Lead, Total Rewards (Employee & Labor Relations)

About L3Harris

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Details

Job Title: Lead, Total Rewards (Employee & Labor Relations)

Job Code: 35810

Job Location: (On Site) Melbourne, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Rochester, NY; Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

This position will be an integral member of Corporate Headquarters Employee and Labor Relations (ELR) function. This position will report to the Senior Principal, Employee and Labor Relations and will be actively involved in the development and implementation of strategies centered on collective bargaining and maintaining management representation across L3Harris. This role will be a key player in transforming the ELR function into a true change agent for the enterprise.

Essential Functions:

• Lead complex enterprise-wide projects from project identification and inception through implementation to increase employee engagement and strengthen leaders’ relationships with their teams.
• Focus on mitigating risk and improving positive employee relations.
• Designing and facilitating negotiations and positive employee relations training.
• Partnering with Centers of Excellence to identify and implement common metrics to assess and monitor risk.
• Developing and implementing action plans with business leaders and HRBPs.
• Lead company campaign efforts in response to organizing drives.
• Research and communicate external ELR trends to HR leadership to ensure preparedness for changes and influence direction on policy updates and business practices.
• Guide field HR/labor teams on all aspects of negotiation preparation, including proposal development, economic costing, and contingency planning.
• Comfortable navigating negotiations processes and supporting business and ELR strategic goals
• Analyze site and enterprise practices and data to ensure compliance with CBAs and understand trends regarding grievances, arbitration and mediation cases, and other related labor relations activities.
• Build and improve upon standard work for the ELR function.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• MBA/Masters degree in HR/LR preferred.
• Previous experience in labor relations preferred (CBA administration, collective bargaining, and/or organizing drives).
• Strong administration skills with attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and project management skills.
• Solid PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Professional and concise written and verbal communication.
• Process-improvement mindset.
• Strong customer orientation.
• Effective collaborator and team player.
• Ability to indirectly influence and develop talent.
• Ability to work with and across multiple functions and levels

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $105,500-$196,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $91,500-$170,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.