Senior Director, Employee Relations & HR Governance

The Senior Director of Employee Relations and HR Governance is a strategic leader responsible for shaping directing and executing the organizations global employee relations strategy ensuring fair consistent and legally compliant employment practices. This role provides enterprise oversight for HR governance policy management workplace investigations labor and employment risk mitigation and ER-related data and insights. The Senior Director partners closely with HR leadership Legal Compliance and business leaders to proactively strengthenthe employeeexperience reduce risk and ensure operational excellence in all workforce-related practices.

• Define and execute the global employee relations vision strategy andoperatingmodel leading a high-performing ER team for investigations coaching and conflict resolution.

• Ensure consistent high-quality investigations into misconduct policy violations and workplace concerns whileestablishingproactive risk management frameworks.

• Own the enterprise HR governance framework driving policy development compliance and global alignment in partnership with Legal Compliance and HR COEs.

• Adviseoncomplex ER matters and partner with Legal on compliance litigation support audits and preventative risk strategies through training and trend analysis.

• Design and implement ER and policy training for managers embed competencies into leadership programs and create scalable tools to reduce ER escalations.

• Lead ER analytics strategy case management systems and reporting; analyze trends toidentifysystemic issues and present insights to senior leadership.

• Act as a trusted advisor to executives and HRBPs fostering fair employment practices and influencing culture through ethical leadership and consistent decision-making.

Qualifications

12 years of progressive HR experience with deepexpertisein employee relations investigations and employment law.

Experienceleading &developing ER practitioners as well asevolving ER functionsat a complex matrixed global organization.

Demonstrated success developing and managing HR policies and governance frameworks.

Proven ability to advise senior executives on sensitive and high-risk matters.

Exceptional communication skills sound judgment and high emotional intelligence.

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; experience with ER case management tools and analytics.

Bachelors degree; advanced degree or JD preferred.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic enterprise-level thinker with the ability to navigate ambiguity.

Credible and composedinhigh-stakes situations.

Skilled at building trust driving accountability and influencing without authority.

Commitment to fairness inclusion and ethical leadership.

Ability to lead through change and build scalable sustainable ER practices.

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