Senior Remote HR Relations Partner for Employee Experience

National Wildlife Federation; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Family and medical leave (up to 16+ w)

Health, dental and vision insurance

Therapist available

Pet insurance

Retirement plan with match

Job summary

The National Wildlife Federation is seeking an experienced Employee Relations practitioner to lead proactive and reactive ER across a remote and hybrid, multi-state workforce. You will coach managers, conduct neutrals, and partner with Legal, Compliance, and Learning & Development to strengthen the employee experience.

This role sits in the People Team and collaborates across Talent Acquisition, EIB, and CTR.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of HR experience with direct employee relations casework.
• Experience supporting programs in a remote, hybrid, or multi-state organization is strongly preferred.
• Genuine interest in building an employee experience reflecting NWF’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Proactive Employee Relations: monitor engagement and turnover data, coach managers, build manager capability.
• Reactive Employee Relations: serve as first point of contact, conduct neutral intake and investigations, guide corrective actions.
• Cross-Level HR Partnership: ensure consistency across policy and practice, support onboarding content.
• Employee Experience Program Support: contribute to onboarding design, stay interviews, and action-oriented improvements.

Skills

Employee relations

Confidentiality

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; SHRM-CP/PHR preferred

Tools

HRIS platforms

Survey tools

Learning management systems

Job description

The National Wildlife Federation is seeking an experienced Employee Relations practitioner to lead proactive and reactive ER across a remote and hybrid, multi-state workforce. You will coach managers, conduct neutrals, and partner with Legal, Compliance, and Learning & Development to strengthen the employee experience.

This role sits in the People Team and collaborates across Talent Acquisition, EIB, and CTR.