Vice President, Labor Relations, USH

Company Description

Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal, we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide, solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work, and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses.

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

Role Purpose

The Vice President, Labor Relations will be responsible for oversight of the labor relations function for the Universal Studios Hollywood ("USH") theme park business of NBCUniversal, including collective bargaining, contract administration & grievance handling, and legal compliance, and provide labor relations support for other NBCU businesses as assigned. The role reports to the Senior Vice President of Labor and Employment for Universal Destinations & Experiences and is located in Universal City, California.

Job Duties

• Partner with business executives, and lead development and implementation of long and short-term strategic labor relations objectives
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to internal clients, including human resources professionals, business leaders and managers regarding labor laws and union contractual obligations to further business objectives in both union and non-union environments
• Develop and execute collective bargaining strategy for 13+ collective bargaining agreements; act as chief company spokesperson in all collective bargaining
• Oversee union contract compliance and administration for all collective bargaining agreements
• Act as labor legal counsel in grievances and arbitrations and in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board
• Provide legal advice and support for Taft-Hartley plan audits
• Create training for HR and management
• Establish and maintain strong, constructive working relationships with labor union representatives
• Advise on employment matters and handle employment law-related issues impacting represented employees as appropriate and in coordination with employment counsel, including but not limited to California and federal obligations with respect to unlawful discrimination & harassment, accommodations and wage & hour matters
• Manage direct reports

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Law degree
• Admitted to practice law, California bar preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of labor relations/labor law experience
• Prior collective bargaining experience as 1st chair, including prior experience developing bargaining strategy
• Prior experience interpreting and providing advice and counsel on collective bargaining agreements
• Prior experience providing advice and counsel in connection with representation demands and proceedings
• Prior experience as lead attorney in labor arbitrations and in handling matters before the National Labor Relations Board

Desired Characteristics

• Prior experience as management-side labor relations counsel
• Prior experience analyzing and calculating the cost of collective bargaining proposals and the financial impact of the overall agreement
• Prior experience advising on contingency planning
• Experience advising employers on employment laws
• Experience managing direct reports
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written, including legal and business writing
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with ability to interact with a range of personalities and styles and establish effective relationships of all levels of the organization
• Clear and strategic thinker, with ability to quickly identify root causes of problems and develop creative, strategic and effective solutions

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work in Los Angeles, CA
• Willingness to travel on occasion
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends
• This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $200,000 - $280,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.

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