Employee Relations Investigations Manager

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Employee Relations Investigations Manager to lead a centralized team of investigators responsible for fair and timely investigations across the organization. You will own intake, triage, execution, and outcome management, ensuring neutrality, rigorous documentation, and defensibility of findings.

This role partners with ER Consultants, HRBPs, Employment Counsel, Ethics & Compliance, and senior leadership; you will coach and develop staff, assign cases, monitor workload,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; minimum 7 years HR experience.
• Extensive experience in workplace investigations, including complex matters.
• Experience leading investigators or HR/ER professionals.
• Knowledge of federal/state EEO laws and HR policies.
• Strong written and verbal communication; independent work.

Responsibilities

• Lead a centralized team of Employee Relations Investigators, ensuring neutrality, rigor, and defensibility of investigations.
• Oversee intake, triage, execution, and outcome management with partnerships across ER, Legal, and Compliance.
• Establish and enforce documentation standards, audit-ready files, and timely case closure.
• Mentor and develop investigators, monitor workload, and drive process improvements in investigations.

Skills

Investigations leadership

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

HR systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

HRIS

Case Management Tool

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You Will Do

The Employee Relations Investigations Manager leads a centralized team of Employee Relations Investigators responsible for conducting fair, timely, and thorough investigations into workplace concerns across the organization. Operating within a centralized Employee Relations model, this role ensures that all formal investigations are owned, managed, and executed by the investigations team using consistent methodologies, documentation practices, and quality standards. This leader is accountable for the integrity, neutrality, and defensibility of investigations, while balancing employee experience, organizational risk, and business context. The Investigations Manager partners closely with Employee Relations Consultants, HR Business Partners, Employment Counsel, Ethics & Compliance, and senior leadership to ensure appropriate intake, triage, execution, and outcome management of sensitive matters. Lead, coach, and develop a centralized team of Employee Relations Investigators operating in a pooled model. Standardize investigative methodologies, interview techniques, and evidence evaluation practices. Assign cases based on investigator capacity, complexity, experience, and potential conflicts of interest. Establish and reinforce expectations around neutrality and objectivity, investigative rigor, timeliness, documentation quality, professionalism and discretion. Monitor investigator workload, case progression, and overall team capacity. Ensure consistent execution of investigations from intake through closure. Conduct quality reviews of investigation outputs (e.g., summaries, reports, findings). Maintain audit-ready investigation files that withstand internal review, legal scrutiny, and external challenge. Oversee centralized intake processes in partnership with ER Consultants, HRBPs, Compliance, and Legal. Evaluate severity, risk, and scope of allegations to determine investigation approach. Prioritize cases based on urgency, legal exposure, employee impact, and reputational risk. Drive continuous improvement in investigation processes, efficiency, and quality. Partner with ER Operations on workflow optimization and reporting.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 7 years of related HR experience.
• Extensive experience in conducting workplace investigations, including complex and high-risk matters.
• Prior experience managing or leading investigators or HR/ER professionals.
• Strong knowledge of investigation techniques, evidence evaluation, credibility assessment, documentation standards, and employment practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state EEO laws and state HR policies.
• Proven track record of working independently to achieve key results, while keeping management and colleagues abreast of critical issues.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Collaboration skills and experience working with other internal human capital and legal stakeholders.
• Experience acting as a trusted advisor to leaders, peers, and employees with a consultative approach.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of HR technologies, including HRIS and/or Case Management Tool.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and synthesize information and data from multiple sources and summarize investigative findings clearly and concisely in writing.
• Ability to work independently and utilize resources to solve a variety of complex, highly sensitive people issues.
• Ability to prioritize work in fast paced, highly matrixed environment.

What Would Be Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR, or a related field
• Experience in global investigations or multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Certified Employee Relations Professional (CERP) Certification, HR Certification, including PHR and SPHR

What We Offer

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement,
• Personal Development & Learning Opportunities Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [e-mail]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future. guidehouse.com