People Relations Consultant Senior (Remote)

Advocate Health•Charlotte, NC

2d•$41 - $62•Remote

About The Position

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced People Relations Consultant Senior to advise leaders, physicians, faculty, residents, fellows, teammates, and business partners navigating complex people-related concerns. As part of the People Relations & Enablement team, this role helps leaders address concerns early, assess risk and root causes, and make informed decisions that support performance, culture, and sustained improvement. The consultant uses a strategic, relationship-driven, coaching approach to shift people support from reactive responses toward proactive prevention and enablement. The role applies a consultative framework to workplace concerns, distinguishes matters requiring formal investigation from those better suited to advisory or coaching support, and promotes consistent, fair, respectful, and thoughtful resolution. The consultant also collaborates across service lines, identifies trends and systemic challenges, and contributes to evolving workflows, tools, and practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
Typically at least 5 years of experience in human resources, employee relations, business partnership, or a related people advisory function.
Ability to navigate complexity with agility, adaptability, and strong judgment.
Strategic thinking and ability to assess risk, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions.
Strong communication, consultation, and influencing skills.
Ability to build trusted relationships with leaders, teammates, and cross-functional partners.
Resilience and sound judgment when supporting sensitive or complex workplace matters.
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work across teams and service lines.
Understanding of the external HR, employee relations, and workplace culture landscape.
Ability to scale impact by identifying trends, sharing insights, and supporting proactive solutions.
No licensure, registration, or certification required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Five or more years of experience in human resources, employee relations, business partnership, or a related field.
Strong critical thinking skills.
Strong consultation and relationship management skills.
Solid negotiation and persuasion abilities.
Solid People & Culture technical experience and expertise.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Self-awareness and ability to manage self and others effectively.
Ability to successfully lead, influence, and support teams through complex people-related matters.

Responsibilities

Advise physicians, faculty, residents, fellows, leaders, teammates, and business partners navigating people-related concerns.
Coach leaders through options, risks, impacts, and potential solutions, supporting early and effective action.
Help leaders assess risk, understand root causes, and make informed decisions that support performance and culture.
Reframe workplace discussions and documentation to consider context, contributing factors, root causes, and opportunities for improvement rather than focusing only on policy violations.
Identify factors related to leadership, culture, systems, or the work environment and recommend actions supporting learning, growth, accountability, and sustained improvement.
Participate in intake and assessment of workplace concerns, distinguish matters requiring formal investigation from those suited to advisory or coaching support, and support timely, fair, respectful resolution.
Apply policies, practices, and investigative protocols consistently; align recommendations with enterprise governance; and support clear, accurate, defensible documentation.
Collaborate with Leader Relations, Teammate Relations, Physician & Faculty Relations, Policy, Analytics, Training, and other partners; participate in warm handoffs and promote shared accountability.
Promote the “one team, one model” approach to people support and model behaviors aligned with Lift Everyone Up and Lead the Way.
Support leaders in reinforcing dignity, respect, belonging, and trust during difficult conversations and translate Advocate Health’s Purpose & Commitments into everyday leadership actions.
Recognize recurring themes, trends, and systemic challenges across cases and share insights that inform training, policy refinement, and proactive interventions.
Help define and refine workflows, tools, and practices as the model evolves; embrace innovation, learning, and change; and act as an ambassador for the People Relations & Enablement approach.

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Family benefits, including adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Competitive compensation, with base pay determined by qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
Premium pay, such as shift and on-call pay, based on the role.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Career development programs.