Senior Employee Relations Manager

Labcorp

Senior Employee Relations Manager working at Labcorp on complex employee relations cases and leading projects. Collaborating with business managers and HR teams to ensure compliance and effective solutions.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeBurlington • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Works with business managers on particularly complex ER cases that may require commercially acceptable solutions
Advises on formal processes in accordance with Labcorp policies and appropriate regulatory guidelines
Acts as a second review/escalation for their team cases; ensuring the ER Labcorp consistency is attained at all times
Approves all terminations within own business area
Leads employee relations projects and activities
Coordinates information with more senior ER team members to ensure compliance with federal state and local requirements
Ensures their team delivers quality upskilling and publishes an annual development program or upskilling offering for Labcorp leaders globally
Works with the metrics team to supply additional intelligence around case numbers for their BU; looking at trends and making business focused recommendations
While attached to a particular business unit, expected to work across the global team at busy times

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in business, law, human resources, or related subject
8 or more years' experience with Employee Relations or Human Resource Business Partnering role
1 or more years' experience leading a team
3 or more years' experience handling Employee Relations cases
Appropriate HR Certification (PHR, SPHR, GPHR, CIPD, etc.)
1 or more years of experience using spreadsheets to analyze reporting data and developing PowerPoint presentations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
STD/LTD
401(k)
Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

Employee RelationsHuman Resource Business PartneringData AnalysisProject ManagementCase ManagementTrend AnalysisUpskilling DevelopmentCompliance ManagementTermination ApprovalMetrics Reporting

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingAdvisory SkillsOrganizational SkillsInterpersonal SkillsDecision MakingStrategic ThinkingConflict Resolution

Certifications

PHRSPHRGPHRCIPD