Director, Employee Relations

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

We are seeking a mid-level employment lawyer to join our dynamic team to handle escalated employee relations, legal and compliance issues. Responsibilities include managing compliance with employment laws especially wage and hour, counseling HR and leadership on escalated and/or unique performance and conduct issues, handling complex leave and accommodation requests, developing employee-facing policies and processes, legal research, conducting training for HR and leaders, and representing the voice of the Employee Relations team on various projects and initiatives.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Acts as point of contact for Employee Relations, legal and compliance issues.  Includes advising on discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, leaves and accommodation issues, as well as reorganizations and other sensitive employment matters.
• Acts as escalation point for fair employment practices concerns raised through Comcast’s Open Door and Comcast Listens reporting channels. Analyzes trends that may require training or other actions.
• Partners with the Absence Management team to evaluate escalated leave and accommodation requests and recommend appropriate action.
• Conducts legal research.
• Identifies and implements Human Resources policy and process improvements.
• Conducts training for Human Resources and leaders on employment law matters.
• Works on various projects implicating employee relations concerns (evaluating pay practices, ensuring compliance with new state and local employment laws, implementation of broader company initiatives around employee data and AI use cases, etc.)
• Provides guidance and advice to Human Resources on employee issues where the company interests are at risk.
• Ensures Human Resources policies are reviewed and amended, as needed, based on changes to legislation and/or internal processes and practices.
• Ensures positive and respectful work environment through positive reinforcement, modeling desired behavior, providing adequate work tools and administering policies fairly and consistently.
• Oversees investigations and management of compliance matters related to FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII and other employment regulations.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.  Must be able to travel periodically.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making callbacks and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion and diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors, and our communities.

Additional Qualifications

• JD from accredited law school
• Member of California bar
• 3-5+ years' experience practicing employment law, including wage and hour
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively engage with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Team-oriented and works well in a collaborative environment.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to