Director, Employee/Labor Relations & Leaves

Job description

The Director, Employee/Labor Relations & Leaves is a key enterprise leader reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, responsible for setting and executing the enterprise strategy for employee relations, labor relations, and leave of absence and workplace accommodation programs. Provides strategic leadership, governance, and oversight in a complex 24/7 environment to ensure consistent, compliant, and equitable workforce practices that support the Tribe’s values, organizational culture, and long-term business objectives. The Director translates enterprise priorities into scalable policies, frameworks, and operating models, balancing consistency with the flexibility required for diverse business operations. Partnering closely with senior HR leadership, Legal, Operations, and executive stakeholders, this role serves as a trusted advisor on complex employee relations matters, labor strategy, collective bargaining, and regulatory risk. Anticipates emerging workforce challenges, exercises sound judgment in highly sensitive and high impact situations and proactively influences outcomes in a dynamic environment. This role is accountable for building and leading high-performing tea...