Employee Relations Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree, employment law qualification, or relevant HR certification preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in employee relations, employment law, workplace investigations, or a related HR discipline
• Strong practical knowledge of employment and labor laws across EMEA, with experience advising across multiple countries and jurisdictions
• Exposure to employee relations matters across APJ and experience partnering with regional stakeholders
• Demonstrated success independently managing complex employee relations cases, investigations, and workplace concerns
• Expertise in conducting workplace investigations, gathering and analyzing facts, assessing credibility, and developing well-reasoned recommendations
• Experience utilizing case management systems and maintaining detailed, defensible documentation
• Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism when navigating sensitive and high-risk situations
• Experience analyzing employee relations data and trends to inform proactive solutions and business recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex matters simultaneously in a fast-paced, global environment
• A hands-on approach, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to dive into complex issues regardless of size or scope
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making

Desired skills:

• Complex Employee Relations: Independently manage high-risk ER matters, including investigations, grievances, disciplinary actions, performance issues, conflict resolution, and involuntary terminations
• EMEA & APJ Expertise: Deep practical knowledge of employment and labor laws across EMEA, with experience supporting multiple jurisdictions and working knowledge/exposure across APJ
• Workplace Investigations: Strong investigation capability, including fact gathering, credibility assessment, risk analysis, documentation, and defensible recommendations
• Performance & Disciplinary Management: Advise and coach managers on performance improvement, written warnings, disciplinary actions, and sensitive employee communications
• Restructuring & Workforce Change: Experience executing job eliminations, restructures, RIFs, consultation processes, and other workforce changes, particularly across EMEA
• Labor Relations: Understanding of works councils, employee representative bodies, collective consultation, and related labor relations requirements
• Risk & Legal Judgment: Ability to assess legal, employee, cultural, and business risk and exercise sound judgment in sensitive, high-stakes situations
• Senior Leader Consulting: Strong executive communication, influence, and advisory skills with the ability to confidently guide managers, People Partners, and senior leaders
• Case Management & Documentation: Excellent case management discipline with thorough, clear, and defensible investigation reports, timelines, risk assessments, and executive summaries
• Data & Trend Analysis: Ability to analyze ER trends and metrics, identify emerging risks, and translate insights into proactive interventions, training, and process improvements
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Proven partnership with Legal, People Partners, Payroll, IT, and other stakeholders in a global environment
• Training & ER Programs: Ability to develop and deliver manager/HR training, playbooks, processes, and scalable ER practices

Important Details

• In-Office Expectations: Employees within a reasonable commute (within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing

About the Company

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.