Employee Relations Advisor

Location: On-site in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Company

The role supports employee relations, HR, and business leaders in maintaining a fair, respectful, and compliant workplace.

What you will do

• Manage complex employee relations cases from intake through closure, ensuring timely, fair, and well-documented outcomes.
• Investigate allegations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, policy violations, performance, wage and hour concerns, and leave-related claims.
• Lead the ADA interactive process, including medical review, analysis of essential job functions, and reasonable accommodation decisions.
• Partner with HR, legal, ER peers, and business leaders on risk, compliance, corrective action, terminations, and sensitive employee situations.
• Prepare investigative summaries and recommendations by analyzing interviews, documentation, and other evidence.
• Identify trends and systemic issues, and contribute to improvements in ER processes, policies, tools, and training.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience conducting internal employee relations investigations.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• Experience with discrimination, harassment, retaliation, performance, wage and hour, ADA, and FMLA matters.
• Strong understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple high-volume cases, assess risk, exercise independent judgment, and maintain detailed documentation.
• Technology-savvy with the ability to navigate multiple HR systems and adapt communication to different audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Emphasis on integrity, objectivity, discretion, empathy, active listening, and professionalism.
• Focus on a positive, inclusive, respectful, and high-performing workplace.
• Collaboration with HR, legal, ER peers, leaders, and employees across sensitive workplace matters.