Employee Relations Manager

Amazon; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global tech company in Poland is looking for an Employee Relations Manager to enhance employee relations. This role requires fluency in Polish and English, extensive experience in labor relations, and strong negotiation skills. The ideal candidate will build positive employee relationships, ensure compliance with legislation, and support HR initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to work flexibly across various locations in Poland.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a fast-paced environment similar to Amazon Operations.
• Extensive experience in labor relations or employment law.
• Experience with collective communication in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees.
• Support managers and HR teams on employee relations issues.
• Ensure compliance with Polish and EU legislation.

Skills

Fluent in English and Polish (CEFR C2)

Experience in employee relations

Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Problem-solving and analytical capability

Knowledge of employment law

Education

Relevant postgraduate education in human resources or employee relations

Tools

MS Office tools (Outlook, Excel)

Job description

Description

We are looking to hire a talented and committed Employee Relations Manager to play a critical role in the development of the employee relations agenda in Poland.

This role can be located at any one of our sites in Poland for the right candidate.

We are seeking a progressive, hands‑on, customer‑obsessed individual who will help to develop our employee relations agenda of creating a positive employee relations climate that supports employee safety, capability, engagement and a high‑performance customer obsessed culture.

The ER Manager will report to the Senior Employee Relations Manager. The role will require a level of geographical flexibility in base location within Poland.

The Employee Relations Manager will work proactively to:

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees at all levels
• Develop an understanding of the employee engagement and support the delivery of initiatives designed to achieve engagement targets, which are aligned to Amazon's ER philosophy.
• Reactively and proactively support and advise managers and HR teams on employee relations issues.
• Ensure compliance with Poland and EU legislation in partnership with our Legal Department
• Define, develop the existing arrangements for collective consultation and communication as required for the ongoing evolution of the business, in compliance with Poland labor laws and Amazon ER policies
• Provide training on ER matters for managers, HR teams.
• Conduct reviews of employment policies to ensure they are aligned to Amazon's objectives and compliant with employment law.
• Participate in national and international projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Fluent in both written and spoken English and Polish (CEFR C2)
• Proven track record of accomplishments in a fast paced similar environment to Amazon Operations, i.e., Logistics
• Extensive experience in employee relations, labor relations, or labor/employment law with an emphasis on labor and employee relations work.
• Extensive experience in setting up effective provisions for collective communication and consultation in a recently unionized environment.
• Experience in the analysis, design and implementation of people programs, policies and practices to develop and sustain positive employee relations and engagement

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant postgraduate education in human resources, employee relations.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Demonstrate problem solving and analytical capability
• Extensive knowledge of employment law.
• Demonstrate ability to motivate others and influence work behaviors.
• Proven ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, make best use of limited resources.
• Experience with complex problem solving and analysis using analytical methods.
• Possesses intellectual curiosity; brings insight into the team/business, especially in a multicultural and multi-location environment
• Proven presentation and communication skills.
• Good understanding of MS Office tools (Outlook, Excel) and HR information systems (e.g. PeopleSoft) would be advantageous.

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