Senior Investigator, Employee Relations Consultant

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $87.4k - $123.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Human Resources (HR)

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Empower

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10,000+ employees

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

Finance • Fintech • B2C

Empower is a leading provider of financial services focused on helping individuals and organizations achieve financial freedom through retirement planning and investment management. Serving over 19 million Americans, Empower offers a comprehensive suite of finance-related services, including smart planning and investment advice, and tools like the Empower Personal Dashboard™ for a complete financial view. The company is renowned as a top retirement plan provider and works closely with personal investors, workplace plan savers, plan sponsors, and financial professionals. Empower is also recognized for initiatives in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and has a social commitment that bolsters community impact.

📋 Description

• Lead and independently manage all Title VII, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other complex, high-risk workplace investigations from intake through final resolution • Determine and apply the appropriate legal standards in assessing and investigating allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other violations of company policy • Prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive investigative summaries • Present investigation findings through effective oral and written communication to Human Resources, Legal, and business leadership • Exercise discretion, sound judgment, critical thinking, and analytical skills while managing highly sensitive and confidential investigations • Independently manage a significant caseload of complex investigations while balancing competing priorities • Partner with and provide consultation to management on employee relations matters • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of federal, state, and municipal employment laws and regulations • Provide coaching and conflict resolution to managers and employees • Analyze employee relations and investigation data to identify trends, systemic concerns, and organizational risks.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Employment Law, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Minimum of 6–8 years of progressively responsible experience conducting complex workplace investigations involving Title VII, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other high-risk employment matters • Demonstrated experience leading independent workplace investigations • Employee Relations consulting experience supporting managers on complex employment matters • In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and other applicable employment and non-discrimination laws • Ability to independently manage highly complex and confidential matters • Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information, conduct impartial investigations, and independently manage a significant investigative caseload • Excellent writing skills with demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, thorough, and professionally written investigative summaries for leadership and legal review • Excellent interpersonal, interviewing, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills • Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex investigative findings to leaders at all levels • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance • Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%) • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year • Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans • Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year • Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year • Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) • Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.