Cohesity - Employee Relations Partner (5-7 yrs)

- The Employee Relations Partner, is a key member of the Cohesity's Employee Relations growing team.

- This role will be supporting business divisions within India and the APJ region.

- It will serve as a trusted advisor to resolve challenging issues including: complex investigations, performance improvement, conflict resolution and other ER concerns.

- This role will partner, as needed, with People Partners, Legal, Compliance, HR Operations, and others to analyze, diagnose and resolve Employee Relations issues in an efficient and effective manner.

Responsibilities:

- Conduct internal (and potentially sensitive) investigations and propose remediations related to Employee concerns and potential policy violations.

- Partner with managers and employees to facilitate positive interactions and effective outcomes for matters including performance coaching, performance improvement plans, written warnings, disciplinary actions and communications.

- Collaborate cross functionally with division leaders, Legal and HR to resolve ER cases and sustain positive employee relations.

- Provide detailed case management documentation, executive summaries and timelines clearly written and with recommended outcomes.

- Analyze employee relations trends monthly / quarterly for your region to develop proactive strategies, solutions, training programs and policies.

- Maintain thorough understanding of Cohesity's HR policies/procedures and relevant employment and labor laws to ensure equitable and consistent resolution of cases.

- Engage and execute on projects across divisions and functions where ER expertise and input is required.

- Identify learning and development opportunities for managers to advise and train managers in employee relations best practices and strategies

- Assist with employee relations special projects as needed

- Drive cross functional partnerships with HR, Payroll, legal, IT and other parts of the business

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree

- 5+ years of related experience - focused on ER, employment law, or HR Business partner/generalist experiences for India & A

- Good written and oral English language skills

- Experience using a case management system and accountability for detailed, documented investigations

- Experience building and using metrics to identify employee relations trends; Background in HR, Employment Law, or Business.

- Experience building and using metrics to identify employee relations trends.

- Background in HR, Employment Law for India and APJ region, including POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment)

- Experience of other global Employment Law is a plus

Personal Attributes:

- Proactive and able to work autonomously

- Ability to use strong discretion, judgment, maintain strict confidentiality and remain unbiased when conducting investigations or handling sensitive information

- Promote the highest ethical business standards in line with Cohesity's culture

- Strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write cohesive emails, summaries and investigations plans/reports in English.

- Ability to build collaborative working relationships and be a conscientious, trusted adviser, acting with respect and compassion, with employees at all levels, regions, and divisions of the organization.

- Ability to handle complex and emotionally charged issues with maturity and composure, addressing situations objectively and without bias.

- Passionate about making things better, improving processes, reducing/removing inefficiencies.

- Ability to analyze data, create reports and use system analytics to dig into root cause analyses.

- Demonstrated ability to navigate successfully within ambiguity, with multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and communicate effectively with executives, senior leaders, members of management, and employees at all levels of the company

- Ability to work at least 2 days per week in either the Bangalore or Pune office

- Positive attitude and growth mindset including an ability to remain resilient when tackling difficult - challenges

- Uncompromising integrity