Head of Employee Relations
Core
Define and lead the global approach to employee relations and performance management, ensuring consistent, fair, and legally compliant handling of employee matters.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Employee Relations
Builds
Global employee relations and performance management operating model
Domain
Technology / Human Resources
Required skills
Strategic leadership, performance management strategy, works council relations, legal compliance, risk management, policy development, stakeholder engagement
Responsibilities
Define and implement employee relations and performance management strategy; Build constructive relationships with works councils and employee representative bodies; Provide senior oversight and advice on complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee cases; Partner with People teams and employment lawyers to align practices with talent strategy; Ensure consistent application of practices while accommodating local legal requirements; Identify recurring themes and recommend preventative or organization-wide actions.
