Director of Labor Relations

Syracuse University seeks an experienced labor relations leader to build the strategic capacity of the University's Labor Relations function. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Director of Labor Relations leads the Labor Relations team and manages the planning, contract administration, analytics and campus engagement work that a multi-union, multi-contract environment demands. The University holds multiple agreements with several different international unions, with additional units recently certified and organizing ongoing.

This is a moment of consequential change at Syracuse University and across higher education. New leadership, shifting enrollment dynamics and an active organizing landscape place real weight on how the University conducts its labor relationships. The Director sets the strategy in motion ¿ the negotiations calendar and mandates, the data that informs decisions, and the cross-campus working group that administers contracts and keeps practice consistent. This is a builder's role: someone who develops people, establishes structure on complex work, and creates the conditions for labor professionals to do their best work.