Director, Employee Relations

Virgin Galactic$126,900–$203,075/yrTustin, California, United StatesFull-timePosted 1w ago

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The Director of Employee Relations (ER) is a strategic Human Resources leader responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and execution of the employee relations function across the company.

This role ensures a fair, inclusive, and legally compliant workplace by overseeing complex employee issues, strengthening organizational culture, and partnering closely with business leaders, People Team members, Legal, Safety, Enterprise Risk Management, Information Technology, Internal Communications, and business executives. The Director, Employee Relations will lead the employee relations function for VG reporting to the Sr.

Vice President, Talent & People Operations. This position will be responsible for conducting complex investigations related to Company policies, determining investigation and/or incident findings and recommendations, drafting various investigation-related documents, advising on a broad spectrum of ER issues, drafting and interpreting policies and practices, and reviewing, recommending and documenting outcomes.

The role will also assist with leading assessments of organizational requirements, ER data and analytics, and ER training for leaders and employees. This leader must be able to perform work with minimal supervision, strong written, analytical and communication skills, handle a wide range of complex and highly sensitive employment situations, and demonstrate strong emotional intelligence and business acumen to skillfully interact with employees at all levels. Responsibilities<ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct complex and sensitive employee investigations including determining appropriate investigation strategies, leading witness interviews and any required document review, and determining findings and recommendations for appropriate resolution.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Draft articulate, comprehensive investigation-related documents, including leader/HR talking points, written warnings, case executive summaries and other documents. </li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partners collaboratively with key stakeholders like Business leaders, PBPs, Legal, Risk Management, Safety, Security, Information Technology and others to execute thorough investigations, processes, policies, and protocols.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Utilize case management platform to manage ER cases in an accurate, responsive, and timely manner. </li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assist in ongoing review and updates of the Employee Policy Manual.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Accountability and in partnership with benefits associated with restrictions / reasonable accommodations process.

Assist in managing complex situations related to various leave of absences.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oversee Drug & Alcohol Testing in partnership with Safety and other functions.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead ER governance, standards, and frameworks.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">EEO reporting.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assist in responding to employee complaints with federal, state and local administrative agencies.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ownership of governance and adjudication process in partnership with Legal.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Practiced and up to date on federal / state / local laws and yearly updates to include requirements with offer letters, onboarding and any required documents.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assist with data reporting and analytics of ER cases for themes, trends and root causes to provide insights and recommendations for decision making and prevention of future issues.</li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Represent ER in enterprise projects such as restructures, reorganizations, and cultural transformation.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assist business leaders and HRBPs with the assessment and review of performance management and performance improvement plans.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Promote knowledge and understanding of Company policy and of relevant employment laws through coaching and facilitating presentations, and training.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge and ability to provide board of directors’ presentation information to include emerging labor trends.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Serve as a trusted advisor.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coach, train, and transfer expertise to your team to drive projects to completion. </li></ul> Required Skills and Experience<ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10 years’ Employee Relations experience, with 3+ years relevant experience leading others.</li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience with leading a wide variety of complex employee investigations with little supervision.</sp

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