Associate Director, Employee Relations

Nhcchq; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Director of Employee Relations to lead a dynamic team in Chicago. This pivotal role involves executing employee and workplace relations services while ensuring compliance with laws and policies. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Employee Relations, strong organizational and communication skills, and a deep understanding of US Employment Law. You will foster a positive work environment, drive employee engagement, and collaborate with various stakeholders to design effective solutions. If you are passionate about creating a supportive workplace culture, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Employee Relations or Business HR.
• Strong knowledge of US Employment Law and HR policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of employee relations professionals and manage case loads.
• Provide consultative services on HR policies and practices.

Skills

Employee Relations

US Employment Law

Organizational Skills

MS Office

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field

Master’s in business or related field

Tools

HR Management Systems

Reporting Tools

Job description

Associate Director, Employee Relations at AbbVie

Chicago, IL | posted: October 10, 2024

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com.

Job Description

The Associate Director, Employee Relations will be responsible for executing the delivery of employee and workplace relations services to employees and managers in the US. This position will lead a team of EWR professionals in addition to providing a central point of contact for efficiently providing highly accessible expert employee and workplace relations interface across multiple businesses. The Associate Director, Employee Relations will be responsible for proactive and responsive approaches to related issues that support a positive and productive work environment and overall, positively impacting AbbVie’s culture. This position ensures compliance with all relevant country laws, regulations, policies, and practices.

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert consultative and problem-solving services to direct reports, managers, employees, Business HR and Office of Ethics and Compliance partners regarding HR policies and practices. Effective at translating broader principles or the spirit of the guidelines/practices to the current situation and determine recommendation.
• Directly lead a team of employee relations managers/specialists. Assist with building and expanding team capabilities, professional development, and training. Manage case load distribution, work schedules, and other departmental needs. Prepare metrics, reporting, insights, and corresponding action plans for the team.
• Foster employee engagement and inclusion.
• Independently resolve policy & practice inquiries, performance management, workplace accommodations, EWR investigations, and other assigned cases.
• Ensure professional service is always provided in accordance with the expectations and guidelines of the EWR department. Anticipates, identifies, and meets internal and external customer needs/expectations.
• Create and deliver EWR training to a variety of audiences in the business. Knowledge must address diverse and difficult problems or situations across multiple businesses. Considered the subject matter expert on a broad range of EWR policies, practices, and outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with customers to jointly design solutions, balancing business, employee, and legal needs. Build and foster relationships with the business. Manages expectations, delivers results and manages escalations. Define, lead and/or manage projects, which may include multi-functional teams.
• Identifies critical factors in a particular situation, identifies alternate courses of action and makes recommendations based upon all available facts. Demonstrates ability to plan, organize and execute to achieve favorable outcomes both proactively and within expected times.
• Facilitates gaining alignment from multiple functions and resolves disagreements independently. Appropriately documents information related to cases and recommended outcomes. Effectively and accurately maintains confidential EWR data in both systems and other filing mechanisms.
• Takes a broad view of the problem looking at all alternatives and assesses impact on other groups before applying a solution.
• Ability to identify and manage risk. Determine contingency plans appropriately. Decisions and actions have an impact on organization. Effectively anticipates the unintended consequences and broader impact of decisions.

Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, Employee Relations, or related field. Master’s in business or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years’ work experience in Employee Relations and/or Business HR experience.
• Strong organizational skills that include taking appropriate action to move open cases forward to resolution in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of US Employment Law.
• Knowledge in MS Office – Windows environment.
• Knowledge of US Employment Law and HR related policies and procedures.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills that support building strong partnerships, appropriate influence, and portraying an objective and defensible position on situations.
• Exercise strong business judgment that is aligned with broad organizational philosophies and practices and is compliant with regulations.
• Makes effective decisions in ambiguous situations.

Key Stakeholders: Senior HR Management, Business Leaders, Business HR, Legal, OEC, Security, etc.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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