Employee Relations

The⠀Manager,⠀Employee⠀Relations,⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀executing⠀the⠀delivery⠀of⠀workplace⠀and⠀employee⠀relations⠀services⠀to⠀employees⠀and⠀managers⠀in the US.⠀This⠀position⠀will⠀provide a⠀single⠀point of⠀contact⠀for⠀efficiently⠀providing⠀highly⠀accessible⠀expert⠀employee⠀relations⠀interface⠀across⠀multiple⠀businesses⠀within the⠀US. The⠀role will⠀focus on⠀investigation⠀and timely⠀resolution⠀of⠀workplace⠀and⠀employee⠀relations⠀reports⠀submitted⠀to the EWR⠀function⠀– in⠀coordination⠀with⠀existing,⠀established⠀practices.⠀The⠀Manager,⠀Employee⠀Relations⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀proactive⠀and⠀responsive⠀approaches⠀to⠀employee⠀relations⠀issues⠀that⠀support a⠀positive⠀and⠀productive⠀work⠀environment.⠀This⠀position⠀ensures⠀compliance⠀with all⠀relevant⠀country⠀laws,⠀regulations,⠀policies,⠀and⠀practices.

Responsibilities:

• Provide⠀expert⠀consultative⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀services⠀to⠀managers,⠀employees,⠀Business⠀HR and⠀Office of⠀Ethics and⠀Compliance⠀partners⠀regarding⠀HR⠀policies⠀and⠀practices⠀and other⠀assigned⠀cases.
• Independently⠀conduct⠀investigations⠀and gather⠀information⠀regarding⠀employee⠀relations⠀matters⠀such as⠀workplace⠀issues,⠀allegations⠀of policy⠀violation,⠀employee⠀disputes⠀and other⠀concerns.
• Identifies⠀critical⠀factors in⠀a⠀particular⠀situation,⠀identifies⠀alternate⠀courses of⠀action and⠀makes⠀recommendations⠀based upon⠀all⠀available⠀facts.
• Provide⠀consultation⠀on⠀performance⠀improvement⠀matters⠀includes⠀determining⠀whether a⠀PIP is the⠀appropriate⠀action for⠀the⠀situation,⠀supporting⠀the⠀business⠀to⠀administering⠀all PIPs⠀to prevent⠀bias, and⠀providing⠀guidance⠀to both⠀the⠀manager⠀and⠀employee⠀throughout⠀the⠀plan.
• Effectively⠀and⠀accurately⠀maintains⠀confidential⠀ER data in⠀both⠀systems⠀and other⠀filing⠀mechanisms.
• Ensure⠀professional⠀service is⠀always⠀provided⠀in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀expectations⠀and⠀guidelines⠀of the⠀company.
• Define,⠀lead⠀and/or⠀manage⠀projects,⠀which may⠀include⠀multi-functional⠀teams.
• Create⠀and⠀deliver ER⠀training⠀to a⠀variety of⠀audiences⠀in the⠀business.
• Knowledge⠀must⠀address⠀diverse⠀and⠀difficult⠀problems⠀or⠀situations⠀across⠀multiple⠀businesses.
• Considered⠀the⠀subject⠀matter⠀expert on⠀a broad⠀range of⠀ER⠀policies⠀and⠀practices.
• Effective⠀at⠀translating⠀broader⠀principles⠀or the⠀spirit of⠀the⠀guidelines⠀/⠀practices⠀to the⠀current⠀situation⠀and⠀determine⠀recommendation.
• Anticipates,⠀identifies,⠀and meets⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀customer⠀needs/expectations.
• Effectively⠀anticipates⠀the⠀unintended⠀consequences⠀and⠀broader⠀impact of⠀decisions.
• Build⠀and foster⠀relationships⠀with the⠀business.⠀Manages⠀expectations⠀and⠀delivers⠀results.
• Work⠀closely⠀with⠀customers⠀to jointly⠀design⠀solutions,⠀balancing⠀business,⠀employee⠀and legal⠀needs.
• Identifies⠀critical⠀factors in⠀a⠀particular⠀situation,⠀identifies⠀alternate⠀courses of⠀action and⠀makes⠀recommendations⠀based upon⠀all⠀available⠀facts.
• Facilitates⠀gaining⠀alignment⠀from⠀multiple⠀functions⠀and⠀resolves⠀disagreements⠀independently.
• Appropriately⠀documents⠀information⠀related to⠀cases and⠀recommended⠀outcomes.
• Takes⠀a broad⠀view of⠀the⠀problem⠀looking at⠀all⠀alternatives⠀and⠀assesses⠀impact on⠀other⠀groups⠀before⠀applying a⠀solution.
• Demonstrates⠀ability to⠀plan,⠀organize⠀and⠀execute to⠀achieve⠀favorable⠀outcomes.
• Ability⠀to⠀identify⠀and manage⠀risk.⠀Determine⠀contingency⠀plans⠀appropriately.
• Decisions⠀and⠀actions⠀have an⠀impact on⠀organization.
• Informal⠀supervision⠀of⠀day-to-day⠀tasks of⠀exempt and⠀non-exempt⠀staff when⠀necessary⠀or as⠀requested⠀by⠀management⠀(this role⠀does not⠀have⠀direct⠀reports).
• Assist⠀with case⠀load⠀distribution,⠀work⠀schedules,⠀and other⠀departmental⠀needs upon⠀request.
• Expected⠀to be a⠀leader⠀within the⠀Employee⠀and⠀Workplace⠀Relations⠀department⠀and looked⠀to assist⠀with⠀training⠀and⠀mentoring⠀other⠀Employee⠀and⠀Workplace⠀Relations⠀team⠀members.

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀human⠀resources,⠀Business,⠀Employee⠀Relations,⠀or related⠀field.⠀Masters in⠀business⠀or related⠀field⠀preferred.
• Strong⠀organizational⠀skills⠀that⠀include⠀taking⠀appropriate⠀action to⠀move open⠀cases⠀forward to⠀resolution⠀in a⠀timely⠀manner.
• Knowledge⠀in MS⠀Office –⠀Windows⠀environment.
• Minimum⠀of 5 years⠀work⠀experience⠀in⠀Employee⠀Relations⠀or other⠀HR⠀experience.
• Knowledge⠀of HR⠀regulations,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures
• Effective⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills⠀that⠀support⠀building⠀strong⠀partnerships,⠀appropriate⠀influence,⠀and⠀portraying⠀an⠀objective⠀and⠀defensible⠀position⠀on⠀situations.
• Exercise⠀strong⠀business⠀judgment⠀that is⠀aligned⠀with broad⠀organizational⠀philosophies⠀and⠀practices⠀and is⠀compliant⠀with⠀regulations.
• Makes⠀effective⠀decisions⠀in⠀ambiguous⠀situations.

Key AbbVie Competencies:

• Builds⠀strong⠀relationships⠀with peers⠀and cross⠀functionally⠀with⠀partners⠀outside of⠀team to⠀enable⠀higher⠀performance.
• Learns⠀fast,⠀grasps the⠀'essence'⠀and can⠀change the⠀course⠀quickly⠀where⠀indicated.
• Raises⠀the bar⠀and is⠀never⠀satisfied⠀with the⠀status⠀quo.
• Creates⠀a learning⠀environment,⠀open to⠀suggestions⠀and⠀experimentation⠀for⠀improvement.
• Embraces⠀the ideas⠀of others,⠀nurtures⠀innovation⠀and⠀manages⠀innovation⠀to⠀reality.
• Occasional⠀travel to⠀Lake⠀County, IL⠀or other⠀locations⠀required.⠀Less than⠀10%