Senior Director, Workforce Relations

🇺🇸 Irvine, CA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $145K - $289K

💻 Human Resources

🗓️ June 16th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of California, Irvine is hiring a Senior Director, Workforce Relations. This role leads strategic vision, oversight, and management for labor and employee relations, workplace investigations, and policy administration across UCI's main campus, Health Sciences, and UCI Health. The Senior Director develops workforce programs, represents the organization in labor negotiations, and ensures compliance with labor laws and institutional policies.

Highlights

Lead labor relations, employee relations, workplace investigations, and policy across multiple UCI business units.
Develop and implement strategic workforce programs and policies affecting the entire organization.
Represent UCI at systemwide labor negotiations and regional meetings.
Advanced knowledge required in labor/employment law, labor negotiations, compensation, employee benefits, and HR functions.
Must have highly sophisticated negotiation, communication, and leadership skills.
Bachelor's degree and ten years of progressive HR experience, including five years in management or director roles.
Experience with public sector collective bargaining and knowledge of HEERA, PERB, NLRB regulations required.
Preferred experience includes working in higher education and advanced degrees in business or HR.
Compensation range: $145,200 to $289,000 annually, with comprehensive benefits.
Collaboration with department and field managers, delivering analyses, influence, and decision-making with significant organizational impact.