Sr Principal Employee Relations - Project Manager

Sr Principal Employee Relations - Project Manager

This position plays a strategic role in building a strong and positive workplace culture across a large, distributed organization. The Sr Principal Employee Relations - Project Manager will serve as both a trusted advisor and project leader, managing complex employee relations cases, driving data-driven initiatives, and ensuring fair and consistent HR practices across regions. Working closely with leadership, this role combines deep expertise in employee relations with strong program management capabilities to enhance organizational health, mitigate risk, and lead the evolution of employee relations frameworks during a period of business transformation.

Accountabilities :

• Act as a key advisor and partner to managers and employees on sensitive and complex employee relations matters.
• Lead investigations, performance management processes, and conflict resolution in alignment with company policies and employment law.
• Provide coaching and strategic counsel to leaders to promote engagement, fairness, and organizational effectiveness.
• Analyze employee relations data to identify trends, recommend preventive solutions, and influence leadership decisions.
• Oversee the transition of employee relations functions during organizational restructuring, ensuring continuity and risk mitigation.
• Design and execute process improvement projectsstandardizing workflows, enhancing reporting systems, and promoting compliance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to deliver strategic ER initiatives.
• Drive change management and communication strategies to support adoption of new policies and technologies.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to HR and business leaders to strengthen ER capabilities across the organization.