Employee Relations Specialist
Operations
Morrisville, NC, USA
Why Work at Lenovo
Description and Requirements
Are you an HR professional enthusiastic about shaping inclusive, innovative, and high-integrity workplaces? Lenovo is seeking an Employee Relations (ER) specialist to support ER initiatives across a transformational and multi-cultural environment.
Reporting to the Employee Relations (ROW) Leader within HR Strategy & Operations, you will collaborate within ER and across HR, Legal, Ethics & Compliance, business leaders, and employees to support ER matters with a primary focus as a dedicated ER investigator. This role is key to advancing Lenovo’s culture and employee experience with opportunities to support global ER initiatives.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and have a passion for employee relations, employment law, and cross-cultural HR practices, we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Employee Relations (ER) initiatives while partnering closely with ER Partners, HR Partners, managers, and employees.
- Conduct simple to moderate level internal investigations into workplace misconduct with guidance from the ER Partner.
- Support and facilitate ER-related training programs.
- Support ER and HR leaders on workforce realignment activities.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, employee relations, or a related field.
- 3+ Experience in HR or Employee Relations with a proven record of trust, accountability, confidentiality, and diligence
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience conducting internal investigations, advising on simple to moderate ER matters, assistance in resolving disputes with sound judgment, balanced decision-making and in a timely manner.
- Analytical and communication skills (written and verbal), with a data-driven approach to uncover case insights and influence decisions
- Working knowledge of employment laws, with the ability to partner across Legal, ER and HR.
- Working knowledge of policy interpretation.
- Growth-oriented mindset and passion for enhancing employee experience, removing barriers, and fostering a culture of inclusion, innovation, and integrity.
- Ability to collaborate across the organization with confidentiality and trust.
- Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in one or more languages is considered a strong asset.