Hybrid Employee Relations Manager

at Penumbra, Inc.

• Job title: Employee Relations Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $136,000 - $210,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Alameda, United States

About the role

• Employee Relations Manager at Penumbra responsible for investigating employee misconduct and handling sensitive issues. Requires extensive HR or employment law experience and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct prompt and appropriate investigations in response to complex employee relations concerns
• Apply investigation best practices, interviewing and documentation techniques
• Synthesize and analyze complex facts, witness statements, documents, and data to draw well-supported conclusions and assess credibility
• Draft investigative reports with objective, impartial findings and supporting documentation
• Communicate effectively across all employee levels, various geographic boundaries and cultural differences
• Set realistic expectations with internal teams
• Manage and assist with other employee relations concerns
• Develop, enhance, or recommend resources and tools to aid management and HR in employee relations
• Provide reports and analyze employee relations trends to business leaders and HR teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant HR or employment law experience, such as conducting and managing investigations or employment law litigation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• MS, MBA, or JD a plus
• Experience litigating labor and employment law a plus
• Membership in HR or Association of Workplace Investigators Certification a plus
• Experience conducting thorough investigations or advising on employment-related matters that withstand legal scrutiny in multiple jurisdictions
• Recent experience managing complex employee relations situations and investigations
• Experience conducting a full investigative cycle including intake, scoping, information gathering, analyzing and summarizing findings, and providing high-quality investigative reports
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and pending regulations, as well as best practices regarding the investigative process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid understanding and knowledge of Microsoft Office products including but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Benefits

• A generous benefits package for eligible employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• An employee stock purchase plan
• Paid parental leave
• Eleven paid company holidays per year
• A minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure
• Paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s)