Job Description

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

We are a global company with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. In these centers, we carry out the various stages of product development, from initial concept to mass production of ready-to-sell units. We embrace a vertically integrated business model with strategic design, manufacturing, distribution, sales and support centers around the world to maximize our value to customers.

Working closely with multiple departments and supporting our colleagues across the organization, we are seeking a Labor Specialist in Garmin Cluj office, who combines labor legislation expertise with a hands-on approach, strong attention to detail, and a passion for delivering high-quality employee support and guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee employee lifecycle processes, including hiring, employment changes, transfers, promotions, and terminations.
• Monitor and interpret labor legislation and payroll related regulations, ensuring timely implementation of required changes.
• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on Romanian labor law, labor relations, employment practices, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Serve as a key point of contact for employee representatives, supporting consultation, communication, and social dialogue processes in compliance with Romanian labor legislation.
• Coordinate updates and compliance reviews of Internal Regulations, ensuring alignment with Romanian labor legislation and organizational requirements.
• Act as a key contributor during Labor Inspectorate (ITM) inspections, preparing documentation, coordinating responses, and supporting corrective action plans when required.
• Provide guidance and support to stakeholders on employment, employee relations, and compliance matters.
• Support employee relations cases, including investigations, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution.
• Collaborate with internal and external legal counsel on labor law matters, employment disputes, investigations, labor inspections, regulatory audits.
• Prepare documentation and reports required for audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews.

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require 5 days in the office each week.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of labor legislation and statutory requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively engage with employee representatives, trade unions, external authorities, and senior stakeholders
• Strong negotiation, mediation, and conflict-resolution skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, negotiation, mediation, and conflict-resolution capabilities
• Ability to work independently and manage sensitive information with a high level of confidentiality
• Proactive mindset, reliability, and strong sense of ownership
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in labor relations, employment law, employee relations, employment documentation
• Experience working in complex or multinational environments
• Bachelor degree - Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, Economics, or another relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Nice to have:

• Human Resources Inspector certification

Benefits

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process.

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.