Senior Employee Relations Manager

About the role

The Senior Employee Relations & Compliance Consultant manages employment related matters, leads investigations, provides strategic coaching, and conducts trainings.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and manages all aspects of employment related matters.
• Leads internal investigations to ensure compliance and consistency.
• Partners with HR Business Partners and internal/external legal as necessary.
• Recommends appropriate management action in response to performance and employee relations issues.
• Provides strategic coaching, leadership to develop subject matter expertise to mitigate risk.
• Provides performance management support and coaching to managers.
• May conduct and co-facilitate employment trainings in partnership with L&D.
• Develops and/or assists with conducting training modules for sexual harassment, legislative awareness, ADA, FLSA, performance management, and disciplinary actions.
• Oversees employment related compliance policies.
• Partners closely with internal partners to maintain and be compliant with employment related laws and regulations for all states.
• Uses judgment and discretion to interpret corporate policy for employees and managers.
• Encourages reliance on new tools as they become available and less reliance on individual consultation.
• Manages conflict resolution and mediation of issues within organization based upon knowledge of the organization and HR issues involved.
• Reviews and analyzes exit interviews, surveys and other measurements when required.
• Timely interpretation of measures and trends shared with the Business Partners and other internal partners.
• Compiles, analyzes and reports quarterly turnover/retention metrics.
• Reviews with HRBPs and CHRO to review and report on trends and makes recommendations.
• Conducts research, data analysis and build trends and themes decks to provide strategic recommendations to management.
• Stay up to date on all employee-related legislative and regulatory changes and/or developments and ensure changes to rules and regulations are restructured with HR systems, policies and procedures, ensure Employee Handbook is updated as appropriate.
• Research and advise Human Resources Management on HR compliance issues including recommendations to change policy, practice, or training to remedy gaps in compliance and reduce risk.
• Collaborate closely with HR Management and the various functional HR teams to ensure compliance and regulatory adherence, as well as collaboration with Learning & Organizational Development to ensure appropriate training for HR-related regulatory compliance is assigned out to appropriate parties.
• Serve as an internal resource to HR functional teams to provide guidance on employee questions relating to company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Works closely with the Talent Acquisition team and provide advisement relating to employment onboarding and hiring matters.
• Works closely with HR Operations and may conduct some employment onboarding hiring components, including recruitment of some roles, and Workday administrative onboarding, if needed.
• Manages HR Inbox for all incoming inquiries and this will transition to another role in the HR department, but this position will continue to manage all employment related inquires, and some additional requests.
• Partners closely with HR and management teams to resolve and respond to inquiries.
• Manage and ensure I-9 compliance (including auditing compliance, providing regular training).

Requirements

Undergraduate degree preferred
8+ years of related Employee Relations experience and/or broad HR related experience
Experience working in a complex organization
Experience in a consulting type role, showing the ability to objectively assess and influence outcomes
Excellent interpersonal skills, with emphasis on listening and communicating clearly and succinctly
Experience facilitating others to accomplish a goal
Experience showing the ability to balance and integrate a compassionate approach to dealing with sensitive human issues with a pragmatic approach to making the right business decision
Broad knowledge of employment law preferred
Strong organization and time management skills
Excellent writing skills

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree preferred
8+ years of related Employee Relations experience and/or broad HR related experience
Experience working in a complex organization
Experience in a consulting type role, showing the ability to objectively assess and influence outcomes
Excellent interpersonal skills, with emphasis on listening and communicating clearly and succinctly
Experience facilitating others to accomplish a goal
Experience showing the ability to balance and integrate a compassionate approach to dealing with sensitive human issues with a pragmatic approach to making the right business decision
Broad knowledge of employment law preferred
Strong organization and time management skills
Excellent writing skills

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills
Experience in a consulting type role
Experience working in a complex organization
Broad knowledge of employment law
Strong organization and time management skills
Excellent writing skills

Benefits

Employees who meet benefit eligibility guidelines and work 30 hours or more weekly, have the ability to enroll in Group 1001’s benefits package. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options. Employees are also eligible for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability. All employees (regardless of hours worked) have immediate access to the Company’s Employee Assistance Program and wellness programs—no enrollment is required. Employees may also participate in the Company’s 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company.

Pay

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Schedule

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