Employee Relations Business Partner, India (Contractor)

Rippling is looking for an Employee Relations Business Partner based in Bangalore India to join its HR Policy & Compliance Team to manage employee relations investigations.

You will work closely with a number of stakeholders including HR Business Partners (HRBPs) Legal and business leaders on employee relations investigations.

• Assess incoming employee relations concerns determine the appropriate investigative response and partner with stakeholders to drive timely and thoughtful resolution.
• Partner closely with Legal to identify and escalate matters requiring a dedicated Legal team investigation.
• Work with HR Business Partners managers and business leaders to resolve employee relations matters in a way that is fair consistent risk-aware and operationally practical.
• Provide practical HR guidance and recommendations that address employee concerns while supporting team effectiveness manager accountability and business continuity.
• Draft clear concise documentation including case summaries findings recommendations stakeholder updates playbooks templates and business-facing guidance.
• Track employee relations activity themes resolution status and outcomes in Rippling.
• Identify patterns root causes and emerging risks across employee relations matters and recommend process training manager coaching or policy improvements.
• Help develop and maintain employee relations operating practices including intake criteria escalation guidelines documentation standards investigation protocols templates and cadences.
• Leverage data AI and automation to improve employee relations processes scale case handling and create better experiences for employees and managers.
• Maintain discretion confidentiality neutrality and professionalism when handling sensitive employee and workplace matters.

• 5 years of experience in employee relations HR business partnership HR compliance workplace investigations or a related HR role.
• Strong understanding of employee relations principles workplace conduct standards HR compliance considerations and investigation best practices.
• Experience advising managers and business leaders on sensitive employee matters with sound judgment discretion neutrality and empathy.
• Ability to assess employee relations concerns and determine the right path for HR-led resolution stakeholder partnership or escalation to Legal Compliance Security or another specialized team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience drafting case summaries findings recommendations playbooks and stakeholder updates.
• Strong interviewing fact-gathering documentation problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Practical business judgment and strong HR instincts with the ability to recommend solutions that are fair consistent risk-aware and operationally realistic.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to manage multiple matters at once prioritize urgent issues and drive work to timely resolution.
• Experience working cross-functionally with HRBPs Legal managers executives and other internal stakeholders.
• Ability to use data and case trends to identify recurring issues improve processes and support broader employee relations priorities.
• Comfort building structure improving processes and operating effectively in a fast-moving high-growth environment.
• Interest in using AI and automation to scale HR processes and improve the employee and manager experience.

• Law degree such as a JD or equivalent.
• Experience with Jira case-management systems HRIS tools or similar tracking platforms.
• Experience supporting a global or multi-state workforce.
• Experience building employee relations programs operating models templates or playbooks in a scaling company.

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