Employee Relations Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +16 more states.

📋 Description

• Offer guidance, support, and recommendations concerning employee relations issues.

• Provide advice to business leaders on disciplinary actions, performance improvement plans, involuntary termination assessments, and related topics.

• Carry out less complex investigations related to employee relations.

• Establish collaborative relationships with leaders, HR Business Partners, Legal, and internal teams.

• Utilize Workday and ServiceNow to aid in employee action reviews.

• Interpret policies and procedures while educating employees and stakeholders on compliance matters.

• Manage employee relations cases within the case management system and/or Ethics Hotline.

• Document and address issues in accordance with ER team procedures and practices.

• Analyze trends in employee relations and highlight areas for improvement.

• Foster a positive and transparent employee relations atmosphere.

• Assist in gathering information for legal complaints and charges.

• Act as a backup for the Employee Relations intake role.

• Undertake other responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related field with 2 years of relevant experience in Human Resources and/or Employee Relations; alternatively, a master's degree with up to 2 years of experience, or 6 years of experience in a related field.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Direct experience in supporting business leaders with employee disciplinary actions, conduct/behavior concerns, performance improvement plans, and involuntary terminations.

• Working knowledge of state and federal employment laws and strategies for union avoidance.

• Effective communication skills across all levels of employees.

• Strong coaching, facilitation, and conflict resolution capabilities.

• Proven influencing skills when advising HR Business Partners and leaders on discipline, performance improvement plans, and termination suggestions.

• Ability to work independently with a sense of urgency and effective prioritization.

• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

• Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive situations.

• Competence in collecting, comprehending, interpreting, and disseminating data effectively.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

• Ability to work successfully 100% remotely, with occasional travel mainly for meetings.

• Must reside within the Eastern or Central Time Zones of the United States.

• Must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.

• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification is preferred.

• Experience with ServiceNow or other web-based case management systems is preferred.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred.

• Familiarity with AI tools such as Microsoft CoPilot or Claude is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible paid vacation.

• Seven paid holidays throughout the year.

• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for employees or their family members.

• Bereavement leave.

• Time off to vote.

• Jury duty leave.

• Volunteer time off.

• Military leave.

• Parental leave.

• Health care coverage (medical, dental, vision).

• Retirement planning (401(k)).

• Paid sick leave.

• Flexible vacation/wellness days and/or PTO.

• Remote work options available.

• Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity and reasonable accommodations.