Employee Relations Partner — Hybrid, Coach & Investigations

Brex; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Seattle

Remote work up to 4 weeks/year

Job summary

Brex is seeking an Employee Relations Business Partner to develop manager capability and uphold performance standards across the company. You will coach managers, conduct end-to-end investigations, and determine appropriate next steps to support a high-performance culture.

Based in Seattle in a hybrid setup, you will handle investigations, terminations, and calibrations while partnering with People Partners and Legal teams. This role offers remote work flexibility up to four weeks per year.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in HR, ideally in high-growth organizations.
• Demonstrated experience running employee investigations end-to-end, including documentation and recommendations.
• Hands-on experience supporting or executing employee terminations.
• Strong understanding of performance management practices in high-performance cultures (feedback, coaching, calibration, documentation).
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with managers and influence outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple workstreams.
• Clear and concise communicator, both written and verbal.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with front-line managers to ensure consistent, fair, and rigorous performance management across teams.
• Coach managers on how to set clear expectations, deliver effective feedback, and take action on performance outcomes.
• Serve as the first point of contact for manager questions on performance-related cases and processes.
• Build and maintain resources such as coaching plan templates, toolkits, and training to strengthen manager effectiveness.
• Run and document employee investigations end-to-end, escalating themes and risks as needed.
• Provide guidance and operational support on employee terminations, ensuring consistency.
• Own operational logistics for promotion and performance check-in calibrations.
• Partner with People Partners and Workplace Experience on RTO (return-to-office) audits.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Performance management

Terminations handling

Coaching managers

Stakeholder management

Tools

Lattice

Workday

Job description

Brex is seeking an Employee Relations Business Partner to develop manager capability and uphold performance standards across the company. You will coach managers, conduct end-to-end investigations, and determine appropriate next steps to support a high-performance culture.

Based in Seattle in a hybrid setup, you will handle investigations, terminations, and calibrations while partnering with People Partners and Legal teams. This role offers remote work flexibility up to four weeks per year.