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Senior Employee Relations Business Partner

Palo Alto, CaliforniaFull-time$140k–$165k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Strategic advisor to leadership and People teams ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant employee practices while protecting company culture and minimizing organizational risk.

Role type

Senior Employee Relations Business Partner

Builds

Scalable ER frameworks, investigation reports, executive summaries, and manager training toolkits

Domain

Human Resources / Employment Law / Employee Relations

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Employee relations, employment law, complex investigations, risk assessment, policy design, performance management, data analytics

Preferred skills

Global team support, high-growth startup experience

Responsibilities

Partner with senior leaders on sensitive employee relations issues; Lead and document complex investigations (harassment, discrimination, retaliation); Design and maintain employee relations policies and frameworks; Advise on performance management, discipline, terminations, and RIF planning; Partner with Data Analytics to track ER trends and provide executive-level reporting

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC