Senior Employee Relations Specialist

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Salary: $86,700–$102,000 per year

Company

Cushman & Wakefield provides commercial real estate services and employs teams across multiple business functions.

What you will do

• Deliver employee relations consulting services for standard to complex workplace matters.
• Investigate employee complaints and misconduct issues, document findings, and recommend corrective action or termination.
• Coach managers on performance management, performance improvement plans, exit strategies, and involuntary separations.
• Partner with HRBPs, Legal, Benefits, Leave Administration, Risk Management, and the Employee Relations Center of Excellence on escalated cases, accommodations, and position eliminations.
• Prepare written responses to state and federal agency charges and support compliance with applicable laws.
• Manage employee relations cases in the Case Management system, generate metrics, track trends, and contribute to training, policies, tools, and projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive employee relations or HR Generalist experience.
• Proven ability to manage difficult employee relations situations, investigations, conflict management, and employment-law issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, organizational, consulting, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of HRMS systems such as Workday and PeopleSoft.
• Spanish language skills are strongly preferred; PHR or SPHR designation is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, and dental insurance programs.
• Benefits may include flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work is available to eligible employees.
• Occasional travel to other Cushman & Wakefield locations may be required for investigations and meetings.