Employee Relations Manager

Egreenservices; Santa Rosa (CA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Paid volunteer days

Opportunities for advancement

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an Employee Relations Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, remote role based in Santa Rosa, CA. This position focuses on balancing people-first decisions with business needs while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

The role offers a competitive salary range of $125,000 to $186,000 and flexible remote work options, with opportunities for career advancement and meaningful impact within a large, respected organization.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset: feedback is fuel, not threat.
• Experience owning decisions in a CA market.
• Resilience demonstrated across 7 years of general cycles.
• Ability translating Innovation complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep Cushman & Wakefield accounts steady during volume spikes.
• Maintain Santa Rosa, CA site operations while improvements ship.
• Own mistakes loudly and wins quietly.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Notice when a general metric lies and dig in.
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into costly mistakes.
• Keep Santa Rosa stakeholders briefed without overload.
• Convert work-life balance chaos into a backlog someone can actually work on.

Skills

Growth mindset

Remote CA market experience

Resilience 7 years cycles

Communication skills

Non-technical audience translation

Job description

We're looking for a people-centered Employee Relations Manager who thrives in a fast-paced remote role based in Santa Rosa, CA. Where most general jobs cap your reach, this Cushman & Wakefield one in Santa Rosa pays $125,000 - $186,000 and widens it the longer you stay.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep a steady hand on Cushman & Wakefield accounts when volume spikes
• Keep Cushman & Wakefield's Santa Rosa, CA site running while improvements ship underneath
• Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Keep Santa Rosa, CA stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates
• Convert Work-Life Balance chaos into a backlog someone can actually work

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Comfort owning general decisions in a CA market
• Resilience measured across 7 years of general cycles
• Experience translating Innovation complexity for a non-technical audience
• Practical Innovation skills sharpened in a remote setting
• Experience thriving in a purpose-led, deadline-driven setting like Cushman & Wakefield
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Half the general platforms in CA quietly depend on something Cushman & Wakefield built in Santa Rosa with high-trust care. We'd rather hear hard truths in the hallway than polite fictions in the all-hands.

We combine $125,000 - $186,000 with flexible remote work, paid volunteer days, and clear opportunities for advancement.

Our hiring manager is personally reviewing every Employee Relations Manager application that comes in.