Employee Relations Manager

We are seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Melbourne, FL. This hybrid/onsite role is ideal for a strategic HR professional who thrives in a high-visibility advisory position and enjoys partnering with HR Business Partners, regional leadership, and business teams to resolve complex employee relations matters.

The Employee Relations Manager will serve as a trusted escalation point across a multi-state region, helping strengthen employee engagement, improve leadership capability, and support a positive, compliant, and high-performing workplace culture. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful organizational impact through employee relations strategy, investigations, workforce trend analysis, performance management support, and process improvement.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who values supportive leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to influence positive workplace outcomes. During the initial months, this individual will build strong relationships with regional leaders and HR teams, gain a deep understanding of business needs, and establish a trusted presence as a key HR advisor.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners and regional leadership on employee relations matters, workforce challenges, performance concerns, and leadership support needs.
- Act as an escalation resource for complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee relations issues, including conducting or guiding workplace investigations.
- Partner with HR teams across multiple states to ensure consistent application of HR policies, procedures, documentation standards, and employee relations practices.
- Analyze workforce data, including turnover, retention, and engagement trends, to identify insights and recommend actionable solutions.
- Collaborate with legal counsel as needed to support compliance, reduce risk, and ensure sound handling of sensitive employee matters.
- Lead or support HR process improvements, change management initiatives, reporting, dashboards, and leadership presentations related to employee relations trends.

Compensation and Benefits

- Compensation: $90,000 to $105,000 per year.
- Employment Type: Direct Hire.
- Location: Melbourne, FL 32904.
- Work Arrangement: Onsite role.
- Travel: Regional travel up to 25%.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Advise HR Business Partners and regional leaders on complex employee relations matters and workforce challenges.
- Conduct or guide sensitive workplace investigations and support performance management processes.
- Analyze HR metrics and workforce trends to develop recommendations that improve employee experience and organizational effectiveness.
- Support consistent employee relations practices across a multi-state region.

- 3 to 5 years of relevant human resources, employee relations, HR advisory, or HR generalist experience.
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, ideally in a multi-state environment.
- Experience handling complex employee relations cases, workplace investigations, performance issues, and sensitive employee matters.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, coach, and guide leaders at all levels.
- Strong conflict resolution, problem-solving, documentation, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR metrics, identify trends, and present actionable insights.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel with pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, formulas, and data analysis tools.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
- Ability to travel regionally as required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

- Prior employee relations experience supporting a multi-state workforce.
- Experience partnering with legal counsel on high-risk or sensitive employee relations matters.
- Experience developing HR reports, dashboards, presentations, or workforce trend summaries for leadership audiences.
- Change management or organizational effectiveness experience.