Senior Employee Relations Specialist

🇺🇸 Rochester, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $75K

💻 Human Resources

🗓️ September 11th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Senior Employee Relations Specialist. This role involves gathering, investigating, and maintaining information for contract and policy development, workplace actions, and union negotiations, while also supporting the Learning and Professional Development area in delivering relevant workplace effectiveness programming.

Highlights

Gather, investigate, collect, and maintain documentation required for labor relations and contract negotiations.
Support preparation and delivery of professional development programming related to workplace effectiveness.
Requires proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Salary is $75,393 annually.
Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business, or related field, plus two years of professional HR generalist experience.
Must have prior labor/employee relations experience and strong skills in communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, time management, analysis, and problem-solving.
Thorough knowledge of HR laws, regulations, and contract negotiation guidelines is essential.
Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification, and public sector or higher education labor relations experience.
Position is full-time with a 40-hour work week.
Department: Human Resources (AP Band Q, Administrative-Professional category).