Job Description
The Employee Relations Business Partner at Nuro is responsible for managing employee-specific issues, conducting investigations, providing guidance on disciplinary actions, and supporting managers in handling complex employee relations matters within a fast-paced, operational environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own employee relations intake, triage, and investigations for the workforce
- Lead investigations, conduct interviews, review documentation, and communicate findings
- Partner with managers on corrective actions, disciplinary processes, and separation planning
- Support high-volume employee relations matters such as attendance, policy violations, and conduct concerns
- Manage urgent safety and conduct escalations, including incidents and suspected impairment
- Coach managers through difficult employee conversations and disciplinary actions
- Track case data, identify trends, and recommend training, policies, and process improvements
- Develop and improve scalable employee relations tools, templates, and workflows
- Collaborate with Legal, HRBPs, Safety, and other teams to ensure consistent case handling and employee experience
Requirements
- Five (5) years of experience in employee relations, investigations, HRBP, HR generalist, or employment law roles, including direct ownership of complex ER matters in-house or employment counsel backgrounds are welcome.
- Strong investigation skills including interviewing, fact assessment, documentation review, and written recommendation development.
- Ability to support hourly, non-exempt, contingent, or shift-based workforces in operations, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, warehouse, retail, hospitality, or similarly fast-paced environments.
- Ability to manage a high volume of cases with strong judgment, responsiveness, and close attention to detail.
- Strong manager coaching skills and the ability to guide frontline leaders through difficult employee issues with clarity and consistency.
- Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
- Strong knowledge of California employment law and ER practices for high-volume environments.
- Calm, practical, and solutions-oriented approach in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.
- Highly organized and process-minded, with the ability to build lightweight systems that improve consistency without slowing down operations.
- Comfortable building trust across employees, managers, and cross-functional partners while handling sensitive matters with discretion.
- Willingness to work in site-based, shift-driven environments, with occasional off-hours support as needed.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range between $125,400 and $188,100 depending on experience and qualifications
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
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