Employee Relations Consultant

Empower

Employee Relations Consultant providing guidance on employee relations issues and compliance with employment laws. Partnering with management for coaching and conflict resolution in a flexible work environment.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,300 - $134,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with and provide support to management on employee relations issues, including but not limited to: conducting investigations and disciplinary actions (including involuntary terminations).
Support our legal partners and assist in their work to respond to EEOC charges.
Provide coaching and conflict resolution to management and employees.
Track trends and makes recommendations for improvement to HR or department management.
Serve as a subject matter expert on employment laws and regulations.
Maintain a comprehensive understanding and serves as a subject matter expert on Federal, State, and Municipal employment law and regulations to ensure compliance and to mitigate risk to the organization.
In coordination with the Sr.HR Business Partner and HR senior Leadership, create and interpret company policies and procedures.
Provide input and recommendations regarding current HR policies and procedures to HR senior Leadership and HR functional areas.
Reinforce initiatives within respective client group as defined by the Sr.HR Business Partner or business unit management.
May work with Sr.HR Business Partner and HR Director to support enterprise-wide employee engagement initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience
Five (+) years of relevant work experience
HR Generalist experience in a service related industry preferred
PHR or SPHR certification strongly preferred
Subject matter expert on current employment laws and regulations
Proficiency in MS Office.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play.

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR Generalist experienceemployment lawsregulations complianceinvestigationsdisciplinary actionscoachingconflict resolutiontrend analysispolicy creationemployee engagement initiatives

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillsrecommendation skillscoaching skillsconflict resolution skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreePHR certificationSPHR certification