Employee Relations Mgr

About the role

Are you passionate about building strong workplace cultures and influencing organizational success? As an Employee Relations Manager (ERM), you will serve as a trusted partner to leadership and employees within your assigned programs and administrative areas- helping shape a positive, high-performance work environment where people feel supported and empowered. In this role, you will have the autonomy to make key employment-related decisions while collaborating across HR in areas such as policy development, compensation, leave management, benefits and HRIS initiatives. You will take a strategic, solution focused approach to identifying workplace trends, resolving complex employee matters and driving meaningful improvements across the organization. This is more than an HR role-it’s an opportunity to influence culture, strengthen leadership partnerships and help create processes that elevates both the employee experience and the organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to leadership and employees within assigned programs and administrative areas.
• Help shape a positive, high‑performance work environment where employees feel supported and empowered.
• Exercise autonomy to make key employment‑related decisions.
• Collaborate across HR on policy development, compensation, leave management, benefits, and HRIS initiatives.
• Take a strategic, solution‑focused approach to identifying workplace trends.
• Resolve complex employee matters.
• Drive meaningful improvements across the organization.
• Influence organizational culture and strengthen leadership partnerships.
• Help create processes that elevate employee experience and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Counseling, Psychology, Education, or Human Resources (or equivalent).
• Minimum of three (3) years of Human Resources experience.
• Preferred experience in HR investigations and conflict resolution.
• SHRM‑CP, SHRM‑SCP, or HRCI certification preferred.
• Alternatively, a High School Diploma/GED combined with seven (7) years of HR experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• Human Resources background with emphasis on investigations and conflict resolution.
• SHRM‑CP, SHRM‑SCP, or HRCI certification (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to partner with leadership and employees to foster a supportive workplace.
• Strong strategic and problem‑solving skills.

Benefits

• Retirement plan with company matching.
• Day‑one PTO accrual.
• Ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Comprehensive wellness programs supporting physical, mental, and financial health.
• Qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs (eligible for long‑term financial relief).
• Emphasis on work‑life balance, personal wellbeing, and access to resources that help employees thrive.