Employee Relations Investigation Generalist

Work Arrangement

This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Austin DetroitWarrenor Mountain View you are expected to report to that location three times a week at minimum.

Department Overview

As a member of theGlobalEmployee Relations team you will strive to be a role model for the Company by supporting the delivery of high-performance services with high integrity. TheGlobalEmployee Relations Investigationsteamsobjectivesare to delivertimely best-in-class services in a collaborative way while also protecting GMshigh standardsof HR legal ethical and financial integrity. The team plays a key role in reinforcing GMs Speak Up culture by providing safe fair and consistent handling of concerns raised through internal reporting channels. Each member of this team including Managers are expected to adhere to these standards:

• Workplace and Product Safety

• Compliance & Ethics

• Strategic Partnering

• Responsive & Accountable

• Sound Judgement & High Trust

• Real-time Transparency and Communication

• Superior Work Product Quality

• Strong Work Ethic

• Controlling Costs

• Company and Industry Knowledge

• Teamwork

The Role

The Employee RelationsGeneralistwill conduct impartial fact-based investigations into employee concerns and policy matters with a primary focus on foundational employee relations casework and more straightforward workplace issues. They will manage investigations from planning through closure including fact-finding analysis and documentation while partnering with HR and other stakeholders to supporttimely fair and consistent outcomes aligned with GM values and policies.They willescalate matters when risk complexity or sensitivity exceeds role scope.They will alsosupportthe GlobalEmployee Relationsteam withprojectsandinitiativesbyprovidingprojectmanagement andadministrativesupportasneeded.

Subject Matter Requirements

• OwnfoundationalEmployee Relations matters that require ER judgment guidance for employees or leaders and structured issue framing but do not initially present as high-risk investigations.

• Assessincoming concerns to determineappropriate ownershipincludingwhetherthe matter requires advisory handling inquiry or formal investigation and whether the issue can remain in Generalist ownership or mustbeescalated.

• Conductfair objective employee relations investigations from intake to closure for lower-severity entry-level and routine matters including structured fact-finding interviews evidence review findings documented recommendations and when needed clear case summaries or reports within scope of role.

• Partner with key stakeholders where applicable

• Maintain complete andaccurateAIMS records including case details participants supporting documentation and status updates.

• Escalate mattersimmediatelywhen new factsindicatediscrimination harassment retaliationthreatsor violence repeat or pattern concerns cross-site impact seniorleaderor human resources involvement or elevated legal reputational or specialty-team risk.

• Support a centralized and consistent ERI operating model by applying common templates documentation standards and escalation logic.

• Participate in and contribute to Global Employee Relations projects and initiatives with strong project management skills and by being detailand resultsoriented.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in employee relations workplace investigations HR case management labor or employee issue resolution ora relateddiscipline.

• Experience conducting structured fact-finding interviews andevidencereview.

• Ability to assess when a matter requires coaching inquiry formal investigation or escalation.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including clear fact-based documentation.

• Ability to manage multiple cases whilemaintainingdocumentation rigor and confidentiality.

• Sound judgment in sensitive employee situations.

• Ability to work across HR Policy Legal Labor Relations and business stakeholders as needed.

• Strong project management skills thatexhibitthe ability to organize ideas and priorities complete tasks and meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in triage ofEmployeeRelationsissues acrossa matrixed organization.

• Interviewing andcredibility assessmentcapability.

• Process discipline andcase-managementorganization.

• Strong stakeholder managementand collaboration skills.

• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with stakeholders across the HR landscape.

• Comfort working in a higher-volume case environment and applying templates playbooks and operating standards with sound judgment.

Compensation

The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $80000 to $109000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentivepayprogram offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurancepaidvacation & holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

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