Employee Relations Partner

Location : Santa Clara, CA

Duration : 12+ Months

• Description: Provide strategic guidance to leaders and PBPs on sensitive employee relations matters including performance management, misconduct, interpersonal conflicts, leaves and accommodations.
• Conduct investigations into complex and nuanced employment matters. Partner with PBPs, Legal and other parties to adhere to investigative best practices, reaching the optimal outcomes for our organization and employees.
• Drive workforce change initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring that communication is effective, risk is mitigated, and that leaders and employees are supported through the process.
• Use HR analytics and data to identify trends, diagnose issues and make data-driven recommendations to the leadership team and People team colleagues.
• Support internal projects and initiatives as needed.
• Act as an advocate for equitable and fair treatment; ensure our practices continue to align to our company's core values: Disrupt. Execute. Inclusion. Collaboration. Integrity.
• Skills: A minimum of five years of employee relations experience gained in either an HRBP or employee relations advisory role, or equivalent experience as an employment attorney practicing employment law.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong emotional intelligence, and ability to build trust, rapport and influence across all levels of the company.
• Experience conducting investigations and advising on a wide range of sensitive and complex employee relations issues, including performance management, interpersonal manager/employee conflicts or complaints, leaves/accommodations, and behavioral/ conduct issues.
• Demonstrated experience executing on change management programs, with the ability to set priorities, stay focused, and manage time in a fast paced environment.
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills with ability to organize and analyze data, and a passion for using data and insights to make a positive impact on the business.
• Strong understanding of employment law, compliance and ER best practice.
• Track record of effectively coaching leaders to action in sensitive or ambiguous situations.