Lead Employee Relations Partner

Partner with Legal and People Operations to develop, implement, and maintain employee relations policies and practices that align with applicable employment legislation and organizational values across the EMEA region. Serve as the regional Employee Relations subject matter expert, providing guidance informed by local employment laws, regulatory requirements, cultural considerations, and market practices. Act as the primary ER partner for assigned EMEA countries, with particular responsibility for supporting the United Kingdom, Ireland, Bulgaria, and France, while partnering across additional jurisdictions as needed. Advise managers, employees, and HR Business Partners on complex employee relations matters, including performance management, disciplinary processes, grievances, workplace concerns, accommodations, absences, and employment separations. Partner with the global investigation team on workplace investigations, ensuring matters are handled objectively, consistently, and in accordance with company policies and legal requirements. Facilitate the resolution of interpersonal and team conflicts, promoting positive working relationships and a culture of respect, accountability, and inclusion. Support managers in addressing performance concerns, implementing performance improvement plans, and ensuring employment actions are fair, consistent, and appropriately documented. Design and deliver training and educational programs to enhance understanding of employee relations practices, employment obligations, workplace policies, and manager capabilities. Analyze employee relations data and trends to identify risks, root causes, and opportunities for proactive interventions that improve employee experience and mitigate organizational risk. Provide ER leadership and guidance during organizational changes, including restructures, workforce transitions, mergers and acquisitions, collective consultations, redundancies, and other transformation initiatives. Collaborate with Legal and HR partners to ensure compliance with country-specific regulatory requirements, information and consultation obligations, and works council processes where applicable. * Recommend and support the implementation of technologies, tools, and processes that enhance employee relations operations, reporting, and case management effectiveness. Lead regional and cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with broader People, Employee Relations, and organizational objectives. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, or a related field (Master's degree preferred), or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 8+ years of progressive experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, Employment Law, or a related field, with demonstrated success managing complex employee matters across multiple jurisdictions. Strong working knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices across EMEA, including significant experience supporting the United Kingdom, Ireland, Bulgaria, and France. Experience supporting employee relations matters in additional European jurisdictions, including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and other EMEA countries, is highly desirable. Demonstrated ability to navigate complex cross-border employee relations matters while balancing local legal requirements, consultation obligations, works council considerations, and business objectives. Proven experience in grievance management, disciplinary processes, workplace investigations, resolving complex employee relations issues, and managing sensitive matters with discretion, professionalism, and integrity. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to assess risk and make sound, business-focused decisions. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels of the organization. Experience supporting organizational change initiatives within multinational environments, including workforce restructuring, redundancies and collective consultations, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integrations, and large-scale business transformation programs. Experience working within a matrixed and global organization. Proficiency with HRIS, case management, workforce analytics, and reporting tools is preferred. Fluent English required; proficiency in one or more additional European languages is considered an asset.