Senior Employee Relations Business Partner

Entangled Future; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PsiQuantum in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Business Partner to serve as strategic advisor to leadership and People teams, ensuring compliant and fair practices while safeguarding culture. This role leads investigations, advises on high-risk matters, and designs scalable ER frameworks for a fast-growing startup.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years in employee relations or investigations, strong knowledge of U.S.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of employee relations, employment law, HR, or investigations experience.
• Experience in high-growth or scaling organizations.
• Demonstrated success handling complex, high-risk investigations.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership and People teams on sensitive employee relations issues.
• Lead and document complex workplace investigations with rigor and neutrality.
• Design and maintain ER policies, procedures, and frameworks ensuring compliance.
• Advise on performance management, discipline, terminations, and exits; support high-risk exits.
• Provide executive-level reporting and analytics on ER trends and risks.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law

Investigations

HR policy design

Executive presence

Job description

Senior Employee Relations Business Partner at PsiQuantum, Milpitas, California; Palo Alto, California. A senior-level full time position in the 2200 - HR team, listed under business operations.

Job Summary

The Senior Employee Relations Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to leadership and People teams, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant employee practices while protecting company culture and minimizing organizational risk. This role leads complex workplace investigations, advises on high-risk employee matters, and designs scalable ER frameworks suitable for a rapidly growing, late-stage startup environment.

Strategic Advisory

• Partner with senior leaders, HRBPs, Legal, and executives on sensitive employee relations issues.
• Provide risk assessments and recommended actions aligned with company values, business goals, and employment law.
• Identify systemic risks and recommend proactive solutions.

Investigations & Case Management

• Lead and document complex investigations (harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, ethics concerns).
• Ensure investigative rigor, neutrality, and defensibility.
• Draft investigation reports and executive summaries with findings and recommendations.
• Manage internal reporting channels and escalation protocols.

Policy & Compliance

• Design and maintain employee relations policies, procedures, and frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Partner with Legal on regulatory readiness and litigation prevention.

Performance & Conduct Management

• Advise on performance management, discipline, terminations, and RIF planning.
• Coach managers on documentation, feedback, and corrective action strategies.
• Support high risk exits and executive-level employee issues.
• Ensure timely completion and quality of exit interviews; synthesize insights to identify trends, inform retention strategies, and proactively mitigate organizational risk.

Data & Risk Insights

• Partner with Data Analytics to track ER trends, themes, and hotspots.
• Provide executive-level reporting and analytics.
• Recommend systemic interventions based on trends.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of employee relations, employment law, HR, or investigations experience.
• Experience in high-growth or scaling organizations.
• Demonstrated success handling complex, high-risk investigations.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR best practices.
• Exceptional judgment, discretion, and executive presence.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting global teams.