Employee Relations Partner, Investigations, Workplace Concerns

Employee Relations Partner, Investigations, Workplace Concerns (Fixed-Term Contract – until 12/31/26).

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As an Employee Relations Partner in the Investigations and Workplace Concerns Practice Area, you will use your expertise in applicable employment laws and best practices to interpret and apply policies to conduct investigations and address workplace concerns. Your responsibilities include conducting thorough interviews with Googlers with care and empathy while keeping the Googler experience in mind, identifying the policies implicated, engaging the appropriate partners, gathering the information necessary to make findings and recommendations, and ensuring the timely resolution of concerns.

This will include matters that may violate company HR policies as well as ensuring Googlers are being treated fairly and consistently in areas such as reorganizations, promotion, performance management, pay, and level by advising on appropriate actions and disciplinary processes.

US: $141,000 – $206,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Choose from:
Mountain View, CA;
Ann Arbor, MI;
Austin, TX;
Chicago, IL;
New York, NY;
Seattle, WA;
San Francisco, CA;
Washington D.C.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in a HR Business Partner, Employee Relations, or equivalent role.
• Experience in interpreting policies and applying legal advice.
• Experience consulting directly with employees and management.
• Experience applying investigative interview techniques.

• JD in Employment Law.
• Experience advising on a wide range of employee relations issues, including reorganizations and performance issues.
• Ability to manage a wide set of stakeholders and influence outcomes in a global organization.
• Ability to apply an intersectional lens in daily work and interactions, operating with empathy, and diffusing or de-escalating difficult conversations.
• Ability to manage global projects, and to organize and analyze data.
• Excellent project management, investigative, and problem‑solving skills.

• Conduct fair, thorough, and timely investigations into allegations of violations of HR policies or local laws to ensure fair treatment of all employees.
• Partner with Employee Relations and other relevant areas to take notes, advise, and deliver discipline, collaborating across teams and time zones.
• Advise on and address workplace concerns in line with local processes (e.g., pay, level, performance) and any conduct that may breach policies.
• De‑escalate and resolve matters and communicate clear guidance and coaching to employees, partners, and management.
• Draft summaries and recommendations to document, resolve issues, and provide advice as necessary.

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