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Senior Labor Negotiator - Taft Hartley Expert

State of Washington

Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Jun 2026

💰 $167,880/yr($104,664/yr – $167,880/yr)

About the role

Posting number: 2026-04870

Department: Office of Financial Management

Division: State Human Resources

Job classification: EXEMPT

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Human Resources, Legal, Business

Summary

Note: This recruitment is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interested applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible for optimal consideration. The hiring manager reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time during the recruitment process and may close the recruitment without prior notice.

Hybrid: Our physical office is in Olympia, WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position in which most of the work can be done remotely. However, you must reside in the state of Washington and travel to in-person activities, meetings, and events as needed for business purposes.

Why work for OFM
The Office of Financial Management OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian. If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

Join the OFM's State Human Resources Division as a Senior Labor Negotiator – Taft-Hartley Expert and play a key role in shaping retirement benefit policies that may impact employees across Washington State government. As a senior-level lead negotiator within the Labor Relations and Compensation Policy Section, you will serve as the Governor’s designee for retirement benefit negotiations, helping develop and implement statewide labor relations strategies, collective bargaining policies, and retirement benefit programs, including Taft-Hartley provisions.

In this highly collaborative and influential role, you will independently manage complex negotiations, provide expert guidance on retirement benefit issues, and serve as a resource and mentor to fellow labor negotiators. Working with agency leaders, labor organizations, retirement system representatives, and other partners, you will help advance fair, effective, and sustainable retirement benefit solutions that support the state's workforce and organizational goals. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled labor relations professional who enjoys strategic problem-solving, policy development, and making a meaningful impact at the enterprise level.

What you’ll work on
Senior Labor Negotiator: Taft-Hartley

Chief spokesperson representing the State of Washington and is assigned to complex caseloads and bargaining tables, specializing in retirement and healthcare benefits:
- These assignments require an in-depth knowledge of labor relations, strategy development, and the business of client agencies.
- Manage a complex caseload and bargaining tables, while also keeping the chain of command informed of critical issues.
Conduct research, training, and implementation of labor relations and collective bargaining statute changes, specializing in retirement and healthcare benefits.
Work on complex labor relations issues, lead work on emergent statewide issues, and represent the State Human Resources/Labor Relations & Compensation Policy Section on committees and workgroups regarding issues and projects that have enterprise-wide impacts.
Represent the state as the employer representative on a Taft-Hartley board.
Negotiate retirement and healthcare benefits based on Taft-Hartley and serve as a lead for other staff negotiating and administering collective bargaining agreements that include those provisions or are covered by the same bargaining law:
- Strategy communication, ensuring consistency in collective bargaining agreements.
- Provide guidance to other negotiators with complex situations.
- Responsible for identifying issues that need to be elevated and addressed within the chain of command.
Lead Negotiator Responsible for Collective Bargaining and Negotiating Agreements with Labor Unions.
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