Employee Relations Partner - AMS (New York)

About the Team

The Employee Relations (ER) team is a global team dedicated to supporting a wide range of employee relations matters, including organization redesign/restructures, performance management, workplace conduct issues, employee injury and death cases, and other complex employee situations. Our role goes beyond providing consultation and case management. We proactively partner with business leaders, HR teams, and key stakeholders to identify risks, ensure fair and consistent employment practices, and drive solutions while balancing business needs and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a full caseload of ER cases across the US and Canada (and support LATAM as needed), including advising on employee discipline, underperformance, terminations, reasonable accommodations, complex leave scenarios and other related matters
• Assess ambiguous, novel workplace issues and construct a clear path forward when there's no clear policy or precedent to lean on
• Triage employee complaints to the appropriate workplace investigation teams and lend support and guidance for workplace investigations as needed
• Support HR/ER related training for people managers and HR
• Closely collaborate with employment counsel
• Contribute to scaling ER infrastructure, including systems, policies, and processes that enable efficient and consistent employee relations support

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Legal or related field
• 5+ years' experience in Employee Relations
• Extensive employee relations expertise and in-depth knowledge of current ER legislation and best practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior HR/ER experience in a technology start-up is strongly preferred

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Pay & Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $108,000 - $208,800 annually, with eligibility for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units. Benefits include day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).