Labour Relations Transformation Leader – Europe, European Works Council

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🇫🇷 France – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Human Resources (HR)

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GE Vernova

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

GE Vernova is a leader in the energy sector with over 130 years of experience, dedicated to electrifying the world while decarbonizing it. The company offers a broad portfolio of energy solutions including gas, hydro, nuclear, and wind power technologies, aimed at providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. With a strong focus on innovation, GE Vernova plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of global power systems and supports the transition to net-zero emissions by 2030.

📋 Description

• Lead and assume responsibility for the European Works Council, ensuring its effectiveness and continuous development. • Build trusted relationships with European Works Council and Select Committee members. • Plan, coordinate and manage European Works Council meetings and information and consultation processes. • Prepare executives and functional leaders for presentations to and consultations with the European Works Council. • Advise management on communications, consultation strategy and stakeholder management. • Coordinate consultation calendars, governance and documentation across Europe, particularly in Germany and France. • Collaborate with Legal, Communications, Human Resources and operational leadership teams to ensure compliant and effective consultations. • Design and implement the European Labour Relations operating model. • Develop working standards, practical guides, process maps, governance frameworks, templates and standardized tools. • Establish a centralized repository of templates, guides, FAQs and best practices. • Develop digital tools, dashboards and scalable project management practices. • Identify and implement improvements using artificial intelligence, digital technologies, automation and reporting. • Design and deliver training for HR teams, project managers, functional leaders and executives. • Support executives participating in consultation processes and strengthen Labour Relations capabilities. • Track projects requiring information and consultation procedures and contribute to resource planning. • Establish operating rhythms with HR and Labour Relations leaders across countries. • Develop metrics to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement. • Collaborate with HR, Legal, Communications and operational leadership teams on strategic matters. • Support consultation strategies related to acquisitions, integrations and organizational transformations. • Share best practices across Europe and contribute to the Europe Labour Relations Centre of Excellence.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience managing Labour Relations, employee representative bodies and employee representation structures. • Demonstrated experience managing a European Works Council or equivalent employee representative body. • Strong knowledge of European Labour Relations law and information and consultation requirements. • Experience leading complex restructuring, transformation and organizational change projects. • Experience working across multiple European jurisdictions in a matrix organization. • Excellent stakeholder management and executive influencing skills. • Strong project management and organizational capabilities. • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, continuously evolving environment. • Willingness to travel within Europe approximately 35% of the time. • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Employment Law or a related field (preferred, not required). • Additional training or advanced qualification in Employment Law, Industrial Relations or Human Resources (preferred, not required). • Experience in manufacturing, industrial, energy or unionized environments preferred. • Experience establishing Labour Relations governance, Centres of Excellence or operating models preferred. • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations and large-scale transformation programmes preferred. • Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives in complex global organizations preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation assistance provided: No • Remote position • Opportunity to build the foundations of a best-in-class European Labour Relations function within GE Vernova