<h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the role</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We are looking for a Principal Employee Relations Partner to serve as the primary advisor and escalation point for complex employee relations issues across the organization. The role will report into the People Partner team, and act as a strategic partner to People Partners cross-functional teams, balancing risk management, compliance, and cultural alignment while fostering a fair, inclusive, and consistent employee experience.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>In this role, you can expect to</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own the intake, assessment, investigation, and resolution of complex employee relations issues, including employee complaints, misconduct, performance concerns, policy violations, and sensitive workplace conflicts.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Serve as the escalation point for high-risk or ambiguous matters, providing clear guidance on investigation strategy, risk exposure, and recommended outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Conduct and oversee thorough, unbiased, and timely investigations, ensuring appropriate scoping, evidence gathering, documentation, findings, and closure aligned with Legal and company standards.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Provide expert consultation to People Partners and business leaders on employee relations risks, employment law considerations, corrective action, and decision-making.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Drive excellence in ER documentation and case management, ensuring accurate, consistent, and defensible records across all cases; maintain clear rationales for findings, actions, and outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Analyze ER data, complaint trends, and investigation outcomes to identify root causes, systemic issues, and emerging risks, and recommend preventative or scalable solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Partner with People Partners to coach managers and leaders on effective conflict resolution, performance management, employee communications, and early intervention strategies.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate closely with Legal, People Operations, Compliance, and Benefits to ensure equitable outcomes, alignment on policy interpretation, and consistency across the organization.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ensure employee relations programs and policies comply with federal, state, and local employment laws, and partner with Legal and Compliance to update policies, guidance, and training based on evolving legislation or workplace trends.</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Review and update employee handbook policies to ensure compliance with federal, state and local employment laws (e.g., EEO, FMLA, ADA, etc.).</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Manage the severance program; ensuring guidelines and policies are up to date. </span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Oversee compliance externally with regulatory requirements (state reporting)</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Contribute to the continuous improvement of ER frameworks, investigation tools, training, and manager resources to strengthen organizational health and trust.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>To thrive in this role, you have</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">10+ years in employee relations or HR business partnering, with increasing responsibility in complex, high-growth or matrixed environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Deep expertise in employment law and HR compliance</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong investigation,