Archer56
Employee Relations Director
San Jose, California, United States · Director
No sponsorship$204k-$256kDetected 2 days ago
HRPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsHRISEmployment LawLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
Responsibilities
- In this pivotal role, you will lead Archer's employee relations function with a primary focus on workplace investigations - ensuring every concern is handled with thoughtful rigor and fairness.
- You will build and refine investigation frameworks, serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, HR partners, legal, and information security, and help shape a culture where employees feel safe raising concerns and confident that they will be addressed equitably.
- Lead Workplace Investigations: Conduct thorough, impartial investigations into the full spectrum of workplace matters, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, policy violations, workplace violence, threats, theft, data security incidents, and conflicts of interest - interviewing parties, reviewing records, and producing legally defensible findings.
- Design Investigations Program: Build and continuously improve Archer's workplace investigations program, including intake channels, triage criteria, risk rating models, and standard work for case handling across People, Legal, and partner functions.
- Own Documentation & Case Closure: Prepare investigation reports, written findings, and disciplinary recommendations
- Partner with Legal & Compliance: Work closely with Legal partners on investigations, agency charges (EEOC/CRD), and regulatory matters
- surface case trends to drive preventive action.
- Develop & Govern ER Policies: Build and maintain ER policies, investigation protocols, and case management practices.
- Build a Culture of Accountability: Deliver manager training on performance management, policy compliance, conflict resolution, and investigations
- Build Metrics & Reporting: Track investigation SLAs, ER case trends and patterns
Nice to have
- Professional certification: SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent
- Experience leading cross‑functional investigations involving Legal, Information Security, Compliance, Safety, or Security teams, with clear governance over roles, data handling, and escalation.
- Experience implementing or optimizing investigation case management systems and reporting dashboards that provide actionable insights to senior leadership.
- Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications
- Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs.
- Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Skills
- Exceptional investigative judgment and objectivity
- High degree of emotional intelligence, integrity, discretion, and confidentiality
- Executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in a union or labor relations environment, including collective bargaining agreement administration
- Experience serving as a Title IX Coordinator or conducting Title IX investigations
- JD or prior experience as an employment law attorney
Compensation
- For this position we are targeting a base pay between $204,400 - $255,500.
Company info
- Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
- We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.
- Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success.
- We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
- Deliver manager training on performance management, policy compliance, conflict resolution, and investigations; identify systemic risk areas and recommend improvements.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
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