Employee Relations Partner - AMS (San Jose)

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance seeks an experienced Employee Relations professional to independently manage a full ER caseload across the US and Canada, with LATAM support as needed. You will advise on discipline, terminations, accommodations, and complex leave scenarios, ensuring policy alignment and risk mitigation.

You will assess novel issues, triage complaints to investigations, and support training for managers and HR while collaborating closely with employment counsel to scale ER infrastructure and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Legal or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in Employee Relations.
• Extensive ER expertise and knowledge of current ER legislation and best practice.
• Prior HR/ER experience in a technology start-up is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a full caseload of ER cases across the US and Canada (and support LATAM as needed), including advising on employee discipline, underperformance, terminations, reasonable accommodations, complex leave scenarios and other related matters.
• Assess ambiguous, novel workplace issues and construct a clear path forward when there's no clear policy or precedent to lean on.
• Triage employee complaints to the appropriate workplace investigation teams and lend support and guidance for workplace investigations as needed.
• Support HR/ER related training for people managers and HR.
• Closely collaborate with employment counsel.
• Contribute to scaling ER infrastructure, including systems, policies, and processes that enable efficient and consistent employee relations support.

Skills

Employee relations

ER legislation knowledge

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Legal or related field

Job description

Join us as we work together to inspire creativity and enrich life around the globe.

Location:

San Jose

Team:

HR

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A09719A

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a full caseload of ER cases across the US and Canada (and support LATAM as needed), including advising on employee discipline, underperformance, terminations, reasonable accommodations, complex leave scenarios and other related matters;
• Assess ambiguous, novel workplace issues and construct a clear path forward when there's no clear policy or precedent to lean on;
• Triage employee complaints to the appropriate workplace investigation teams and lend support and guidance for workplace investigations as needed;
• Support HR/ER related training for people managers and HR;
• Closely collaborate with employment counsel;
• Contribute to scaling ER infrastructure, including systems, policies, and processes that enable efficient and consistent employee relations support.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in HR, Legal or related field;
• 5+ years' experience in Employee Relations. Extensive employee relations expertise and in-depth knowledge of current ER legislation and best practice.
• Preferred Qualifications- Prior HR/ER experience in a technology start-up is strongly preferred.

Job Information

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request