AVP, Employee Relations

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there.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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Implements strategic objectives with significant impact on the shortterm success of Employee Relations. Ensures appropriate positioning of CNA in relation to compliance risk and business outcome.

• Provides direction and support for complex employee relations issues and communicates with CNA employees leadership legal human resource business partners and external employee representatives as needed. Works to achieve solutions with best possible business results gains consensus as necessary and moves issues to resolution.

• Investigates employee complaints involving leadership level employees. Manages investigations beginningtoend including intake meetings development of the investigation plan researching the allegations conducting effective interviews generating investigation summary reports documenting the investigation developing appropriate recommendations for resolution effectively seeking alignment on recommended outcomes and communicating outcomes to impacted individuals.

• Serves as a subject matter expert and provides consultation and advice to leaders HRBPs and HR COEs regarding employee relations matters complex areas of risk mitigation and key conflict resolution.

• Provides employee relations support to leaders for officer level employee performance and conduct matters.

• Provides consultation and advice on complex leaves of absence and reasonable accommodation matters. Operates as a center of excellence for leaves and accommodations matters.

• Provides legal and strategic business review on proposed reductionsinforce and reorganizations. Drafts leadership level separation agreements and negotiates packages.

• Stays current on evolving federal state and local employment laws. Periodically reviews and updates company policies and employment agreements to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

• Leads special projects involving employee relations leaves of absence and HR compliance matters.

May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

Typically VP and above

Skills Knowledge & Abilities

• Strong fundamental knowledge of federal and state employment laws human resources policies and employee relations best practices.

• Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively build rapport with all internal and external business partners including senior leadership.

• Strong analytical factfinding and evidence gathering skills.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make sound business and legal decisions quickly and reliably.

• Strong time leadership and organizational skills with the ability to be flexible and exercise a sense of urgency in handling multiple cases with proper prioritization.

• Ability to collect and synthesize large quantities data to recognize trends and to develop clearly communicate and effectively implement recommendations based on legal knowledge and risk mitigation principles.

• Strong influencing skills with the ability to keep confidentiality build and maintain credibility and work collaboratively with customers peers subordinates and company leadership.

• Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to manage and resolve ambiguous complex and sensitive situations while providing flexible solutions.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn and use Workday and HR Acuity software.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree with Masters preferred in related field or equivalent.

• J.D. degree required.

• Typically a minimum of ten years of related inhouse employee relations and/or legal experience.

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In certain jurisdictions CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. In District of Columbia California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Maryland Massachusetts New York and Washington the national base pay range for this job level is $152000 to $242000 determinations are based on various factors including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and location. CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees and their family members achieve their physical financial emotional and social wellbeing goals. For a detailed look at CNAs benefits please visit.

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