Labor Relations Director jobs in Olympia, WA

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Are you a strategic leader who can share a clear vision and goals with your team while inspiring them to work towards it? Can you think critically through the facts and be decisive under pressure? In this role, you will be responsible to guide multiple programs toward shared goals while also ensuring they have clarity around specific objectives that align to division and agency strategies. You ll have the opportunity to work with a talented and driven team to identify and execute technology investments that align with the agency s short and long-term strategies. We are looking for a collaborative leader that influences positive change while driving results. If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact and you thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, this could be the perfect role for you!

Reporting directly to the IT Chief Information Officer, the Director of Strategic Investments is responsible for providing daily operational oversight and executive leadership for the IT Strategic Investments Office (SIO). The IT Strategic Investments Office is responsible for the successful implementation of the agency s most complex, high-risk and highest priority IT projects and investments by planning for, developing, and assigning appropriate IT resources. This position is responsible for multiple technology functions within the IT Division: IT Project Management, IT Contracts and Vendor Management, IT Strategic & Tactical Planning, IT Testing Services, and the IT Agile Coaching Practice.

This position requires advanced IT management skills to ensure overall operational integrity of the Department s core mission to Keep Washington Safe and Working. As we move away from aging technology, strategic thinking will be required regarding future investments and the larger IT Strategic Plan. The implementation and ongoing maintenance of the IT strategic plan is critical to ensure technology innovation. In the regular performance of this position, the incumbent will directly interact and advise Executive Leadership of the agency on the execution of technology investments. The incumbent will also ensure a comprehensive and thoughtful approach among IT leaders. This position collaborates enterprise-wide with all agency divisions, groups, other agencies, and vendors to oversee the IT project delivery lifecycle.

Duties

What we are looking for:

• Operations and People Management Experience: They will offer a proven track record inspiring, motivating, and empowering a dedicated group of professionals.
• Budget Management Experience: They will be responsible for a $10M biennial budget for operating expenses, projects, and contracts.
• Contract and Resource Management Experience: They will be responsible to oversee an IT procurement and vendor management team that supports critical products and services.
• Social and Emotional Intelligence: They must be aware of their own thoughts, feelings, and beliefs and understand how that impacts their ability to lead others through high pressure situations.
• A collaborative, strategic leader that enables teams to deliver results under high-pressure scenarios, where the legislature is often involved.
• Knowledgeable of methods involved with providing direction, planning, communication, and ensuring effective teamwork on enterprise-level projects.
• Demonstrated leadership with a history of strategic, operational, and relationship building success within a complex, matrixed organization that operates in partnership with numerous key constituents, collaborators, and partners.
• Willingness to work in a complex structure to achieve goals.
• Ability to hire, manage, mentor, and coach a diverse workforce.
• Responsible for shaping the strategic agenda, supporting development of business plans, and developing and executing a comprehensive strategy that aligns functional strategies across the agency functions deemed critical to the success of long-term business objectives.
• Responsible for the successful delivery of approved projects through centralized services ensuring solution functionality, usability, reliability, performance, and supportability.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration or related field; equivalent work experience may be considered on a year for year basis.
• Ten years experience working in or with Information Technology teams with experience in three or more of the following IT disciplines:
  • Personnel hiring
  • management and administration of an IT workforce
  • IT budgeting and planning
  • large scale vendor management
  • contract administration
  • The management of IT Projects, business system analysis,
  • Enterprise IT system testing and QA verification,
• Five years of experience managing teams of employees, two years of which managing at least two or more teams of employees, each team composed of more than two employees.
• Two years of experience managing contracts and working with vendors.
• Experience or knowledge in the following:
  • Making critical decisions related to business technology needs.
  • Working with cross-functional managers and teams and deciding with broad agency impact.
  • Building cohesive collaborative teams within complex, political environments.
  • Consulting with an executive management team.
  • Project and change management and related methodologies, processes and approaches.
  • Communicating effectively including the ability to build relationships at executive levels with technology and solutions.

Preferred

• MBA/MS in Information Technology, Business Administration, Public Administration or related degree.
• Experience or understanding of state government operations and the authorizing environment (OCIO, OFM, Legislature) in which the department operates.
• Certification as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, Change Management or other related position.

Supplemental Information

Things You Need To Know

To help you maintain a proper work-life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.

State employee who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee s career. Click on the Benefits tab to learn more.
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We offer hybrid and remote work options. Remote work from a state outside of WA, requires approval.
Application process

We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the mandatory and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.

Please include the following documents with your application AND please pay special attention to the wording in #1:

1. A cover letter listing each required qualification with supporting detail on how each requirement is met through your experience and/or training.
2. A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.
3. A list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers. (please place these within your application). Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application. *Please note: we will never call any reference without your written authorization

Please do not attach or place any information about your vaccination status, including disclosure of leaving employment due to a vaccination requirement for COVID -19, within the application, resume, or cover letter. If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.

Background Check Notice

Prior to a placement in this position, a background check, including criminal history record will be conducted. Information from your background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining your eligibility to perform the requirements of the position.

Other information

• A job offer is contingent upon completion of a background check that includes a criminal record review.
• For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
• This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
• Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
• The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
• Please note: L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.

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In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3 million workers.


Veterans Preference
Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I s .
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L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the agency mission. Having a diverse workforce is this agency s greatest resource of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.

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