Employee Relations Partner, Investigations, Workplace Concerns (Fixed-Term Contract)

About the role

This is a Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) position through 12/31/26. Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fair, thorough and timely investigations into allegations of violations of Google’s HR policies or local law and policies to ensure fair treatment of all Googlers.
• Ensure investigations, complaints, and disciplinary processes are managed efficiently and fairly in accordance with local requirements.
• Partner with Employee Relations and Partner Investigations (e.g., Regulatory Affairs, Security) which may include taking notes, advising, and drafting or delivering discipline.
• Collaborate across teams and time zones.
• Advise on and address other workplace concerns in line with local processes (e.g., pay, level, performance) and any other conduct that may breach policies.
• De-escalate, resolve matters and communicate clear guidance and coaching to Googlers, POps partners, management and influence as necessary.
• Draft summaries and recommendations to document, resolve issues, and advice as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in a HR Business Partner (HRBP) role, Employee Relations role, or equivalent experience as an employment attorney practicing employment law, workplace investigator, or similar role.
• Experience in interpreting policies and applying legal advice.
• Experience consulting directly with employees and management.
• Experience in applying investigative interview techniques.

Preferred qualifications

• JD in Employment Law.
• Experience advising on a wide range of employee relations issues, including reorganizations and performance issues.
• Ability to manage a wide set of stakeholders and influence the outcomes in a global organization.
• Ability to successfully work across different identities and apply an intersectional lens in daily work and interactions, operating with empathy, and diffusing or de-escalating difficult conversations or situations.
• Ability to manage global projects, and to organize and analyze data.
• Excellent project management, investigative and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance.
• Retail Benefits: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment.
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance.
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks.
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks.
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year.

Pay

US: $141000 - $206000 (USD) + 15% bonus target

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate global operations.