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About Veralto

Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean water, safe food and medicines, and trusted essential goods.

That is the tomorrow Veralto is creating today. Veralto is a $4.8B global leader in essential technology solutions. Our industry-leading companies are building on a long-established legacy of innovation and customer trust to create a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future. Veralto’s Product Quality and Innovation companies – Esko, Linx, Pantone, Videojet and X-Rite – help protect the world’s food, medicine and essentials by enabling customers to track and authenticate the billions of goods that travel the global supply chain every day. And our Water Quality companies – Aquatic Informatics, ChemTreat, Hach, McCrometer, OTT HydroMet, Sea-Bird Scientific, Trojan Technologies and XOS – help customers manage, treat, purify and protect the global water supply, from municipal and wastewater treatment facilities to lakes, rivers, watersheds, and oceans.

Veralto is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with 300+ locations worldwide. Our global team of 16,000 associates is guided by the Veralto Enterprise System and united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™.

About the Role

As a Labor Relations Director in EMEA, you will play a vital role in developing the labor relations function within our organization. You will be responsible for shaping and overseeing the labor relations activities, with a particular focus on Europe. This role involves negotiating collective bargaining agreements across Veralto, ensuring compliance with all labor laws and regulations and promoting our philosophy of positive associate relations. This role works closely with a range of stakeholders including senior leadership, global HR teams, employee representative bodies and union representatives to foster positive labor relations and achieve our strategic goals.

Your Responsibilities

Strategic Labor Relations

• Develop and implement labor relations strategies aligned to our organizational objectives

• Monitor and analyze labor market trends, legislation and best practices to drive proactive labor relations management

• Provide coaching and consulting to senior leaders and the global HR team on labor relations issues

• Develop and improve Labor Relations Standard Work, playbooks and repository of information

Collective Bargaining

• Lead negotiations for collective bargaining agreements with unions, Works Councils and employee representatives, in particular the Veralto level negotiations covering all Operating Companies in Germany.

• Develop negotiation strategies, prepare proposals, and ensure agreements are aligned with organizational goals

• Manage the administration and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements

Compliance and Risk Management

• Establish and maintain governance framework to ensure compliance with collective labor laws and regulations

• Conduct regular audits and assessments to identify and mitigate labor relations risks.

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and minimize disputes.

• Serve as primary point of contact for external stakeholders, including labor unions, government agencies and industry associations

Employee Relations

• Foster a culture of positive associate relationships between management and associates

• Investigate associate disputes and complaints in a fair and timely manner

• Provide training and support to managers and HR on labor relations and conflict resolution, building skills and acumen in Labor Relations globally

Union Relations

• Build and maintain effective relationships with union representatives

• Represent the organization in labor disputes, mediations, and arbitrations

• Consult and support on any Labor Relations incidents or activations as the Labor Relations expert

Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare regular reports on labor relations activities, trends, and outcomes.

• Analyze data to identify areas for improvement and develop action plans.

• Present findings and recommendations to senior management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Law, or related field

• Master's degree or professional certification in labor relations is preferred

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in labor relations, combined with extensive employee relations experience

• Strong knowledge of European labor laws and regulations

• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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Unsolicited Assistance

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies (https://www.veralto.com/our-companies/) , in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral.

Veralto and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.