Senior Employee Relations Investigations Leader

Acrisure; North Dakota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Acrisure is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Partner to serve as a trusted advisor, overseeing workplace investigations across the organization. You will partner with HR Business Partners and leaders to assess risk, conduct impartial investigations, and ensure consistent policy application.

This senior individual contributor role requires deep expertise in investigations, employment law, and risk management, handling sensitive cases and delivering actionable recommendations to support

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of relevant workplace investigations experience.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Management, or equivalent practical experience required.
• PHR or SHRM-CP preferred.
• Multi-state experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge with HRIS systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough, objective, and legally defensible investigations related to employee complaints, grievances, and workplace concerns, including highly complex and sensitive matters.
• Independently manage a broad portfolio of investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, workplace misconduct, ethics concerns, and other violations of company policies, regulations, and/or the Code of Conduct.
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of Acrisure policies and practices in investigations and related matters.
• Serve as the lead investigator and primary point of contact for assigned investigations and coordinate/communicate with necessary stakeholders (including Legal where needed) throughout the investigation life cycle.
• Utilize advanced interviewing, evidence-gathering, documentation and fact-finding strategies & techniques to establish findings.
• Analyze complex information from multiple sources, identify patterns and trends, corroborate facts, assess credibility, and draw well-supported and defensible conclusions.
• Prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive investigative reports and executive summaries, including recommendations for corrective action, risk mitigation, and operational improvements.
• Advise concerned parties of report findings appropriately, and track completion of agreed upon corrective actions to ensure appropriate resolution and closure of each case.
• Liaise with relevant legal, HR, business, and other stakeholders to develop and convey all HR related concerns resulting from investigations & provide guidance in addressing employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential case documentation in accordance with company standards, data retention requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Effectively utilize case management systems and approved technology to manage investigation productivity, workflow, documents, and reporting.
• Provide expert guidance and support to HR Business Partners, managers, more junior Employee Relations Specialist(s), and others as needed.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, regulations, and emerging employee relations trends.
• Develop and facilitate effective employee relations training, educational material, and/or procedures.
• May provide other policy, compliance and regulatory functions as assigned.

Skills

Workplace investigations

Employment law knowledge

Interviewing skills

Analytical thinking

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

PHR or SHRM-CP preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

Workday

Microsoft Office

Job description

Acrisure is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Partner to serve as a trusted advisor, overseeing workplace investigations across the organization. You will partner with HR Business Partners and leaders to assess risk, conduct impartial investigations, and ensure consistent policy application.

This senior individual contributor role requires deep expertise in investigations, employment law, and risk management, handling sensitive cases and delivering actionable recommendations to support