Employee Relations Specialist

Lenovo; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking an Employee Relations (ER) specialist to support ER initiatives in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment, with a primary focus as a dedicated ER investigator. You will collaborate with ER and across HR, Legal, Ethics Compliance, business leaders, and employees to advance Lenovo's employee experience.

If you thrive in a dynamic setting and have a passion for employment law, cross-cultural HR practices, and confidential investigations, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, employee relations, or a related field.
• 3+ years experience in HR or Employee Relations with a trusted, confidential approach.

Responsibilities

• Support ER initiatives with ER Partners, HR Partners, managers and employees.
• Conduct simple to moderate internal investigations into workplace misconduct with guidance from ER Partner.
• Support and facilitate ER-related training programs.
• Support ER and HR leaders on realignment activities.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Data analysis

HR policies

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in HR/IR

Tools

HRIS

MS Office

Job description

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo's world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

Are you an HR professional enthusiastic about shaping inclusive, innovative, and high-integrity workplaces? Lenovo is seeking an Employee Relations (ER) specialist to support ER initiatives across a transformational and multi-cultural environment.

Reporting to the Employee Relations (ROW) Leader within HR Strategy Operations, you will collaborate within ER and across HR, Legal, Ethics Compliance, business leaders, and employees to support ER matters with a primary focus as a dedicated ER investigator. This role is key to advancing Lenovo's culture and employee experience with opportunities to support global ER initiatives.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and have a passion for employee relations, employment law, and cross-cultural HR practices, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Employee Relations (ER) initiatives while partnering closely with ER Partners, HR Partners, managers, and employees.
• Conduct simple to moderate level internal investigations into workplace misconduct with guidance from the ER Partner.
• Support and facilitate ER-related training programs.
• Support ER and HR leaders on workforce realignment activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, employee relations, or a related field.
• 3+ Experience in HR or Employee Relations with a proven record of trust, accountability, confidentiality, and diligence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience conducting internal investigations, advising on simple to moderate ER matters, assistance in resolving disputes with sound judgment, balanced decision-making and in a timely manner.
• Analytical and communication skills (written and verbal), with a data-driven approach to uncover case insights and influence decisions
• Working knowledge of employment laws, with the ability to partner across Legal, ER and HR.
• Working knowledge of policy interpretation.
• Growth-oriented mindset and passion for enhancing employee experience, removing barriers, and fostering a culture of inclusion, innovation, and integrity.
• Ability to collaborate across the organization with confidentiality and trust.
• Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in one or more languages is considered a strong asset.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.