Senior Employee Relations Investigator

Koch; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Investigator to serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, HR partners, and Legal teams across Mexico and Latin America. You will lead workplace investigations, provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, and help ensure consistent application of company policies and legal requirements across Koch businesses.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, document findings in clear reports, and coach leaders through sensitive situations.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee relations, investigations, HR or compliance.
• Independent workplace investigations experience.
• Knowledge of Mexican labor laws and HR practices.
• Excellent communication in English and Spanish.
• Reports on investigations should be clear and well‑structured.

Responsibilities

• Lead workplace investigations and provide guidance on complex employee relations matters.
• Advise leaders, HR, and Legal to ensure policy and legal compliance across Koch businesses in Mexico and LATAM.
• Document investigation findings clearly and produce concise reports.
• Collaborate across cross‑border teams to resolve sensitive employee issues with objectivity and discretion.

Skills

Employee relations

Workplace investigations

HR compliance

Bilingual English/Spanish

Investigation reports

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Your Job

As a Senior Employee Relations Investigator, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, HR partners, and Legal teams across Mexico and Latin America. You will lead workplace investigations, provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, and help ensure the consistent application of company policies and legal requirements across Koch businesses.

Our Team

The Employee Relations & Compliance team is part of Koch’s Global Employment Team within Legal. In partnership with Labor Relations and Labor & Employment Counsel, our team supports Koch companies around the world by helping leaders navigate employee relations concerns, workplace investigations, compliance matters, and employment-related risk.

What You Will Do

This role provides exposure to some of the organization's most sensitive and complex employee situations. You will regularly support leaders and employees through matters involving workplace misconduct, harassment, discrimination, workplace violence, employee conflicts, and other challenging workplace concerns. Success in this role requires strong judgment, objectivity, professionalism, and empathy when navigating difficult situations and helping others reach effective outcomes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, workplace investigations, HR or compliance.
• Demonstrated experience independently conducting workplace investigations.
• Working knowledge of Mexican culture, employment laws and regulations, and/or HR strategic practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Spanish and English.
• Experience producing clear, concise, and well-organized investigation reports.
• Experience building collaborative relationships and working effectively in face-to-face and hybrid cross-border environments.
• High level of professionalism, objectivity, and discretion when handling sensitive employee matters and partnering with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to define problems, assess complex situations, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make sound recommendations
• Experience coaching and counseling leaders and employees at all levels of the organization
• Experience in a business-related role (HR, compliance, labor relations, accounting, finance, IT, sales, or law enforcement) with the ability to collaborate and build relationships across teams and organizational levels
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with unions or in a unionized environment
• Bachelors’ Degree or higher

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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