Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to serve as a strategic director of labor relations supporting Lowe’s operations and corporate functions. The Director Labor Relations influences and facilitates the organization's labor relations strategy, recommends best practices, and provides advice for improving associate engagement. This role must have knowledge of employment and labor laws, government regulations, and agency rules to make informed decisions. This role designs and implements processes to identify and resolve issues quickly, improving associate engagement and mitigating the risk of future disruption. It also develops and delivers ongoing training for HR and people leaders. This position leads a team of Lowe’s LR Consultants and primarily supports partners in Lowe’s North Division.
What You Will Do
- Evaluate internal operations and HR data to identify engagement opportunities and anticipate labor activity.
- Respond to reports of associate disengagement and disruption by gathering information, partnering with relevant leaders, and formulating strategies to address associate concerns. This includes travel to Lowe’s US facilities.
- Collaborate directly with divisional leadership across Operations, HR, and Legal to craft solutions that increase associate engagement and reduce the risk of business disruption.
- Support the implementation of business initiatives by advising partners of workforce implications, reviewing communications, training impacted leaders, and gathering associate feedback to ensure success.
- Monitor external labor activity, as well as legal and regulatory developments to ensure that HR and business partners remain informed.
- Provide recommendations to make effective business decisions regarding labor and associate relations.
- Review and provides expertise on labor relations training. Assists in designing and delivering best-in-class training and education for leaders across Lowe’s US business.
- Provide succinct overviews of acute and systemic workplace concerns and the impacts on Lowe’s business.
- Advocate for fair and appropriate workplace practices in accordance with the company’s core behaviors and values, as well as legal obligations.
- Develop, use, and promote technology as resources for HR and people leaders. Provide and implement ongoing continuous improvement recommendations regarding resources.
- Build strong relationships with business partners and other members of the Human Resources team.
- Take on stretch assignments, more complex labor relations concerns, and projects that impact the entire enterprise.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Labor Relations or related field (or equivalent years of experience without a degree) or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
- 8 Years Experience as an exempt as a Labor Relations Manager, Specialist, or Consultant (or equivalent employee relations or legal position) in a unionized or non-unionized organization
- 8 Years Advanced knowledge of labor & employee relations principles, including federal and state laws and policies
- 8 Years Seasoned understanding of HR management programs and their interrelationships. Appropriately understands and applies policies, procedures, and practices on day-to-day issues.
Preferred Skills/Education
- Master’s degree MBA, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Labor Relations or Industrial Relations
- JD with a concentration or experience in employment/labor law
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
