Strong knowledge of applicable labor and employment principles.
- Willingness to travel to supported sites.
What may give you a competitive advantage (preferred qualifications):
- Experience supporting multiple sites, regions, countries, or employee-representation models.
- Master’s degree, law degree, or HR/labor-relations certification.
- Data-driven labor-relations strategies and decisions supported by accurate analytics, actionable insights, and predictive workforce indicators.
- Strong judgment, communication, negotiation, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to influence senior leaders, protect confidentiality, and manage sensitive matters.
- Effective negotiations and consistent agreement administration.
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