Senior Manager Labor Relations Europe (m/f/d) Description What awaits you: - Center of Excellence for Labor Relations matters and Labor Law support - Develop and implement labor relations strategies that drive company goals and promote positive and constructive relations with the workscouncils - Manage the Textron European Workscouncil - Negotiate and manage collective labor agreements with focus on Germany - Advise, support & train HR team and leaders on labor relations and labor law matters - Build and maintain relationships with employee representatives and councils. - Handle labor disputes, grievances, individual legal cases. - Monitor labor legislation trends and proactively derive measures. - Ensure compliance with relevant labor laws and company policies, e.g. regular review and, if necessary, adjustment of contract documents and templates with labor law reference. - Manage relations with our law office and employer association. - Regular escalation and communication to the Director HR, EU and in matrix the Textron CHRO - Involvement in further People tasks and projects. Qualifications Whatyou'll need to succeed: - University degree in Law with focus on individual and collective Labor Law or a comparable academic qualification as a business lawyer. - Ca. 10 years of experience in labor relations and labor law, preferably in a lead position - Experiences in the manufacturing industry, ideally automotive, and in a global transformational context with topics such as the implementation of HR systems, equal pay, workforce alignment. - In-depth knowledge of German labor law, collective bargaining and EU regulations - Proven successes in the cooperation with workscouncils and labor court employment cases. - Project-Management experience - Business acumen and strategic thinking - Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills - High persuasion, assertiveness, resilience and positive, solution focused mindset - Ethics and values, integrity, trustfulness - German and English language business fluent - MS Office Job: Human Resources Primary Location: Germany-North Rhine Westphalia-Bonn - Holzlar HQ Recruiting Company: Kautex Schedule: Full-time Job Level: Manager without Direct Reports Shift: First Shift Req ID: 330184