For our client in Germany, we are recruiting an Employee Relations Consultant to provide ER support to the countries in our Central Region with a particular focus on Germany and Switzerland.

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Work model: hybrid from Munich (3 days/week onsite)

Mandatory language: German (fluent)

Key Responsibilities
● Provide ER support to the countries in our Central Region with a particular focus on Germany and Switzerland.
● Provide consultation on disciplinary action and involuntary terminations.
● Coach and partner with managers and on performance management.
● Advise HRBPs and our business leaders on how to handle reorganizations from an ER perspective.
● Support in the implementation of new or modified policies in region.
● Collaborate with Employment legal department, CoEs and HRBPs and provide general consultation on employee relations and employment law topics.
● Adhere to company’s case management and reporting mechanisms.
● Participate in projects, regionally and internationally
● Exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques to resolve situations.
● Coach managers and employees on employee individual and sensitive issues (e.g., returning from leave of absence, wellbeing topics etc.)
● Assess and investigate Employee grievances or complaints.
● Conduct investigations along with other key partners across the organization.
● Coach and support Managers on planning for and communicating employee separations to include Settlement Agreements.
● Coach employees/managers through partnership, behavior and provide mediation or conflict resolution with Managers and/or employees where needed.
● Work with the Labor Relations Consultant to prepare and drive ER process relevant to our Works Council in Germany.
● Partner with our Employment Legal team.

Requirements
● Highly effective communication and coaching skills.
● Experience in all areas of Employee Relations in a fast paced and challenging environment.
● Ability to deal with conflict situations as well as initiating solutions.
● Expertise in German employment law.
● Desirable to have wider other Employment law knowledge across other countries, particularly Switzerland.

What you need to succeed
● Expertise in German employment law.
● Experience in providing guidance in implementation of reorganizations, M&As, individual involuntary terminations, performance management and investigations.
● Demonstrate effective influencing skills to work across different organizations / groups.
● Ability to navigate in ambiguous circumstances, with little direction, and to face new challenges with optimal outcome.
● Inclined to use data to inform decisions and drive action.
● Highly effective listening, questioning skills, presentation and persuasion.
● Demonstrable experience in conflict management.
● Resilience and ethics.
● Orientation to detail, ability to analyze and record details.
● Case planning, tracking and management skills.
● Ability to use own judgment to problem solve and make decisions while involving key individuals at the appropriate time.
● Knowledge of Works Councils in Germany.