Analyst, Labor Relations

Sony Pictures Entertainment; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City seeks a proactive Labor Relations operations and analytics specialist. You will drive AI-enabled research, process automation, data analysis, and contract administration to support bargaining and governance across the team.

The role emphasizes building templates, managing documents, and delivering accurate research and analyses in a fast-paced studio environment. Base salary is competitive with benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 2 years of experience in analytical support, contract administration, business operations, or similar role involving research, data analysis, document management, and administrative support.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, complex formulas, data manipulation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI tools and emerging technologies, including the technical aptitude to independently learn, configure, and develop practical technology-enabled solutions, automations, and workflows without requiring specialized programming expertise.

Responsibilities

• Leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve Labor Relations processes and workflows.
• Maintain, reconcile, and analyze complex data sets using advanced Excel capabilities for cost analysis and bargaining preparations.
• Provide analytical, contract administration, research, and operational support to the Labor Relations team and assist in collective bargaining matters.

Skills

AI-enabled research

Data analysis

Excel advanced

Documentation & organization

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

AI tools

Job description

This position will serve as a critical operational, analytical, and technology resource for the Labor Relations team, combining proficiencies in AI-enabled research, process automation, data analysis, cost analysis and contract administration with knowledge of or a strong interest in entertainment industry labor relations. Duties will include:

AI, Tech & Process Innovation

• Leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of Labor Relations processes and workflows.
• Demonstrate the technical aptitude and ability to leverage, configure, and develop AI-enabled tools and solutions to support contract research, agreement comparison, bargaining preparation, document analysis, data analysis, precedent identification, and other Labor Relations needs.
• Serve as a technology-oriented "power user" who evaluates new tools, identifies opportunities for automation, shepherds new tools through the company’s internal approval process and helps drive technology adoption across the Labor Relations team.

Data Analytics & Cost Analysis

• Maintain, reconcile, and analyze complex data sets using advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including pivot tables, lookup functions, complex formulas, and data cleansing.
• Support collective bargaining through data analysis and cost calculations, including evaluating the cost implications of wage proposals, benefit changes, premiums, escalators, retroactivity, and other economic terms.

Labor Relations & Contract Administration

• Provide analytical, contract administration, research, documentation, and operational support to the Labor Relations team.
• Support the team on collective bargaining and grievance and arbitration matters by preparing and organizing materials, tracking proposals, open items, deadlines, and economic terms; and preparing comparisons, redlines, summaries, and analyses.
• Develop a strong working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, side letters, memoranda of agreement, settlements, past practices, and other labor-related documents.
• Maintain organized, searchable repositories of agreements, bargaining records, correspondence, precedents, and other Labor Relations materials, enabling rapid research and retrieval.
• Develop standardized templates, playbooks, trackers, checklists, and workflows that improve consistency, institutional knowledge, and execution across the Labor Relations function.

The Person We’re Looking For

• Bring energy, curiosity, initiative, and enthusiasm for labor relations, with an eagerness to learn the studio business, understand collective bargaining, continuously improve team processes, and become an indispensable operational and analytical resource.
• Manage multiple time-sensitive assignments simultaneously, exercise sound judgment regarding priorities, and deliver accurate work product in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Anticipate the needs of Labor Relations professionals, proactively identify gaps or upcoming requirements, and take ownership of tasks without waiting for detailed direction.
• Demonstrate strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism in handling highly confidential and sensitive employee, labor, financial, and business information.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 2 years of experience in an analytical support, contract administration, business operations, or similar role involving research, data analysis, document management, and administrative support.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, complex formulas, data manipulation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, perform accurate calculations, identify trends, and develop practical solutions.
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI tools and emerging technologies, including the technical aptitude to independently learn, configure, and develop practical technology-enabled solutions, automations, and workflows without requiring specialized programming expertise.
• Ability to critically evaluate and verify AI-generated information, research, and analyses to ensure accuracy, reliability, and appropriate handling of confidential information.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other productivity applications, with exceptional typing, note-taking, document-production, formatting, and proofreading skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage complex documents, electronic filing systems, databases, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with initiative, resourcefulness, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with collective bargaining agreements, labor relations, legal research, or the entertainment industry is preferred but not required; a strong interestin learning the entertainment labor landscape is essential.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $75,000-$85,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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