Tekion
Employee Relations People Partner
Pleasanton, California, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago
Machine LearningPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsCadenceLeadershipCommunicationMentoringPlain Language
About the role
- People do their best work when they feel heard, treated fairly, and supported through difficulty.
- This is a full-spectrum employee relations role with real ownership and meaningful scope.
- You are the expert this team and this company needs right now.
Responsibilities
- You will run complex investigations, coach managers for incredible success - including documenting performance proactively, designing compliance training that actually changes behavior, and own the employee handbook.
- You own the process, the documentation, the training, and the compliance infrastructure.
- Proactively identify managers who are not meeting manager expectations and implement targeted actions to drive improved outcomes
- Analyze survey data, exit feedback, and related insights to identify management gaps and partner on data-driven action plans to drive measurable improvement
- Partner with People Business Partners to identify managers who need coaching and intervene early - turning a potential ER situation into a development opportunity
- Build a repeatable manager coaching playbook that PBPs can use consistently across all client groups
- Track manager participation in coaching sessions and surface patterns to leadership where additional support is needed
- Own all workplace investigations end to end - intake, investigation plan, interviews, findings documentation, and resolution - for all countries we operate in (US, Canada, UK and Germany)
- Maintain an active case tracker with status, risk level, timeline, and resolution for every open matter
- Partner closely with People Business Partners who provide business context on each case - you own the process and documentation, they bring the organizational knowledge
Requirements
- You are energized by getting the answer right, not just getting an answer quickly.
- You are proactive, not reactive.
- You are not waiting for cases to come to you.
- You are reviewing the handbook before the law changes and you have to scramble.
- You have a growth mindset - and you mean it.
- You are not here to demonstrate that you already have all the answers.
Skills
- Experience is transferable.
- This section matters more than any other in this posting - please read it carefully.
- Every investigation is different.
- Every compliance question has a nuance.
Compensation
- Own the Tekion Employee Handbook and all associated policies— initial build, annual review cycle, policy updates, and multi-state and multi-country compliance across US, Canada, UK and Germany.
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