Hiring: Vice President, Labor Relations Company: Eaton Location: Beachwood, OH Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 12:00:00 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CPT About the job Required Skills: •Advise business and HR leadership on labor and union matters, primarily in the U.S. and Mexico. •Maintain a proactive approach to negotiations, collective bargaining agreement terms, policies, agreements, and procedures. •Develop and implement union awareness programs and appropriate management responses to union campaigns through planning, positive employee relations programs, site vulnerability assessments, legal and policy reviews, as well as education and communications. •Ensure compliance with union contracts using industrial labor relations programs and create a system of checks and balances to achieve desired results. •Guide Eaton leadership on disciplinary and/or employee grievance issues within the union population. •Engage with employee and union relations at sites for early issue identification, avoidance, de-escalation, or intervention. •Ensure appropriate employee relations practices are maintained to promote positive employee relations at all sites. •Identify existing or potential labor relations issues in acquisitions and divestitures and provide related solutions. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution •Minimum twelve (12) years of progressive experience in Human Resources/Labor Relations, leading labor relations strategies for a company or $1B+ revenue business unit. •Demonstrated experience implementing Labor Relations laws and resolution approaches in a corporate environment •Senior executive leadership experience in a collaborative global environment •Extensive end-to-end union negotiations experience, including collective bargaining agreements and employee relations •Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. •Master’s degree •JD focusing on Labor Law •International labor relations experience highly preferred Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!