Associate Manager, Employee Relations (Remote)

Stryker • Kalamazoo, MI

145d • $87,600 - $172,300 • Remote

About The Position

The Associate Employee Relations Manager serves as a member of the Employee Relations/HR Investigations team and is viewed as an inter-divisional subject matter expert (SME) that plays a critical role in shaping employee experiences, mitigating risk, and advising HR and business leaders on sensitive and high-impact matters across the U.S. This person will manage and conduct investigations for a high volume portfolio of cases for the Global Quality Operations (GQO) team. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in HR investigations, a strong understanding of manufacturing environments, and a passion for fostering a culture of integrity and accountability. This professional may work remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience OR 12+ years of total work experience.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience.
• Experience conducting work environment investigations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with tools such as PowerBI, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint to analyze trends.
• Ability to read and write in Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Conducts high-volume HR investigations across the U.S., including intake, planning, interviews, recommendations, determinations, and reporting; communicate case status and outcomes to managers and HRBPs.
• Provides additional support on high level, complex cases across the entire US as needed.
• Analyzes HR investigations, employee relations and other data trends to address and mitigate risk and support and drive our culture of integrity.
• Partners with HR and managers to drive necessary improvements.
• Responds to alleged violation of rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards of conduct through the initiation of appropriate investigation procedures in partnership with Legal, Compliance and local HR teams.
• Provides counsel and advice to managers and HRBPs regarding employee relations issues, submits recommendations on addressing employee relations matters and assists with taking steps in response.
• Develops and delivers training to managers, employees and HRBPs.
• Supports in defining the standards and processes related to employee relations across the US.
• Provides coaching to HRBPs on employee relations matters in addition to work environment matters.
• Coordinates with compliance and legal regarding employee discipline for compliance investigations that are not work environment matters.
• Maintains knowledge of current and emerging laws and regulations, and periodically reviews and updates applicable standards, trends and issues affecting the company work environment and policies.

Benefits

• $87,600-$172,300 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits.
• Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree