Strategic Employee Relations Partner (ID:46706)
Are you a dynamic HR professional with a passion for fostering positive workplace relationships? As an Employee Relations Strategic Partner you'll play a key role in advising leadership, resolving employee concerns, and ensuring compliance with employment laws—all while championing a culture of fairness and inclusion. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, excel at investigations and conflict resolution, and want to make a meaningful impact, this role is for you.
The Strategic Employee Relations partner is a key leader within the Human Capital team, responsible for fostering a positive and inclusive work environment. This strategic role involves building strong relationships and advising on employee relations issues to ensure employment laws and regulations compliance. As a trusted advisor to employees and management, the Employee Relations Strategic Partner is crucial in promoting fair and consistent practices that align with the company's culture and values. High energy, professionalism, knowledge, ability to multi-task, and being a self-starter are keys to success in this role.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Salary Range: $115,000 - $150,000
Benefits: Employees enjoy a competitive comprehensive Benefits program focusing on physical, financial and emotional health.
Required Skills & Experience:
About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.
Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.
We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.
Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Let's find your people, together.
Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
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Roles & Responsibilities:
- Employee Relations Strategy: Develop and implement employee relations strategies, policies, and programs that align with organizational goals and foster a positive work environment.
- Employee Support and Issue Resolution: Serve as a subject matter expert on employee complaints, concerns and management, ensuring timely and fair resolution in line with company policies and legal standards.
- Conduct and Document Investigations: Lead investigations process ensuring impartiality, compliance, and proper documentation. Collaborate closely with the business, COEs, and Legal teams to ensure investigations are conducted in accordance with legal requirements and organizational policies. Recommend appropriate resolutions that mitigate risk and support company values.
- Manager Enablement and Guidance: Develop tools and resources that empower people leaders in managing employee relations effectively. Provide training and guidance to Human Capital Business Partners (HCBPs) and business managers on employee relations matters as needed.
- Policy Development and Compliance: Collaborate with COEs and Legal teams to develop, interpret, and ensure compliance with employment and compliance policies and applicable laws, while implementing strategies to mitigate risk.
- Proactive Issue Management: Identify potential employee relations issues and develop strategies to prevent or mitigate them, fostering a harmonious and inclusive work environment.
- Data Analysis and Improvement Initiatives: Monitor key Employee Relations metrics recommending improvement initiatives based on insights. Proactively identify and address trends in workplace conflicts and employee relations issues and recommend strategies to address them.
- Human Capital: Develop strong working relationships across the HC team, especially with the US HCBPs, to ensure Employee Relations efforts are aligned with business strategies and goals.
- Transformation: Support various organizational initiatives such as acquisitions, divestitures, and reorganizations. Be a change agent.
- External Trending: Monitor best practices to keep employee relations management policies and administrative procedures up to date, ensuring we operate within the law while protecting our organization. Keep one step ahead of HR trends, regulations, and innovative technologies, ensuring our business is always briefed on the latest updates.
Salary Range: $115,000 - $150,000
Benefits: Employees enjoy a competitive comprehensive Benefits program focusing on physical, financial and emotional health.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Capital/Human Resources, Industrial Relations or equivalent required.
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
- 8 years of relevant experience in US employee relations.
- Experienced in matrix and manufacturing environments required.
- Bilingual (French and/or Spanish) preferred.
About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.
Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.
We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.
Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Let's find your people, together.
Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
#LI-AC1