Employee Relations Specialist

Activision Blizzard • Austin, TX

12d

About The Position

The ABK ER team serves as a key driver of workplace culture by effectively handling critical and sensitive employee relations issues across all Activision Blizzard businesses. Our team operates with the highest level of integrity and works with the proven ability to gain trust from all levels of the organization. An ER Specialist on this team is a trusted partner who is an effective communicator and can influence leadership, gain alignment, and implement change. You will work in close partnership with HR and Legal teams to drive consistent ER processes across the organization while minimizing risk and ensuring a positive ethical workplace. A successful candidate exercises sound judgment, while balancing acting with a sense of urgency and need for attention to detail; maintains composure in a fast-paced, fluid environment and successfully navigates ambiguity to build consensus and achieve resolutions; coaches and influences all levels of employees and successfully delivers difficult messages; conveys emotional intelligence while handling sensitive situations; and is able to analyze and leverage data to produce high-quality written work product to support workplace initiatives and recommendations. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following accountabilities:

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required
• 3+ years of direct Employee Relations experience (or in combination with HR Business Partner/Generalist or Employment Legal experience)
• Skilled in MS Excel, Word, SharePoint & PowerPoint and open to learning new technologies

Nice To Haves

• Labor Relations knowledge or experience with supporting Unionized employees a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews of sensitive employee relations issues.
• Partner with Activision Blizzard’s Ethics & Compliance and Legal teams to resolve conflicts and successfully implement solutions for workplace issues.
• Make recommendations in consultation with COEs following investigations of policy violations or cultural concerns and determine appropriate resolution or disciplinary action.
• Assist with drafting coaching or disciplinary documents and talking points.
• Provide consultative support, coaching, and guidance to business leaders, HR Business Partners, and internal stakeholders on performance management, conduct issues, and complex or high-risk employee relations matters.
• Ensure timely and thorough documentation of employee relations cases, including detailed case notes and supporting materials within the ER case management system.
• Contribute to manager growth through ER training initiatives, including identifying training needs within the supported BU, and deliver training on fundamental ER topics.
• Facilitate and support interactive processes with employees seeking a reasonable medical accommodation.
• Assist with various ad hoc ER and HR department projects, as needed.

Benefits

• We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
• Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including: Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance; 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching; Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave; Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
• Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees