AVP - Employee Relations - Investment Bank

AVP - Employee Relations Specialist

Location- Pune

The Employee Relations specialist is responsible for the day-to-day management of ER cases, investigation of HR/ER matters, Internal Committee related activities and overall governance. A key focus is on partnering with the India Business Advisory Campus on managing employee related incidents and cases.

In addition to the day-to-day management of all ER related matters, this role will also contribute within APAC in respect to the implementation and associated changes of key ER governance policies; and ensuring good and proper governance per the Global ER mandate and guidelines.

Your key responsibilities

- The Employee Relations specialist is responsible for the day-to-day management of ER cases, investigation of HR/ER matters, Internal Committee related activities and overall governance. A key focus is on partnering with the India Business Advisory Campus on managing employee related incidents and cases.

- Effective stakeholder management will be essential for incumbents of this role, whom will often at times face off and interact with various business leaders and HR stakeholders, including partnering closely with control functions

- Investigating and/or overseeing investigation of HR/ER issues in consultation with HRBA (Primarily cases in relation to Bullying, Harassment, victimization and retaliation)

- Manage disciplinary, performance improvement and grievance management procedures appropriately

- Managing the Internal Committee activities and governance

- Partner/Support other investigative functions like AFCI and Group Audit in relation to their investigations

- Provide timely ER support and advice in respect of global and local:

- Regulatory requests

- ongoing changes in regulatory requirements,

- Delivering appropriate ER solutions together with the Business management, HRBP and Legal in accordance with Bank policy and values and, where applicable, regulatory requirements

- Ensuring through strong partnership across the franchise that HR Business Partners and other Bank employees are able to recognize conduct issues that need to be brought to ER's attention

- Ensuring follow up on ER recommendations in conjunction with HR Business Partners

- Partnering with the global ER team where required to review existing policies, procedures and guidelines and drafting /providing input into new ones

- Presenting training/briefing sessions to HR colleagues & delivering ER training for business managers to develop line management expertise and capability from an ER perspective

- Subject Matter expert - fully understand existing law and remain abreast of changing laws as it relates to ER

- Representing ER in Bank projects, such as a review of employee orientation process, review of training products and various tasks of this type.

Your skills and experience

- Significant experience as an HR Professional with specific employee relations and/or industrial relations expertise.

- Sound stakeholder management skills with demonstrated competencies including communication, relationship management, conflict management and internal business networking will all feature heavily in this role.

- Experience of managing cases including disciplinary, grievance and harassment (Sexual Harassment) and redundancies, matters.

- Legal knowledge, drafting/documentation and report writing skills.

- Issue recognition, investigative, analytical, mediation and sound judgement skills.

- Excellent communication skills, especially written and good presentation skills.

- Sound Judgement and ability to make decisions independently