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Reporting to the HR Consulting function, this individual contributor role is responsible for the labor relations engagements in Spain and will partner closely with the country HR leadership team, and business leadership, to ensure a healthy and productive labor relations environment to enable Microsoft's mission of empowering every organisation and individual on the planet, to achieve more.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary contact for employee relations and union negotiations within the aligned country.

• Partners with CELA, HR stakeholders and the geo business leadership team to manage and resolve product enquries/launches requiring representative engagement.

• Assists/Partners with HR Planners and change leader to implement organisational changes that require labour relations engagements, especially during fiscal year changes

• Ensures appropriate control, compliance and tracking of open labor relations issues in partnership with CELA and HR stakeholders at the country level

• Builds and manages constructive, effective, relationships with employee representatives and provides insights to business leaders and HR partners on the relationships between the company and employee representatives

Analyze labor trends, prepare negotiation strategies, and lead collective bargaining agreements.

• Partners with CELA and HR stakeholders to surface trends and themes in labour relations for the assigned geo.

• Owns and interprets the CBA(s) (Collective Bargaining Agreements) in the geo and provides consultation and guidance to partners when required

• Informs and consults on timelines for people and policy changes that require labor relations engagements and leads the labor relations engagements at the country-level, partnering with business leadership when appropriate

Labour Relations Consulting

• Leads their geo in collaboration with peer disciplines or professions (e.g. Talent Management, Learning and Development), as well as global Human Resource partners, to contribute insights, leverage resources, and provide consultation and support for the leadership of labour relations in the geo

• Consults with peers across the globe who support Labor Relations in other geos, and proactively identifies opportunities to scale approaches to Labor Relations beyond their geo responsibility

HR Project and Programs

• Partners with peer disciplines (Centers of Excellence, GSS teams, HR planners and regional HR leadership etc) on connecting scalable Human Resources programs and processes with the sentiment from labour relations groups to ensure productive ongoing relationships and partnership.

• Leverages, aligns, and integrates communication strategies and messages from the Center of Excellence (CoE); to regional labour relations teams to gain perspectives and buy-in on programs and processes from employee representatives where required (e.g. hybrid dashboards etc).

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in Human Resources with a focus on labor relations

• OR Bachelor’s Degree AND experience with Human Resources with a focus on Labor Relations

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in leading challenging labor relations negotiations.

• Formal qualifications in associated skills (e.g. mediation and/or conflict resolution) relevant to the region.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .