Labor Relations Manager

The California State Lottery is looking to fill the exciting role of a Labor Relations Manager!

If this opportunity would be a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply today and join our winning team!

People are drawn to the California State Lottery because we:

• We have a worthy mission that we’re sure you’ll take pride in too.
• Are an energetic, creative, and talented team
• Value diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Empower team members to bring their knowledge, expertise, and innovation
• Recognize individual and team contributions
• Support the importance of work-life balance
• Invest in the professional development of our team members
• Are dedicated to preserving our environment by lowering our carbon footprint

The California Lottery is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise headquartered in Sacramento. It is one of the few state agencies that is a revenue generator, not accepting taxpayer dollars from the state’s general fund. Our mission is to provide supplemental funding to California schools while simultaneously supporting local communities. Ninety-five cents of every dollar spent by players goes back to local communities in the form of contributions to public schools and colleges, prizes and retailer compensation.

In fiscal year 2023-24, the California Lottery provided over $2 billion in supplemental funding for California public schools, bringing the total contributions to more than $46 billion since we began in 1985. Lottery products are sold at more than 23,000 retail locations throughout the state. Product offerings include an average of 52 fun and entertaining Scratchers games and several draw games such as Powerball, Mega Millions, and SuperLotto Plus and daily games such as Fantasy 5 and Hot Spot.

Job Description and Duties:

Lottery's mission, vision and values (MVV). Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of consultants specializing in labor relations and workplace investigations

• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring alignment with state laws and departmental policies

• Oversee and review internal investigations involving employee misconduct, ensuring objectivity, timeliness, and thoroughness

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on sensitive and high-impact personnel issues

• Ensure compliance with the Ralph C. Dills Act and support effective labor-management relations

• Promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, flexibility and continuous improvement

Candidates able to navigate complex, sensitive situations with discretion, sound judgment, and creativity. The ideal candidate must also be able to demonstrate strong communication skills, specifically being able to influence and advise all levels of management while also demonstrating the ability to remain flexible in an ever-changing environment.

If you are ready to lead with purpose and have experience leading a team of professional level staff in either labor relations, human resources or investigations and want a role that truly matters in shaping the Lottery, we encourage you to apply!

Thank you for your interest in our position.

This position requires a current Supervisor II exam. If you need to take the exam or if your score has expired, click here to gain list eligibility.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

Schedule: Monday through Friday, within HRD core business hours but may occasionally need to be available after hours and/or on weekends.

Travel: Infrequent travel may be required.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience interpreting and working with management on the Dills Act and/or labor relations experience interpreting laws governing collective bargaining
• Excellent leadership/supervisory experience; including the ability to coach, develop, and mentor staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexibility to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities
• Ability to read, analyze, and logically interpret and apply appropriate laws, rules, regulations, memoranda of understanding, policies and procedures
• Ability to reason logically, analyze situations, and develop and evaluate alternatives and take effective action
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relations and gain confidence with those contacted in the work environment
• Experience in handling stressful and/or sensitive situations with tact and labor-management diplomacy
• Experience using good judgment and making sound decisions in critical situations
• Creativity to address situations and/or scenarios that are not routine

*Important Note: A Statement of Qualifications is required to submit with your application package in order to be considered.

For more information about this opportunity, benefits, and instructions on how to apply -- click the Apply button.