Employee Relations Specialist - HR Compliance

Sunrise Senior Living Mgmt Inc; United States; On-site; USD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Retirement savings plans

Employee assistance program

PTO, sick time, holiday pay

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sunrise Senior Living is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to support employee relations, HR compliance, workplace investigations, policy interpretation, and risk mitigation across the organization. You will manage ER cases, provide early intervention, and partner with HRBPs, Area HR Managers, and Legal to promote a compliant workplace.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in HR/ER, strong knowledge of U.S. employment laws, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of Human Resources or Employee Relations experience.
• Experience supporting employee relations cases, workplace investigations, HR case management, conflict resolution, or employee concerns.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment laws and HR compliance; Canadian employment law experience is a plus.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and ability to manage sensitive employee matters.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage employee relations cases through intake, triage, documentation, escalation, and resolution using an HR case management or ticketing system.
• Conduct and support employee relations investigations, including interviews, fact-finding, documentation, timelines, findings, and recommendations.
• Interpret and apply HR policies while supporting consistent performance management and corrective action practices.
• Assess employee concerns, identify risk and escalation indicators, and provide early intervention to help prevent issues from escalating.
• Partner with HRBPs, Area HR Managers, Regional HR leaders, Legal, Risk, and other stakeholders on complex employee relations matters.
• Maintain accurate, confidential case records while meeting service-level expectations and compliance requirements.
• Support employment law compliance, ER training, case reviews, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigation skills

HR policy knowledge

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Job description

Sunrise Senior Living is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to support employee relations, HR compliance, workplace investigations, policy interpretation, and risk mitigation across the organization. You will manage ER cases, provide early intervention, and partner with HRBPs, Area HR Managers, and Legal to promote a compliant workplace.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in HR/ER, strong knowledge of U.S. employment laws, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.