Senior Employee Relations Partner

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Affirm is searching for a Senior Employee Relations Partner to help support the growth and scale of our Employee Relations team. In this role, you will conduct workplace investigations, provide advice and counsel to business and People Business Partners, and conduct various ER trainings. You will assist in providing coaching and guidance to leadership and managers to drive solutions with a deep and detailed understanding of Affirm's business and culture. Affirm is a remote-first company, so this role is eligible to work from anywhere in the US.
What You'll Do

• Serve as a subject matter authority and partner with employees and business leaders to provide resources and mentorship when sophisticated workplace issues arise.
• Responsible for conducting timely, objective, and thorough internal investigations including but not limited to allegations of harrassment, discrimination, accommodation, and retalation.
• Provide guidance on the interpretation and administration of company policies, procedures and programs.
• Facilitate and assist with trainings to employees and managers that revolve around Employee Relations and performance concerns
• Partner with our People Partner team as needed to manage investigations, employee disciplinary issues, and performance management situations
• Maintain accurate and timely case files, documentation, and follow up regarding investigations and performance management concerns
• Assist in standardizing processes for the Employee Relations team and provide guidance on how to deal with sensitive employee concerns.

What We Look For

• 5+ years in People related roles with 3+ years experience in workplace investigations or similar role.
• Extensive knowledge of applicable state and federal employment and labor laws and governmental compliance requirements.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching leaders through performance management and employee relations issues.
• Intellectual curiosity about people and organizational issues.
• Experience establishing relationships as a trusted advisor to executive team members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Strong project management, change management, problem solving and analytical skills.
• A doer mentality with the ability to translate vision into action.

Location - Remote U.S.
Grade - USA28
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company ! The majority of our roles are remote and can be located anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of the U.S. Territories, Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories) unless the job indicates a different global location. We are currently building operations in Spain, Poland, and Australia. Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines.
[For U.S. Candidates] All full-time jobs at Affirm (excluding interns and apprentices) are tied to a transparent grade-based pay range taking location into account. The grade for this position is noted above and in accordance with various U.S. pay transparency laws, we provide the base pay range and benefits for our U.S.-based positions in the links below:
Jobs in Grades 21 through 54
Jobs in Grades 61 through 74
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways-not just candidates who check all the boxes.
Inclusivity:
At Affirm, People Come First is one of our core values, and that's why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our D&I program here and our progress thus far in our 2021 DEI Report .
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