Senior Manager, Employee Relations

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Salary: $112,710–$132,600 annually

Company

Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services company.

What you will do

• Lead the Employee Relations Center of Excellence team, including hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management.
• Advise business managers, HR teams, and employees on routine and complex Employee Relations matters.
• Conduct high-level workplace investigations and resolve sensitive performance, leave, accommodation, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation cases.
• Partner with internal and external legal counsel on EEOC charges, litigation holds, attorney demands, and case dispositions.
• Create and deliver training on EEO compliance, investigations, reasonable accommodations, and related topics.
• Lead the creation and refinement of company-wide HR policies and support change-management initiatives.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience with significant Employee Relations experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing a team.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law, EEO requirements, conflict management, and internal investigation principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication, diagnostic, analytical, organizational, project management, and stakeholder-influence skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel; familiarity with HRMS platforms such as Workday and ServiceNow.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, Master’s in HR, or law degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Occasional travel for investigations and meetings.