Director of Employee Relations and Compliance

Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic Employee Relations Leader to spearhead the creation of our Employee Relations Center of Excellence. In this pivotal role, you will have the unique opportunity to design and implement strategies that will significantly enhance our employee culture and engagement.

Responsibilities:

The Director of Employee Relations and Compliance will be responsible for:

Employee Relations:

• Lead the team responsible for proactively managing and resolving employee relations issues, fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture. Ensure that the employee relations team receives ongoing training and development focused on best practices in managing employee relations issues and providing comprehensive solutions. Provide guidance and methodologies to help managers coach performance and employee relations issues.
• Design and implement an investigation framework that includes a consistent process for researching and responding to employee concerns as well as follow-up and aftercare; ensuring a positive employee experience that reinforces for employees that their concerns will be reviewed and addressed in a timely, fair, and consistent manner. Collaborate with internal and external legal counsel during investigations and ensure fair and impartial outcomes.
• Manage ER data and analytics through our ER platform to understand trends and patterns across the organization and make recommendations about policy and practice to help address systemic issues. Ensure consistency in practice and approach to managing employee relations, supporting a workplace where all employee concerns are handled fairly and without bias.
• Authority and accountability for the investigation process focused on employee complaints or alleged policy violations. Responsibility for leading the process for all required actions as part of the RIF process, including due diligence, adverse impact analysis, and overseeing the preparation of separation documents. Review and approve all involuntary terminations.

Compliance:

• Stay abreast of relevant labor laws, regulations, and industry best practices to ensure compliance through networking and self-directed learning.
• Track and ensure compliance requirements are implemented across all HR COEs.
• Manage Affirmative Action Plan and all EEO Reporting. Recommend compliance training programs for employees and management as needed.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures that align with organizational goals and legal requirements.
• Conduct regular audits to assess and enhance compliance processes.
• Create innovative methods of communication to ensure managers and employees can easily access policy information.
• Partner with Human Resources Compliance, Legal and Executive Leaders to recommend and inform needed updates to policies and procedures to mirror current practice in accordance with legal and regulatory changes.

Accountable for ensuring the employee relations team receives appropriate training and stays current on employee relations, compliance, and related topics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master's degree or relevant certification is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in employee relations and HR compliance roles.
• Experience with HR Acuity or similar ER platform a plus.
• Expert level knowledge of labor laws, regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Prior management experience with an emphasis on employee performance and development.
• Ability to impartially assess situations and exercise judgment in providing recommendations and solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong data and analytical skills.
• Ability to interact with and influence C-Suite and influence leaders on solutions focused on risk mitigation.
• Proven experience conducting effective investigations and providing sound recommendations and solutions to employee concerns.
• Strong organizational and leadership abilities.

About Us:

Konica Minolta’s journey started 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. We innovate for the good of society and the world. The same purpose that kept us moving then, keeps us moving now. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is reshaping and revolutionizing the workplace to achieve true connectivity through the Intelligent Connected Workplace. The company guides and supports its clients’ digital transformation through its expansive office technology portfolio, including IT Services (All Covered), intelligent information management, managed print services and industrial and commercial print solutions.

Konica Minolta has been included on CRN’s MSP 500 list nine times and The World Technology Awards named the company a finalist in the IT Software category. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for sixteen consecutive years, and is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2021 America’s Best-in-State employers list. The company received Keypoint Intelligence’s BLI 2021 A3 Line of The Year Award and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Award for its bizhub i-Series. Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for nine consecutive years and has spent six years on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list. Konica Minolta partners with its clients to give shape to ideas and works to bring value to our society. For more information, please visit us online and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.

EOE Statement:

Konica Minolta is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.