Employee Relations Partner

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Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve Peoples Lives

Our purpose to improve customers lives by making healthcare work better is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare.

Premera is committed tobeinga workplace where people feel empowered to grow innovate and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous developmentwereable to better serve our commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for.Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace.

Learn how Premera supports our members customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: Premera our Employee Relations team plays a key role in creating a fair respectful and consistent employee experience across the organization. As anEmployee Relations Partneryoullserve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees helping navigate complex workplace matters with sound judgment empathy and a solutions-focused this roleyoullhave the opportunity to influence business outcomes strengthen leader effectiveness resolve conflict and support a workplace culture where employees can do their best work. This is a highly collaborative and visible role for someone who brings strong critical thinking communication mediation and influencing skillsand who is energized by partnering across all levels of the organization to deliver thoughtful consistent and meaningful outcomes.

WhatYou Will Do:

• Counsel leaders and employees within assigned divisions on employee relations matters (e.g. performance and conduct)andensurealignment with policies and practices

• Leverage insightstoinfluence all levels of the organizationandeffectively manage complex high-impact employee situations

• Leadtimelyand fair workplace investigationsacrossall organizational levelsidentifyroot cause(s) and provide recommendations for resolution

• Partner with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and Organizational Development toidentifyleadership and business unit gapstrendsand challenges.Developtargetedstrategies to strengthen leader effectiveness and team health

• Maintainaccurateemployee relations case data in centralized systems; analyze metrics and trends to inform decision-making

• Design and improve Employee Experience programs policies and practices to support positive employee relations

• Facilitate and mediate escalated matters using effective conflict resolution techniques

• Maintain knowledge of interpret and apply internal policies procedures and employment laws; provide guidance to leaders and employees

• Advise on Reduction in Force (RIF) strategy including business cases selection processes and execution of position eliminations

• Prepare documentation for external agency responses (e.g. EEOC Washington L&I)

• Consult on complex ADA workplace accommodation cases

• SupportadditionalHR initiatives and projects as needed

• Perform other duties as assigned

WhatYou Will Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Business Human Resources or 4yearswork experience(Required)

• 8years experiencein employee relations(Required)

• MBA JD or professional certification such as SPHR preferred

• HRBP workplace investigation and conflict resolution experience

• Strong analytical skills including experience using HRIS systems Excel and data to inform recommendations

• Strong understanding of employment law employee relations best practices and policy application

• Ability to advise and influence leaders and employees while building strong relationships