CNA
Leave & Employee Relations Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL, USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$72k-$141kDetected 12 days ago
Employee RelationsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingTime ManagementMentoringOrganizational Skills
About the role
- You have a clear vision of where your career can go.
- And we have the leadership to help you get there.
- The Leave & Employee Relations Senior Consultant operates within the Employee Relations function and serves as a subject matter expert in leave administration.
Responsibilities
- Apply deep knowledge of the leaves and accommodations landscape to develop defensible, compliant case strategies.
- Develop SLAs, support files reviews, and conduct audits to leaves and accommodations matters to ensure compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with leadership, HR partners, and employees at all levels.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage and resolve complex, sensitive situations while providing balanced, practical solutions.
- Experience working within or closely partnering with Employee Relations or similar employee support functions preferred.
- At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.
- Provide consultative guidance that supports business continuity while ensuring compliant and equitable outcomes.
- Foster partnership, resolve disputes, develop KPIs, and conduct regular audits to ensure suppliers deliver on SLA.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
Compensation
- I n certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role.
Benefits
- In addition to core leave responsibilities, this role may support broader employee relations related matters and contribute to cross-functional initiatives, based on business needs and priorities.
- Provide coaching, mentorship, and guidance to Leave Specialists to support development and consistency.
- Lead, in collaboration with HR Shared Services, the implementation, upgrades, and maintenance of the leave management platform and other systems of record.
- Liaison strategically between the company and leave related third party vendors.
Equal opportunity
- Serve as an escalation point for the strategic resolution of complex, sensitive, or lengthy leave and accommodation matters where legal and/or compliance risk exists.
- Act as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners and business leaders on complex leave and accommodation issues.
- Identify trends, risks, and process gaps in order to recommend and lead the execution of improvements to the leave and accommodation process in collaboration with the HR Shared Services team.
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