Senior Employee Relations Specialist

Location: In person in Bozeman, Montana, United States

Salary: $77,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global is a higher education institution with an Employee & Labor Relations department serving university administrators, faculty, and staff.

What you will do

• Advise HR Business Partners, managers, supervisors, and staff on employee relations matters, policy interpretation, performance management, corrective action, and disciplinary processes.
• Intake and assess workplace conflicts, complaints, performance concerns, and other requests for assistance.
• Conduct prompt, impartial, and thorough internal investigations into workplace complaints and allegations of misconduct.
• Prepare investigative reports, evaluate findings, and recommend corrective or remedial actions.
• Support conflict resolution, constructive communication, respectful workplace practices, and effective working relationships.
• Develop and deliver training, HR resources, policies, reports, and proactive employee relations initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources administration, labor or industrial relations, business or public administration, or a related field, plus at least five years of recent and relevant professional HR experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations matters, conducting internal investigations, and resolving complex workplace concerns.
• Working knowledge of human resources laws, regulations, principles, and practices.
• Experience analyzing complex HR issues, developing practical solutions, and providing consultation or guidance across organizational levels.
• Experience developing and delivering training, learning resources, or organizational development programs.
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, email, internet tools, and other standard software applications.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Human resources experience in a higher education environment.
• Professional HR certification such as SHRM-CP or HRCI.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, fiscal-year classified position with benefits eligibility.
• Work in a role focused on fair, consistent, objective, and compliant workplace practices.
• Serve a diverse university community of administrators, faculty, staff, and leaders.
• This position is not eligible for new sponsorship.
• The role is exempt from collective bargaining and has no supervisory duties.