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Employee Relations Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Baltimore, MD - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 87253 - 124629
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
17 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
14 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Introduction
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has the general charge supervision and direction of the States legal business acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major agencies various boards commissions officials and institutions of State Government. The OAG also protects the public by civil enforcement of antitrust civil rights consumer protection and securities laws and regulations and by the prosecution of organized crime Medicaid fraud environmental crimes insurance fraud state tax evasion and other statutorily assigned matters. As Marylands 47th Attorney General Anthony G. Brown leads the Office with a critical focus on equity justice and fairness.
GRADE
STD0020
LOCATION OF POSITION
Office of the Attorney General
Human Resources Division
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore Maryland 21202
Main Purpose of Job
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is seeking an Employee Relations Manager to build and safeguard a workplace where employees are heard treated fairly and set up to succeed. Reporting to the HR Director you will be the Offices trusted hand for resolving conflict advising managers and shaping the policies that keep OAG a place people are proud to work.
Youll join a ten-person HR team that is led by the Director and Deputy Director and includes the Employee Relations team the HR Operations team and the Talent Acquisition team. The HR staff is committed to delivering high quality service and cultivating a workplace where employees can thrive.
POSITION DUTIES
What Youll Do:
- Investigate and resolve. Serve as the primary point of contact for employee conflicts grievances disciplinary matters and discrimination/harassment complaints leading fair and thorough investigations and recommending the right resolution.
- Mediate with neutrality. Act as a trusted neutral mediator who helps employees and managers reach resolutions that hold up.
- Support people and their managers. Offer confidential guidance to employees navigating challenges and coach managers on feedback performance plans and difficult conversations.
- Build the policy backbone. Develop and update employee relations policies keep OAG ahead of changing labor law and audit HR practices for compliance.
- Design training that sticks. Partner with HR and the Professional and Organizational Development division to build training on conflict resolution respectful workplace behavior and diversity and inclusion.
- Turn cases into insight. Track employee relations trends and report findings to HR and Executive leadership to sharpen the OAGs approach.
- Own protected leave and accommodations. Manage the Offices protected leave processes including the newly implemented Paid Family and Medical Leave program and administer the reasonable accommodation process.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Eight years of HR Experience. This experience must specifically include Employee Relations duties such as:
- Managing employee relations issues conducting investigations and resolving conflicts in a timely manner
- Using HR policies procedures and best practices related to Employee Relations
- Compliance HRIS presenting to both leaders and staff and experience with communications applications and software
Notes:
A Bachelors degree can be substituted for three (3) years of experience.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The following qualifications are strongly preferred:
- Candidate should be detail oriented highly organized and have excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Experience in the legal or government fields
- HR certifications (SHRM PHR IPMA/PSHRA)
LICENSES REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operators license valid in the State of Maryland.
BENEFITS
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
Online applications are STRONGLY preferred. Please upload a resume in addition to the on-line application. If the online application process is not available please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire to or fax to . TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.
If you have specific questions about recruitment email
The Office of the Attorney General is an equal opportunity employer that encourages all interested persons to apply regardless of race color religion or belief ancestry national origin age marital status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression disability pregnancy family or parental status veteran status genetic information or any protected category prohibited by local State or federal laws.
Required Experience:
Manager
