Strategic People Relations Advisor

Jobtailor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a dedicated People Relations & Enablement advisor in Charlotte to serve as a consultative partner to physicians, leaders, and teams navigating people-related concerns. You will apply a coaching mindset, help leaders address issues early, and enable empowerment through strategic advisory and coaching.

This role emphasizes root-cause analysis, risk assessment, and sustainable improvement across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Typically requires at least 5 years of experience in human resources, employee relations, or a related people advisory function.
• Ability to navigate complexity with agility, adaptability, and strong judgment.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to assess risk, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong communication, consultation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with leaders, teammates, and cross-functional partners.
• Resilience and sound judgment when supporting sensitive or complex workplace matters.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across teams and service lines.
• Understanding of the external HR, employee relations, and workplace culture landscape.
• Ability to scale impact by identifying trends, sharing insights, and supporting proactive solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a consultative advisor to leaders navigating people-related concerns.
• Apply a coaching mindset to help leaders think through options, risks, and solutions.
• Support leaders in addressing issues early and effectively before concerns escalate.
• Enable leader empowerment through strategic advisory and coaching.
• Help leaders assess risk, root causes, and make informed decisions to lift performance and culture.
• Shift conversations from policy focus to root-cause and solution-focused outcomes.
• Identify contributing factors related to leadership, culture, systems, or environment.
• Recommend actions that support learning, growth, accountability, and sustained improvement.
• Participate in intake and assessment of workplace concerns using a consultative framework.
• Distinguish between matters requiring formal investigation and advisory coaching.
• Ensure timely, fair, respectful, and thoughtful resolution of concerns.
• Apply policies, practices, and investigative protocols consistently and appropriately.
• Ensure decisions align with enterprise governance and expectations.
• Support documentation practices that are clear and defensible.
• Collaborate with Leader Relations, Teammate Relations, Physician & Faculty Relations, Policy, Analytics, Training, and other partners.
• Participate in warm handoffs and promote shared accountability across service lines.
• Reinforce a “one team, one model” approach to people support.
• Model behaviors aligned to Lift Everyone Up and Lead the Way in all interactions.
• Support leaders in dignity, respect, belonging, and trust during difficult conversations.
• Translate Advocate Health’s Purpose & Commitments into everyday leadership actions.
• Recognize recurring themes, trends, or systemic challenges across cases.
• Share insights that inform training, policy refinement, and proactive interventions.
• Define and refine workflows, tools, and practices as the model evolves.
• Embrace innovation, learning, and change as the function matures.
• Act as an ambassador for the People Relations & Enablement approach.

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Judgment

Relationship building

Cross-team collaboration

Advisory mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a dedicated People Relations & Enablement advisor in Charlotte to serve as a consultative partner to physicians, leaders, and teams navigating people-related concerns. You will apply a coaching mindset, help leaders address issues early, and enable empowerment through strategic advisory and coaching.

This role emphasizes root-cause analysis, risk assessment, and sustainable improvement across functions.