Prin Employee Relations Specialist - Juncos

Medtronic • Juncos, PR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control, while spending less time managing their disease. This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care. As the Principal Employee Relations (ER) Partner, you will be responsible for building strong relationships between employees and managers. The role takes a proactive, strategic approach to employee relations by identifying higher-level employee relations trends, recommending solutions that address root cause of issue, and partnering with leadership on execution. The role acts as a key partner to the site level Managers in driving employee relations strategies, while maintaining a neutral position. A key component of the role includes maintaining the employee relations function at assigned locations/functions, and following established ELR processes, as well as building manager skill sets. The Principal ER Partner works directly with leaders, managers, and employees to provide advice and coach both parties on all employee relations issues. The role provides strong partnership on performance management, disciplinary processes, legal issues, investigations, conflict management, etc. Work involves assessing and resolving employee relations matters ensuring consistency across client groups and alignment with Medtronic practices. The role helps to ensure a fair and consistent approach to Medtronic's policies and procedures, thus promoting a positive culture within the business, while minimizing risks. The partner provides a single point of contact for employee relation issues to ensure clear communication and efficiency in resolving matters. The role requires skill, tact, persuasion, judgment, and/or negotiation skills to accomplish objectives. This role works closely with the in-house legal team, Human Resources Business Partners, and with the wider Human Resources community and clients to deliver a fair, consistent ER service, both minimizing risk to the business and aligning work to meet business needs. This on-site position requires your presence at the Juncos, Puerto Rico facility 5 days per week, ensuring strong collaboration with employees and leaders while fostering meaningful connections. Career Stream Description Individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or direct the work of other professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing ER initiatives – from design to implementation – while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field (or equivalent international degree per 8 C.F.R. §214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)).
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant HR experience, with at least 5 years in Employee Relations.
• Advanced knowledge of Puerto Rico employment law, with global ER experience strongly preferred.
• Proven expertise leading complex investigations, conflict resolution, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders while maintaining neutrality.
• Strong data analysis and trend interpretation skills.
• Bilingual In Spanish and English
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven discretion in handling sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master’s in HR/Organizational Development).
• Experience in a large, global, matrixed organization, ideally healthcare or medical device industry.
• Certifications such as SHRM-SCP, or SPHR

Responsibilities

• Counsel and provide partnership to employees, managers, and leaders across the full spectrum of employee relations matters.
• Lead highly complex workplace investigations, including fact-finding, documentation, and resolution aligned with company policies and employment law.
• Provide coaching and advice to leaders on performance management, disciplinary actions, reorganizations, reductions, conflict resolution, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Legal, and Compliance to assess ER risks and ensure consistent, fair application of policies.
• Develop and implement proactive ER strategies and initiatives that strengthen leadership capability and employee engagement.
• Analyze ER data and trends, identify root causes, and recommend preventive solutions to senior leadership.
• Monitor legal trends and risks and advise on compliance matters
• Contribute to restructuring initiatives with focus on employee transitions and risk mitigation.
• Maintain confidentiality, neutrality, and objectivity in all employee relations matters.
• Support continuous improvement of ER processes, policies, frameworks, and training across the Operating Unit.
• Monitor employee sentiment and workplace trends
• This work includes proactive workplace initiatives and strategies; workplace investigations and internal reviews; performance improvement and discipline processes; end of employment/restructuring; labor relations; crisis management; and, general employee relations coaching and conflict resolution.
• Develops and leads proactive employee and labor relations strategies to contribute to a positive work environment by leveraging data, addressing areas of opportunity and minimizing risk.
• Plays key leadership role in restructuring initiatives, resulting in employee transitions

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

What This Job Offers

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