Manager, Employee Relations

About This Role

This management role leads employee relations for a specific geography or business within Alcon's Human Resources function. The successful candidate will provide strategic advice, ensure HR compliance, and facilitate initiatives while developing policies and offering expert consultation on legal standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the continued growth of the Employee Relations function and develop processes and systems
• Lead and develop a team of direct reports
• Serve as a regional member of the Employee Representative Bodies Committee
• Build effective relationships with HR partners to gather early information on relevant projects and initiatives
• Develop an analytics strategy for the region; track, analyze, and monitor data to identify and solve emerging ER trends
• Review case data with business stakeholders
• Liaise with appropriate internal departments, leadership, and employees to respond to organizational or employee crises and urgent matters
• Represent Alcon with external agencies as appropriate
• Assist Global Employee Relations in developing and implementing employee/labor relations strategies that align with organizational initiatives and legal requirements
• Actively support and implement ER-related projects and initiatives
• Participate in the Global ER CoE Leadership Team and establish productive partnerships with Global ER colleagues for best practice sharing and alignment
• Manage and oversee the regional ER budget and spending
• Partner with HRBPs, Compliance, Legal, and other departments to develop programs, tools, and communications to educate employees and prevent employee relations issues
• Ensure compliance with labor laws/workplace policies and resolve disputes between unions and employees, between employees or between employees and management
• Address/investigate employee complaints regarding the workplace and employee conduct

About the Company

Alcon is passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly, innovating fearlessly, championing progress, and acting swiftly to impact global eye health with more than 25,000 associates.