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BlackRock · 1 week ago

Vice President, Employee Relations Advisor

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

BlackRock is dedicated to helping people experience financial well-being. The Vice President, Employee Relations Advisor will manage ER cases across the Americas, providing expert advice and ensuring fair treatment throughout advisory processes.

Asset ManagementCrowdfundingFinancial ServicesFinTechReal Estate Investment

Responsibilities

Manage ER cases across the Americas region including disciplinary issues, interpersonal employee conflicts, performance management concerns, involuntary exits (including redundancies), sensitive and/or high-risk leaves of absence, and other employee-related matters to successful resolution

Partner with HR Business Partners, Legal and Global Head of ER as necessary to keep all informed with progress of employee relations activities

Liaise with HR and ER Operations to ensure that all employee transactions are processed accurately and in a timely fashion

Interpret, communicate and maintain ER policies, processes and educational programs for HR partners, employees and managers as appropriate

Provide support and guidance to junior ER team members

Utilize the ER case management system to log and track case progress

Apply ER metrics to gather insights, determine trends and develop proactive strategies to remediate risk within the business

Interface with other Center of Excellence (COE) teams such as Talent Management, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition and Analytics and Reporting, as appropriate

Assist in the design and delivery of training to managers, employees and HR professionals on relevant ER topics and recent employment law updates

Assist with project management of M&A activity or reorganization exercises as required, including any related redundancy exercises

Manage other ER-related projects as necessary

Qualification

Employee Relations expertiseEmployment law knowledgeConflict resolution skillsHR Business Partner experienceAnalytical skillsCoaching skillsFinancial Services experienceAttention to detailProject management

Required

At least 8 years of proven Employee Relations and/or HR Business Partner with heavy ER experience

Demonstrated expertise building consensus on a cross-functional basis

Experience working collaboratively with and influencing business managers

Sound knowledge of local, state and federal employment law and regulation and its pragmatic application including FMLA in multiple states, ADA, COBRA and Workers' Compensation

Familiarity and understanding of leaves of absence, short and long term disability

Strong attention to detail

Excellent consultative, coaching, counseling and conflict resolution skills; ability to influence and articulate a variety of issues to different audiences, tailoring messages accordingly

Analytical and creative; capable of flexing solutions to changing demands; anticipating the local, regional, global impact

Highly motivated to seek higher levels of performance in self and in others

Commitment to the highest standards of excellence and personal integrity

Able to independently juggle multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously