Careers that Change Lives
Medtronic is hiring an Employee and labor relations partner responsible for partnering with country leaders and HRBPs in building strong relationships between employees, leaders and employee representatives/Unions, where applicable, at country level, eventually taking a proactive approach to employee and labor relations by identifying higher-level employee trends, recommending solutions that address root cause of issue, and partnering with leadership on execution. 

In the role, you will act a key partner to leaders in driving employee relations strategies, while maintaining a neutral position and labor relations strategies and administration.

A Day in the Life
• Lead project management and process for reductions in force to include consulting with Managers, HR Business Partners, Legal, Finance and Security. 
• Develop materials and resources to support process, ensuring an equitable and consistent selection process.
• Manage severance analysis, adverse impact analysis, legal review, works councils/employee representatives and/or union consultation and documentation, wherever applicable, training, scheduling, notifications, communications, and transition plans.
• Proactively reduce Employee and Labor Relations related risk through risk assessments and actionable feedback. Conduct training and coaching of managers/leaders on skills and techniques. 
• Develop effective relationships with the business to promote good employee and labor relations across the organization. 
• Deploy Labor relations activities locally with HR Business Partner and Senior Business leaders. Coordinates and connects with applicable councils, as needed (e.g., works councils, unions, health and safety councils, etc.). 
• Coordinate and conduct meetings with WC/Employee representatives, Unions, wherever applicable, in close collaboration with local stakeholders. 
• Assess and advise HR and Leaders on ensuring and implementing correct and appropriate consultation/ information/ negotiation process that mitigates risks, costs and maintains corporate image in close collaboration with HR and leaders. 

Must Haves
• Bachelor's Degree
• 7-10 years of HR experience within big, corporate companies with a matrix organization
• Fluency in English and French
• Experience in the Swiss Legal Framework
• Experience providing strategic partnership with leaders by leveraging data/metrics to identify trends and proactively address 
• Experience in employee and labor relations 
• Demonstrated knowledge of employment law
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc)
• Experience in project management, program/process design, as well as process improvement skill set.
• Ability to provide strategic, proactive partnership to leaders
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal awareness

Nice to Haves
• Demonstrated excellence in organizational skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and multi-task. 
• Demonstrated strengths in listening, fact-finding, and exploratory skills. Ability to uncover additional information.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion, as well as maintenance of confidentiality.
• Ability to coach and consult at various levels in the organization
• Objective Judgment & data driven Decision Making
• Prioritization and Project Management
• Global understanding and mind-set and ability to work across the matrix
• Ability to travel within the region
• Fluency in another European language.

We Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to all our employees:
• Flexible working environment
• Annual Incentive Plan % depending on company results
• Pension scheme and group discount on healthcare insurance 
• Training possibilities via Cornerstone/Skills Lab
• Employee Assistance Program and Recognize! (our global recognition program)

Our Commitment
Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communities if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.