Senior Employee Relations Manager

Fresenius Medical Care

Sr. Employee Relations Manager providing expert HR guidance and managing complex employee matters at Fresenius Medical Care.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides expert, trusted and comprehensive advice across the full spectrum of the Human Resources function in a wide range of employee relations matters including performance management, workplace investigations, pay concerns, work environment concerns, employee policy and program questions, separation of employment reviews, and high-risk employee relations cases.
Handles highly complex and confidential HR, Human Rights, Compliance, Ethics, and Legal investigations for all Company business lines.
Provides counsel, advice, and recommendations in compliance with all regulatory requirements, company policies, and union contracts to ensure the uniform and equitable treatment of employees.
Provides guidance and direction regarding performance management plans and all aspects of progressive discipline and documentation.
Identifies root cause issues in employee engagement and provides conflict resolution skills to both employees and managers.
Follows service level agreements in timely response and follows up to issues including appropriate use of the case management system, effective and thorough documentation and reporting, and all associated processes.
Escalates sensitive or critical issues appropriately.
As requested, provides education, training, and coaching to managers on conflict management, crucial conversations, performance management, harassment, and other HR related topics.
Provides emergency response and crisis management support to employees.
Facilitates exit interviews with voluntarily terminating employees when specifically requested;
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree;
Advanced Degree desirable or an equivalent combination of education and experience
SPHR, or SHRM-SCP is desired
8-12+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree;
6+ years of experience in a progressing role in Employee Relations if with a master's degree
Experience in labor relations desired including negotiations and education
Competence in software applications relating to human resources such as case management systems and Workday is preferred along with the suite of Microsoft Office products

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
paid time off
parental leave
potential for performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee relationsperformance managementworkplace investigationsconflict resolutionprogressive disciplinedocumentationcrisis managementlabor relationsnegotiationscompliance

Soft Skills

trusted adviceguidancecoachingeducationcommunicationproblem-solvingconfidentialityempathyleadershipinterpersonal skills

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeAdvanced DegreeSPHRSHRM-SCP