Lead Employee Relations Advisor — Hybrid, Shares & Growth

Autotrader; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shared equity scheme (10% of salary in

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

Car salary sacrifice

Annual leave 28 days

Digital GP and wellbeing support

Job summary

Autotrader is seeking a Lead Employee Relations (ER) Advisor to join the People Partnering team. You will own a diverse but limited ER caseload, handling complex and high-risk matters with minimal support, while guiding and mentoring the team.

Your deep employment law knowledge will shape policy and practice across the business. You’ll act as a trusted escalation point, balancing commercial needs with robust legal principles, and you’ll help raise standards and consistency in employee relations

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a specialist Employee Relations role within a commercial environment.
• Extensive experience leading complex, sensitive and higher-risk ER cases independently.
• Deep employment law knowledge and ability to translate changes into actionable policy.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of a diverse but limited caseload with complex employee relations matters.
• Act as escalation point and trusted guide for People Relations Advisors.
• Supervise day-to-day work across the ER team and deputise when needed.
• Ensure casework maintains high technical standards and practical commercial relevance.
• Apply legal expertise commercially and pragmatically to practical solutions.

Skills

Employee relations expertise

Stakeholder management

Coaching/Mentoring

Written communication

Decision making

People data awareness

Job description

Autotrader is seeking a Lead Employee Relations (ER) Advisor to join the People Partnering team. You will own a diverse but limited ER caseload, handling complex and high-risk matters with minimal support, while guiding and mentoring the team.

Your deep employment law knowledge will shape policy and practice across the business. You’ll act as a trusted escalation point, balancing commercial needs with robust legal principles, and you’ll help raise standards and consistency in employee relations