Director, Global Employee Relations & ER COE Lead

Envista Holdings Corporation; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Envista Holdings Corporation is seeking a Director of Employee Relations to build and lead a global ER COE, delivering a consistent employee experience while mitigating risk across the organization.

The role partners with HRBPs, COEs, Compliance, Employment Law, and HR Technology to guide investigations, improve ER processes, and shape scalable policies and practices. This position reports to the VP, Global HR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in Employee Relations, investigations, or employment law.
• Deep expertise in conducting investigations and managing complex employee issues.
• Experience building or scaling an ER function, COE, or centralized capability preferred.
• Strong understanding of employment law and compliance requirements.
• Excellent judgment and ability to handle sensitive and high-risk situations.
• Strong communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills, while earning trust.
• Travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Envista’s Employee Relations Center of Excellence (COE).
• Design and implement a consistent, scalable ER operating model across regions and businesses.
• Develop a group of highly skilled, high performing ER Partners.
• Partner with business leaders to coach regarding ER matters.
• Lead complex employee relations cases and investigations, ensuring neutrality and compliance.
• Serve as a strategic partner to execute on business strategies while minimizing risk.
• Develop ER playbooks, processes, and standard work for investigations and employee actions.
• Establish intake, triage, escalation, and resolution processes aligned to ServiceNow and HR Service Delivery.
• Collaborate with Legal on high-risk matters and risk management practices.
• Coach leaders and HR partners on ER matters and difficult conversations.
• Develop ER metrics and insights to identify trends and risk.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Policy development

Coaching

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Envista Holdings Corporation is seeking a Director of Employee Relations to build and lead a global ER COE, delivering a consistent employee experience while mitigating risk across the organization.

The role partners with HRBPs, COEs, Compliance, Employment Law, and HR Technology to guide investigations, improve ER processes, and shape scalable policies and practices. This position reports to the VP, Global HR.