Asana · 1 day ago
Head of Employee Relations
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$246K/yr - $290K/yr
10+ years expAsana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, and they are seeking a Head of Employee Relations to lead their employee relations function. This role involves developing best practices, coaching leaders, and using data-driven tools to enhance employee advocacy and mitigate risks.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftwareTask Management
Responsibilities
Scale a global Employee Relations program that is values-aligned, globally consistent, and locally relevant, building workflows, playbooks, and collaboration models across the People team
You will not only be hands-on in working through employee relations issues, but you will also be evolving the framework for how we work through them
Evolve our ER strategy with AI-enabled curiosity, explore and pilot tools like case analytics, sentiment data, and early detection signals to proactively surface workplace risks and opportunities for learning. Maintain ethical guardrails, transparency, and human oversight as we explore responsible ways to scale our impact
Guide the company through complex ER issues with fairness and discretion, owning high-sensitivity investigations from intake through resolution, ensuring a high-integrity experience for all parties involved
Build manager and team capability by co-designing ER training in partnership with Legal and L&D, equipping leaders with the skills to handle performance, feedback, and conflict with care and consistency
Use data to shape strategy by utilizing dashboards and narrative reports to track ER trends, proactively recommend interventions, and identify opportunities to prevent issues before they escalate
Coach leaders and influence cultural maturity by serving as a trusted advisor, creating space for real talk, developmental feedback, and ethical clarity at moments that matter most
Drive the evolution of company programs to support employee law requirements. Use your subject matter expertise to review, assess and evolve our current ER policies and practices to help resolve any complex or unique ER-related issues across the organization
Qualification
Required
10+ years of employee relations or HR business partner experience in a high growth, fast-paced environment
Proven people management experience, with the ability to lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team
Strong judgment and discretion; can hold space for complexity and remain grounded in fairness, transparency, and empathy
Ability to influence and impact multiple levels within an organization to drive holistic ER strategies
Successful record of creating, improving, and executing programs at scale with an ability to drive and measure program effectiveness and high levels of customer satisfaction
Ability to strike a balance between strategic partnership-building and rolling up your sleeves
Ability to challenge openly and have difficult conversations
Systems thinker: you're able to zoom out from case-by-case to pattern recognition and scalable strategy
Curiosity around how tools, including AI and automation, can scale impact, while safeguarding fairness, privacy, and employee voice
A passion for advocating for others, speaking up even when it's difficult, and seeing others accomplish their goals
Expertise in building trusting relationships with leaders at all levels
Benefits
Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
Career coaching & support
Inclusive family building benefits
Long-term savings or retirement plans
In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences
Company
Asana
Asana is a software company that specializes in the fields of work management, productivity, team goals, and project execution.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$453.2MKey Investors
Silicon Valley BankManhattan Venture Partners (MVP)Generation Investment Management
2020-09-30IPO
2020-08-15Undisclosed
2020-06-08Debt Financing· $200M
Leadership Team
Dan Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Dustin Moskovitz
CEO & Co-Founder
Recent News
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