Associate/AVP, Employee Relations
Role: Associate / Assistant Vice President, Employee Relations
Location: New York, NY
Hybrid: 5 days in office
Compensation: Up to $140k base salary plus bonus
Our client is a leading boutique investment bank with an excellent track record. They’re looking for an Employee Relations professional to join a highly collaborative and well-established HR team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to broaden their ER experience, take real ownership and continue to grow within the function.
In this role, you will:
- Manage ER cases, tracking key developments, actions and resolutions.
- Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Legal, Compliance and other stakeholders on employee matters.
- Support employee conduct reviews, identifying and escalating potential policy or conduct concerns.
- Monitor employment law developments and help assess implications for policies and practices.
- Support the review and ongoing development of employee policies and the employee handbook.
- Contribute to ER technology, reporting, automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Help identify opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technology to improve ER processes.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities, proactively driving workstreams through to completion.
Key requirements:
- Approximately 3-7 years’ experience within Employee Relations, Human Resources, employment law or a related area.
- Experience within financial services, investment banking or another highly regulated environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of employee relations practices, employment law and HR policies.
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential matters.
- Proactive, intellectually curious and comfortable taking ownership.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across HR and the broader business.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to build deeper Employee Relations expertise, take on meaningful ownership and join a high-performing team with plenty of room for growth, this could be a great next step.
If this opportunity aligns with your experience, please apply, referencing ID#/JN -112026-296918. Please note that our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship or relocation for this role.
The listed salary range serves as a guide and the salary offered within that range to the candidate selected will be based on experience, qualifications, and location.
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