Senior Employee Relations Specialist (Kansas City, MO)

Description

The Senior Employee Relations Specialist fosters a positive work environment by addressing and investigating employee relations issues and concerns. This role involves managing employee relations programs, ensuring compliance with labor laws, and facilitating effective communication between human resources, management, and employees. The Senior Employee Relations Specialist builds and maintains partnerships across the business units to deliver value-added services to management and employees that support the organization's culture and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in human resources, business administration, or related field and 8 years experience in employee relations or similar HR role is required.
• HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP) is preferred.
• Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment and able to manage through ambiguity and change.
• Strong sense of accountability, high-quality judgment and sound decision-making.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring a team across diverse geographical regions.
• Strong communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated patience, tact, and respect.
• Ability to work with various Company functions, operating committee members, the Office of the General Counsel, and outside counsel on related issues.
• Ability to prepare, track, and maintain appropriate investigation documentation.
• Ability to develop and implement investigation plans.
• Ability to drive timely closure of open cases/concerns.
• Ability to manage employee data and statements in a highly confidential manner.
• Ability to foster an effective, inclusive work environment/culture and relationships, balancing employee advocacy with stewardship of company goals and values.
• Ability to handle confidential information and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Ability to investigate workplace issues/concerns raised through internal Company channels and some externally filed complaints, including complaints of employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other violations of Company policy.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in recommending outcomes for investigations.
• Ability to partner with Human Resources and/or the Labor Relations team to ensure proper handling and disposition of these cases involving union-represented and salaried employees.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally on investigations, discipline, performance management, and other aspects of employee relations.
• Ability to effectively coach, counsel, and educate employees on HR policies, performance management, processes, programs, position eliminations, and strategies.
• Ability to support grievance, arbitration and litigation processes from investigations.

Travel

No