Senior Employee Relations Business Partner

Motive; Islamabad; Hybrid; PKR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to HR Leaders, HRBPs, and Legal. You will own investigations from intake to resolution, handling sensitive matters with neutrality and care, while partnering with Legal to strengthen ER programs in a global company.

You will work in a hybrid setting (2 days in office) with locations in Lahore or Islamabad, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to maintain a fair employee experience and compliant

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 5+ years in HRBP with at least 3+ years in employee relations/labor relations.
• Conflict management: proven ability to navigate sensitive conversations and guide parties to resolution.
• Employment law knowledge: familiarity with Pakistan and India employment laws is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the investigation process end-to-end as the primary ER investigator from intake to resolution.
• Handle cases of varying complexity and sensitivity across HR concerns including rights, conduct, safety, and attendance.
• Maintain meticulous investigation logs and documentation in a timely, consistent manner.
• Facilitate open-door processes and investigate formal complaints with rigor and impartiality.
• Collaborate with Legal and HRBPs to design ER processes, programs, and tools to strengthen organizational capability.
• Participate in mediation and dispute resolution to reach fair outcomes.

Skills

Conflict management

Communication

Empathy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Employee Relations Business Partner

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

As an Employee Relations Partner, you'll be a trusted advisor to Business and HR Leaders, HRBPs, and Legal — championing a fair, unbiased, and human-centered approach to resolving workplace concerns. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping a great employee experience by ensuring every complaint, conflict, or legal charge is handled with neutrality, thoroughness, and care. From facilitating the open-door process to conducting sensitive investigations, this is your opportunity to be the person employees and leaders alike can count on when it matters most.

You'll report to the Sr. HRBP Director.

What You’ll Do

• Own the investigation process end-to-end. Serve as the primary ER investigator, taking full ownership of assigned cases — from intake through resolution — and ensuring timely, well-documented outcomes.
• Handle cases of varying complexity and sensitivity. Conduct thorough investigations across a wide range of employee concerns, including human rights, workplace rights, conduct, safety, and attendance — and make sound, well-reasoned recommendations for resolution.
• Keep meticulous records. Maintain detailed and accurate investigation logs, memorializing notes and supporting documentation in a timely and consistent manner.
• Facilitate the open-door process. Be the accessible, approachable point of contact employees turn to — and investigate formal complaints or legal charges with rigor and impartiality.
• Partner to build stronger ER capabilities. Collaborate with Legal and HRBPs to design and implement ER processes, programs, and tools that strengthen organizational capability and prevent issues before they escal.
• Drive resolution through mediation. Participate in mediation and alternative dispute resolution efforts when needed, helping parties find common ground and reach fair outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university — or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 5+ years in the HRBP domain, with at least 3+ years of direct experience in employee relations and/or labor relations.
• Conflict management: Proven ability to navigate sensitive conversations, de-escalate tension, and guide parties toward resolution.
• Employment law knowledge: Familiarity with the employment laws of Pakistan and India is a strong plus.
• Communication: A clear, empathetic, and credible communicator who can build trust across all levels of the organization.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

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All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.

This role is a hybrid role (2 days in office) in Lahore or Islamabad.

This role will require you to work US hours - 5pm to 2am or 6pm to 3am PK time.