Employee Relations Consultant – Assistant Vice President

State Street

Employee Relations Consultant managing employee relations cases in Poland. Advising on workplace matters and supporting manager capability in a regulated environment.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeKrakow • 🇵🇱 PolandLead💰 PLN 182,004 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage end-to-end employee relations cases, including disciplinary matters, grievances, performance improvement processes, investigations, redundancies, and involuntary terminations.
Advise and coach managers on the appropriate handling of sensitive employee relations matters in line with internal policies, procedures, and applicable employment regulations.
Lead and support employee relations investigations, including interviews, fact-finding, documentation, analysis, and outcome recommendations.
Partner with HR Business Partners, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and other stakeholders to ensure consistent, well-governed, and defensible outcomes.
Provide guidance on individual and collective consultation processes, including preparation of documentation and employee communications.
Maintain accurate and confidential case records, ensuring governance standards and audit readiness.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of employee relations processes, tools, and practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in Employee Relations or a related Human Resources role, operating in a consultative capacity.
Experience advising and influencing managers at multiple organisational levels.
Ability to apply policy, judgement, and risk awareness in complex or sensitive situations.
Good level of written and verbal English, enabling effective communication with stakeholders in a global environment.
Good working knowledge of Polish employment law, with the ability to apply legal requirements in practical employee relations scenarios is required.
A degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Law, or a related discipline is helpful but not mandatory.
Experience working within a multinational and/or regulated environment is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanent contract from day one
Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)
Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)
Premium life insurance package and private pension plan
Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs
Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice
Variety of well-being programs
Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee relationsperformance improvement processesinvestigationsdocumentationfact-findingconsultation processesPolish employment lawrisk awarenessHR policiescompliance

Soft Skills

advisinginfluencingcommunicationcoachinganalytical skillsconfidentialitystakeholder managementsensitivityjudgementcontinuous improvement