Assistant Director of Employee Relations

About the role

Join the HR leadership team of a large, highly regulated organization supporting more than 5,500 employees across multiple operational locations. Lead a team of People Business Partners responsible for employee relations, investigations, performance management, and leadership coaching. Partner closely with executive leadership, operational leaders, legal counsel, and HR peers to drive consistent people practices across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for employee relations, performance management, succession planning, and talent calibration while helping leaders make sound people decisions.
• Identify trends across employee relations activity, develop proactive solutions, and implement initiatives that improve leadership effectiveness while reducing organizational risk.
• Partner with legal counsel and business leaders to ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and applicable labor agreements.
• Build scalable employee relations programs, leadership training, and performance management processes that support long-term organizational success.

Requirements

• Seven or more years of progressive Human Resources experience with a strong focus on employee relations, investigations, performance management, and leadership coaching.
• Previous leadership experience managing HR professionals, Employee Relations teams, HR Business Partners, or similar functions.
• Demonstrated success handling complex workplace investigations, grievance resolution, corrective action, performance issues, and executive-level coaching.
• Experience supporting organizations within highly regulated, multi-site, unionized, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, healthcare, utilities, or other operationally complex environments is highly preferred.
• Experience leading performance review cycles, talent calibration, succession planning, and enterprise talent initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR systems, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, along with excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

Qualifications

High visibility with senior leadership through executive coaching, organizational trend analysis, leadership training, and cross-functional collaboration. Ownership of key talent processes, including performance management, talent calibration, succession planning, and leadership development.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and data-driven approach.

Benefits

Opportunity to own both the strategic and operational aspects of employee relations while influencing enterprise-wide people initiatives. High visibility with senior leadership through executive coaching, organizational trend analysis, leadership training, and cross-functional collaboration. Ownership of key talent processes, including performance management, talent calibration, succession planning, and leadership development.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time, Onsite 5x in Charlotte, NC