Labor Relations Negotiator

Legacy Health; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Labor Relations Negotiator in Portland, OR. This hybrid role involves leading collective bargaining efforts and providing expert consultation on labor relations strategies. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, ten years of relevant experience, and strong negotiation skills. This position emphasizes a commitment to building productive labor-management relationships and offers flexible work arrangements. Preference is given to candidates with health care experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
• Ten years or more of relevant experience in the field.
• Health Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead collective bargaining efforts across multiple units.
• Provide strategic guidance on labor relations to leadership.
• Develop system-wide labor strategies aligning priorities.

Skills

Expert knowledge of labor relations

Strong negotiation skills

Strong data analysis skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PHR or SPHR certification

Job description

Legacy Health

Labor Relations Negotiator

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 26-47378

Type: Regular Full-Time

System Office 1919 Building

Overview

The People & Culture organization at Legacy is about prioritizing our people so that we can prioritize our patients. We are transforming a traditional human resources function into a team of professionals who develop creative solutions to attract, develop and retain diverse, high performing talent. Within the People & Culture team, we are building a spirit of curiosity, experimenting with innovative approaches and challenging past practices to ensure we aren’t just responding to today’s workforce challenges, but can predict them. This is a pivotal moment in the healthcare industry, and Legacy’s People & Culture team sees this as an opportunity to reimagine what it means to work in one of the world’s most complex yet rewarding industries. For us it’s about building a legacy where our people can do their best and be their best.

This is a highly consultative, hybrid position that offers the flexibility of remote work alongside the necessity of in‑person relationship building throughout the Portland Metro & SW Washington area.

Responsibilities

Serves as Chief Negotiator, leading collective bargaining efforts across multiple bargaining units. Leads and coordinates all aspects of collective bargaining, including preparation, proposal development, negotiations at the table, collaborating with Finance for costing models, and ratification strategy.

Provides expert consultation and strategic guidance to executive leadership, operational leaders, P&C partners, and union representatives regarding labor relations strategy, negotiations, contract administration, and dispute resolution. Serves as a participant on Executive committees related to labor including the Labor Exec Steering Committee, Labor Bargaining Council, etc.

Develops system‑wide labor strategies that align operational, financial, and workforce priorities while maintaining productive labor‑management relationships.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
  • Relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements.
• PHR or SPHR certification preferred.

Experience:

• Ten years or more of progressively responsible experience in the People and Culture or Labor Relations field, or in labor law.
• Experience serving as Chief Negotiator and developing strategic approaches.
• Knowledge of laws, acts and regulations governing employee and labor relations.
• Health Care experience preferred.

Skills:

• Expert knowledge of all labor relations (negotiations, grievances, arbitrations)
• Working knowledge of People and Culture functional areas (employment, benefits, compensation, employee relations, training and development, human resources information systems, workforce planning).
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Strong presentation skills, ability to present data and information as a subject matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to discern pertinent data from raw information, evaluate and consult around solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and actions of customers.
• Comfortable with public speaking to include a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.