Employee Relations Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee formal performance processes, including back-on-track plans, from start to finish, collaborating with Leads and People Partners.

• Conduct thorough and impartial investigations into allegations of misconduct, grievances, and complaints, from fact-finding to resolution.

• Handle disciplinary, dismissal, and exit issues, preparing outcomes and communications in conjunction with Legal.

• Collaborate with in-house employment counsel and external legal advisors when needed to evaluate risk.

• Assess incoming cases with People Partners using established escalation criteria.

• Maintain a case log and identify patterns, risks, and trends by team, region, and case type.

• Develop playbooks, templates, and training materials to enhance lead capabilities and minimize preventable cases.

• Create a self-service Employee Relations process for leads.

• Collaborate with People Ops and Compliance teams on terminations, local regulations, and compliance-intensive workflows.

• Contribute to the establishment of the company's inaugural dedicated Employee Relations function, encompassing case triage, escalation, counsel collaboration, and performance measurement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical experience in managing employee relations cases, such as performance management, investigations, grievances, and disciplinary actions, preferably within a rapidly growing organization.

• Strong judgment and the ability to address sensitive matters with discretion, clarity, and fairness.

• Comprehensive understanding of employment law principles.

• Ability to work effectively with both in-house and external legal counsel.

• Proficient in drafting clear, defensible documentation.

• Capability to coach leads in navigating challenging conversations.

• Comfortable with a fast-paced environment and adaptable to changing priorities while maintaining rigor.

• Skilled in building processes as well as managing cases.

• Experience supporting globally distributed teams or operating in multi-jurisdictional settings is a significant advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary professional development stipend.

• Annual discretionary stipend for social travel to connect with colleagues.

• Annual team offsite held in a new location each year.

• Monthly co-working stipend for employees situated away from a main hub.

• Innovative culture with opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

• Growth paths and opportunities that extend beyond the immediate role.