The HR Operations & Employee Relations Lead plays a critical role in fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace. This role combines strong employee relations expertise, ownership of HR operational workflows, and a commitment to building and sustaining organizational culture. The HR Operations & Employee Relations Lead provides exceptional service to employees and managers, ensures compliance with employment law, oversees core HR processes, and drives improvements that strengthen the employee experience across the organization. This role is ideal for someone who excels at guiding managers through complex employee relations and compliance issues, can evaluate and evolve programs, modernize systems and workflows through data, is deeply committed to building a positive and inclusive culture, and can balance day-to-day needs with strategic projects and continuous improvement work.