Senior Employee Relations Business Partner

PsiQuantum•Milpitas, CA

22h

About The Position

The Senior Employee Relations Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to leadership and People teams, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant employee practices while protecting company culture and minimizing organizational risk. The role leads complex workplace investigations, advises on high-risk employee matters, and designs scalable employee relations frameworks for a rapidly growing, late-stage startup environment. The position partners with senior leaders, HRBPs, Legal, and executives on sensitive employee relations issues; provides risk assessments and recommended actions; and identifies systemic risks and proactive solutions. It also oversees investigations and case management, employee relations policies and compliance, performance and conduct matters, employee relations data and risk insights, and manager training and enablement. The position is located within PsiQuantum's Zone 1 compensation market. Full-time roles are eligible for equity and benefits. The estimated annual base salary range for Palo Alto, California is $140,300–$164,900.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in employee relations, employment law, HR, or investigations.
Experience in high-growth or scaling organizations.
Demonstrated success handling complex, high-risk investigations.
Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR best practices.
Exceptional judgment, discretion, and executive presence.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting global teams.

Responsibilities

Partner with senior leaders, HRBPs, Legal, and executives on sensitive employee relations issues.
Provide risk assessments and recommend actions aligned with company values, business goals, and employment law.
Identify systemic risks and recommend proactive solutions.
Lead and document complex investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, and ethics concerns.
Ensure investigations are rigorous, neutral, and defensible.
Draft investigation reports and executive summaries with findings and recommendations.
Manage internal reporting channels and escalation protocols.
Design and maintain employee relations policies, procedures, and frameworks.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
Partner with Legal on regulatory readiness and litigation prevention.
Advise on performance management, discipline, terminations, and RIF planning.
Coach managers on documentation, feedback, and corrective action strategies.
Support high-risk exits and executive-level employee issues.
Ensure timely completion and quality of exit interviews; synthesize insights to identify trends, inform retention strategies, and mitigate organizational risk.
Partner with Data Analytics to track employee relations trends, themes, and hotspots.
Provide executive-level reporting and analytics.
Recommend systemic interventions based on trends.
Develop manager training on best practices.
Build scalable employee relations toolkits for leaders and HR partners.