Senior Employee Relations Investigator

Blackstone Consulting, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone Consulting, Inc. is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist Level 2 to lead the most complex, sensitive investigations and provide expert guidance on policy interpretation and corrective action. You will partner with Legal, HR, Operations, and Labor Relations to ensure consistent and defensible outcomes.

The role requires handling high‑risk investigations, delivering executive summaries, and advising leaders on risk mitigation and policy application.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of advanced employee relations or workplace investigations experience.
• Experience independently handling discrimination, harassment, retaliation, protected activity, or other high‑risk investigations.
• Professional certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP) is preferred for Level 2.

Responsibilities

• Lead the most complex, sensitive, high‑risk employee relations matters with independence and discretion.
• Conduct investigations involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and related workplace issues.
• Develop investigation strategy, risk assessments, interview plans, evidence reviews, credibility analyses, findings, and executive summaries.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for employee relations investigations and policy interpretation.
• Review high‑risk recommendations before implementation; partner with Legal, HR, Operations, and Labor Relations.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations experience

Discrimination investigations

Harassment investigations

Confidentiality

Job description

The Employee Relations Specialist provides consultation, guidance, and investigative support for workplace matters involving employee relations, policy interpretation, corrective action, performance and conduct concerns, and risk mitigation. The role partners with Human Resources, Operations, Legal, Labor Relations, and business leaders to promote consistent, fair, and well-documented employment practices. Level 2 serves as the advanced-level specialist responsible for the most complex, sensitive, high-risk, and legally significant matters, including investigations that may involve discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, retaliation, workplace violence concerns, protected activity, agency charges, or other issues with significant legal, operational, or reputational risk.

Employee Relations Specialist Level 2

• Leads the most complex, sensitive, high-risk, and legally significant employee relations matters with a high degree of independence and discretion.
• Conducts investigations involving discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment allegations, workplace violence concerns, protected activity, accommodation-related concerns, agency charges, executive escalations, or matters requiring Legal partnership.
• Develops investigation strategy, risk assessments, interview plans, evidence review plans, credibility analyses, findings, recommendations, and executive-level case summaries.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for employee relations investigations, corrective action consistency, risk mitigation, policy interpretation, leadership consultation, and escalation guidance for Level 1 matters.
• Reviews high-risk recommendations before implementation and partners with Legal, Human Resources leadership, Operations, and Labor Relations to support consistent, well-documented, and defensible outcomes.

Non-Essential Functions (if applicable)

• Perform other duties as assigned.

ADA Statement

An employee must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Leadership Responsibilities

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities. The role provides technical expertise, consultation, coaching, and guidance to leaders and Human Resources on employee relations matters and may lead cross-functional projects or initiatives without formal supervisory authority.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications by Level

• Level 2: Five or more (5+) years of advanced employee relations or workplace investigations experience, including substantial experience independently handling discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, retaliation, protected activity, agency, union, or other high-risk investigations.
• All levels require sound judgment, confidentiality, professionalism, strong documentation practices, and the ability to apply company policy consistently and appropriately.
• Professional certification, such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP, is preferred for Level 2.