Senior Manager, EMEA Employee Relations; m​/f​/d

About the opportunity

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Reporting to the Director, EMEA Employee and Labor Relations, the Senior Manager, EMEA Employee Relations (m/f/d) provides Employee Relations support to Germany and Austria
, and will over time be developed to support multiple company locations in the European Region.

As a member of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Employee and Labour Relations Team, the role holder will build strong relationships between people leaders, employees, HR business partners, HR Law, the Office of Compliance and Ethics, works councils and unions.

The role holder will investigate employee relations matters such as employee complaints, performance issues, allegations of misconduct, etc. and resolve them in an appropriate manner, compliant with BMS policy and local legislation. The Employee Relations team partners with all levels of HR management and business leaders. The role holder will drive employee relations solutions while maintaining a neutral position and consistent approach to BMS’s policies and procedures.

They will minimize risk, align work to meet business needs and improve employee morale and culture. Build manager skills, provide advice, coach employees and managers at all levels. Investigate employee relations matters as necessary.

• Conduct investigations and cases of people-related issues including HR policy violations, performance management, disciplinary issues, conduct management, and other investigations into discrimination or harassment claims as assigned
• Provide counsel and facilitate prompt and effective resolution of workplace conflict to address issues for employees, managers, and leaders in a manner consistent with BMS policies, practices and legal considerations
• Consult and coach managers and people leaders on employee relations issues
• Provide advice and counsel on HR practices and policy
• Partner with ER Lead in conducting investigations, researching policies/practices, creating and gathering documentation, making recommendations and implementing resolutions when applicable
• Consult with inside or outside counsel and/or labor consultants as necessary
• Ensure compliance and consistency in the execution of employee relations matters
• Develop effective relationships with the business to promote good employee relations across the organization
• Interact with HR Business Partners and other HR functions to ensure a high level of employee satisfaction & engagement
• Maintain strict confidentiality throughout conversations and investigations. Manage highly confidential human resources information and exercise sound judgment in handling or working with confidential data and situations
• Ensure that the Company operates within current and relevant local employment laws to maintain reputation as a good employer
• Maintain strong business acumen while maintaining objectivity in work
• Required to work with several different HR Business Partners and several different parts of BMS business units. Must be able to manage multiple cases at any given time
• Will work with remote locations frequently via phone or video call

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of HR business partner, or Employee Relations experience in Germany
• Fluent in English and German
• Experience with locally relevant employee representative bodies, works councils and/or trade unions

• Experience/knowledge of Employee Relations for other European countries
• Additional language skills (of a European language)

Based on your function, department or individual position, you…