Employee Relations Manager

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global delivers digital services, Workday solutions, and technology services.

What you will do

• Lead, manage, and develop the Employee Relations team, setting priorities and supporting capability growth.
• Oversee a consistent, responsive, and high-quality Employee Relations service across hirify.global.
• Provide guidance on complex and sensitive cases, investigations, documentation, outcomes, and follow-up actions in line with legislation and company policies.
• Advise managers, People Partners, senior stakeholders, and Executive and C-Suite leaders with balanced recommendations and constructive challenge.
• Lead continuous improvement projects involving Employee Relations capability, policies, reporting, technology, data, automation, and self-service.
• Identify trends and learning from Employee Relations activity to improve guidance, processes, and support.

Requirements

• Significant hands-on Employee Relations experience, including complex and sensitive casework.
• Proven experience leading, managing, and developing an Employee Relations, HR advisory, or People team.
• Experience advising senior leaders, including Executive and C-Suite stakeholders, using sound judgement, risk assessment, commercial awareness, and a focus on employee experience.
• Litigation experience and strong employment law knowledge, with the ability to apply it clearly and practically.
• Experience as an Employee Relations Manager, ER Lead, People Partner, or in a comparable role with substantial Employee Relations responsibility.
• Confidence building relationships with managers and senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and clear recommendations.
• Experience leading continuous improvement projects and using technology, data, or automation to improve People services.
• A structured, evidence-led approach to case management, documentation, reporting, and decision-making.
• Experience supporting Employee Relations matters across more than one jurisdiction, with the judgement to seek specialist advice when needed.
• Excellent people leadership, coaching, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience advising on complex organisational change initiatives.

Nice to have

• CIPD Level 7, an employment law qualification, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Experience in a global, technology, professional services, or matrix organisation.
• Experience with Workday, Jira, Microsoft 365, or comparable HR and case-management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first, collaborative, inclusive, and respectful working environment.
• Support for professional growth through feedback, coaching, and development opportunities.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
• Candidate recruitment support and accommodations or adjustments where required.