Employee Relations Manager

About the Role

Join EY and contribute to fostering a high-performance culture as an Employee Relations Manager at the Assistant Director level. This recruitment includes one permanent role and one 12-month parental leave contract, allowing you to be part of a dynamic team undergoing significant growth and transformation. Both roles offer hybrid working flexibility and can be based in any EY office across Australia or Auckland, New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the escalation point for managing intricate and high-risk employee relations cases.
• Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners, General Counsel, and other talent specialists on investigations, restructures, acquisitions, and other complex ER matters.
• Engage with leaders at various levels to deliver practical and effective resolutions for sensitive employee issues.
• Provide expert advice and informal coaching to Employee Relations Advisors handling complex cases.
• Contribute to ER-related projects including legislative updates, policy development, and processes enhancement.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance supported by a flexible hybrid working environment.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Exceptional ability to influence and collaborate with senior organizational leaders.
• Proven experience managing complicated and escalated employee relations issues.
• Comprehensive knowledge of employment laws and statutory requirements.
• Up-to-date understanding of case law, legislative changes, industrial awards, and emerging employee relations challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with employment legislation and ER practices in both New Zealand and Australia is highly valued.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a practical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Capability to work independently while effectively cooperating within a specialist team.
• Demonstrated success in managing diverse stakeholders and navigating sensitive scenarios.

What EY Offers

• Career development opportunities focused on future-ready skills and world-class experience.
• Flexible working arrangements designed to balance professional and personal life.
• Comprehensive benefits including wellness incentives, additional flexible leave, and family-friendly policies, such as up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.
• Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience and skills.

Additional Information

As part of EY's cultural values, they honor the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands where their offices reside and promote inclusiveness, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. Support and accommodations are provided during recruitment to ensure an equitable process. Employment screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.