Senior Human Resources Partner - Admin-Human Resources

The Senior Human Resources Partner serves as the primary employee relations expert and strategic advisor to senior business leaders, owning the full lifecycle of workplace investigations, conflict resolution, and risk mitigation across assigned business units. This role operates with a high degree of independence and sound judgment, serving as the escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee matters, while also advising leaders on organizational design, talent, and workforce strategy as needed.

• Lead and conduct thorough, impartial workplace investigations involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, policy violations, code of conduct concerns, and other employee misconduct matters.
• Manage the full employee relations investigation process, including complaint intake, witness interviews, evidence collection, documentation, findings, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
• Serve as the primary escalation point and subject matter expert for HR Partners and HR team members on complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee relations matters.
• Provide guidance and consultation to managers and senior leaders on performance management, disciplinary actions, corrective action plans, and involuntary terminations, ensuring consistency, fairness, and legal compliance.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Risk Management, and business leaders to address matters involving potential litigation, regulatory concerns, employee complaints, and reputational risk.
• Maintain accurate, thorough, and legally defensible case documentation, investigation reports, and employee relations records. Monitor and analyze employee relations trends, case metrics, and emerging workplace risks to identify opportunities for proactive intervention.
• Coach and support leaders in the early identification, management, and resolution of employee performance, conduct, and workplace concerns to mitigate escalation and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver training and resources for managers and HR team members on employee relations best practices, workplace investigations, performance management, and policy compliance.

• Interpret and apply company policies, employment laws, and regulatory requirements, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, EEO, and applicable state and local employment laws, to support consistent and legally compliant decision-making.
• Analyze employee relations case data and trends across managers, departments, business units, and geographic regions to identify emerging risks, root causes, and opportunities for proactive intervention.
• Develop and recommend strategies, training, and corrective measures to address employee relations trends and strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and workplace culture.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit teams to support regulatory examinations, audits, investigations, and other reviews related to employee relations practices and employment law compliance.
• Maintain, review, and update employee relations policies, investigation protocols, procedures, and manager guidance materials to ensure compliance with legal requirements, regulatory expectations, and organizational objectives.
• Monitor changes in employment laws and regulatory requirements, recommending policy and process enhancements to mitigate risk and maintain compliance.

• Advise senior leaders, including Senior Vice Presidents and executive management, on employee relations risks and considerations related to business decisions such as organizational restructurings, reductions in force, branch consolidations, leadership transitions,…