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Mitel Networks

Cloud-based unified communications and collaboration solutions

Senior Labor Relations Lead

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bring 5 or more years of labor relations experience in Germany, ideally complemented by knowledge of Austria and/or Switzerland.
  • Have deep, practical knowledge of German labor law and co-determination.
  • Have a proven track record of leading complex negotiations with works councils and other employee representative bodies, including works agreements and social plans.
  • Have extensive experience supporting transformation, restructuring, and organizational change.
  • Partner closely with the business and Legal, and manage external counsel effectively.
  • Be a convincing negotiator and communicator with stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills, able to influence senior leaders.
  • Take ownership of business-critical matters, combining strategic thinking, sound judgment, and discretion.
  • Hold a relevant university degree or have equivalent professional experience.
  • Be fluent in both German and English.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Mitel’s labor relations expert for Germany, with additional support across DACH, aligning approaches across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland while respecting each country’s legal framework.
  • Shape forward-looking labor relations strategies that drive business goals and meet labor law, co-determination, and employee representation requirements.
  • Negotiate works agreements, organizational changes, restructuring programs, workforce measures, and social plans that work for the business and its people.
  • Build trust-based relationships with works councils and other employee representative bodies, and navigate sensitive discussions.
  • Advise senior leaders on labor relations and co-determination, identify risks early, resolve critical issues with tailored mitigation strategies, and incorporate these perspectives into business initiatives from the outset.
  • Partner with Legal, People & Culture, and business leaders on transformation, steer external counsel for effective and cost-efficient support, and provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Austria and/or Switzerland.
  • Experience in a collectively bargained industrial or technology company with a strong co-determination culture and close collaboration with trade unions.

About the Company

Mitel Networks

Cloud-based unified communications and collaboration solutions

Mitel provides cloud-based unified communications and collaboration tools for businesses, led by MiCloud Connect, a subscription service that combines voice, video, and messaging in a single cloud platform. The service runs in the cloud and is accessed over the internet, with scalable users and features and includes implementation support and training. It differentiates itself through a focus on secure, dependable cloud communications and a broad partner network that serves regulated or complex industries. Its goal is to help organizations communicate and collaborate more efficiently with scalable, secure tools backed by services and partners.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Ottawa, Canada
Founded
1973

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