Reporting to the Director, Employee & Labour Relations, the Associate Director is a senior ER/LR leader and delegate for the Director, providing strategic oversight and execution of complex employee and labour relations matters across OMERS and Oxford. This role provides senior-level advice on high-risk, cross-jurisdictional ER/LR matters, leads complex investigations, supports proactive risk management, and helps build ER/LR capability, consistency and scalable processes across the function.
You will be responsible for:- Provide direct leadership and coaching to ER/LR team members.
- Act as the Director's delegate on defined ER/LR matters.
- Provide senior-level ER/LR advice and oversight across global jurisdictions, including the US, UK, Luxembourg, Berlin, Paris, Australia and Singapore.
- Lead complex, sensitive and high-risk workplace investigations, including matters involving senior stakeholders, significant employee relations risk or reputational sensitivity.
- Manage complex labour relations matters, including arbitrations, collective bargaining, collective agreement administration and related stakeholder engagement.
- Provide strategic advice on complex terminations, performance management, accommodations, legislative changes and other sensitive ER/LR matters.
- Partner with HR, Legal, Compliance, business leaders and external counsel to assess risk, align on approach and support consistent, legally defensible outcomes.
- Design and execute proactive ER/LR strategies, including process improvements, automation and technology enhancements.
- Use case data, dashboards and ER/LR insights to identify trends, themes and hot spots, inform targeted interventions, mitigate organizational risk and strengthen workplace culture.
Required Skills & Experiences- 8+ years of progressive employee and labour relations, Human Resources, legal or related experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex investigations, performance management matters, terminations, accommodations and labour relations matters.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders and people leaders on complex, sensitive and time-sensitive ER/LR matters.
- Proven ability to lead people, coach others, build capability and support collaborative, high-performing ways of working.
- Strong judgment and ability to independently assess risk, determine appropriate approaches and make sound recommendations in high-risk situations.
- Ability to translate ER/LR data, trends and insights into proactive organizational solutions, process improvements and risk mitigation strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, systems fluency and data storytelling skills.
- University degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial Relations, law or a related discipline; equivalent experience may also be considered.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The expected salary range for this position is $122,000.00 - $188,000.00 per year.
You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans - details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.
