Principal, Employee Relations

At Cotality, we are driven by a single mission—to make the property industry faster, smarter, and more people-centric. Cotality is the trusted source for property intelligence, with unmatched precision, depth, breadth, and insights across the entire ecosystem. Our talented team of 5,000 employees globally uses our network, scale, connectivity and technology to drive the largest asset class in the world. Join us as we work toward our vision of fueling a thriving global property ecosystem and a more resilient society.

Cotality is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture that inspires innovation and bold thinking; it's a place where you can collaborate, feel valued, develop skills and directly impact the real estate economy. We know our people are our greatest asset. At Cotality, you can be yourself, lift people up and make an impact. By putting clients first and continuously innovating, we're working together to set the pace for unlocking new possibilities that better serve the property industry.

Job Description:

What You’ll Be Doing:

The Principal, Employee Relations is responsible for providing employee relations support to leaders and employees at all levels within Cotality.  Employee relations support includes escalated cases such as employee support, manager coaching, performance improvement and corrective action, staff reduction and workforce planning, as well as investigating and resolving employee complaints and conflicts.  The position is a member of a Center of Excellence for Employee Relations and provides support to people leaders across the company with day to day people-related needs fostering a positive employee environment and the development of people leader capabilities.  The position engages in evaluating HR metrics and analyzing data such as employee relation case data, exit survey interviews, etc. to identify trends and themes from employee relations matters.  Works collaboratively with HR Business Partners and leaders to engage in positive and proactive actions to educate and train leaders on topics to enhance people leader skills and knowledge.  Collaborates with HR team members in policy clarification and administration and improving HR processes such as corrective action and performance improvement plans, separation processes, leaves of absence, and ADA accommodations processes.  Follows established investigation and documentation protocols, workflows and standards. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage employee relations issues to resolution which includes, establishing an investigation plan in partnership with the HRBP, conducting the investigation, recommending a resolution and partnering with the HRBP and business leadership in the implementation of the resolution.
• Provide support to leaders on day-to-day employee concerns which include; performance improvement and corrective action, conflict resolution, policy and practice interpretation and guidance, etc.
• Foresee potential employee relations challenges and develop proactive strategies using innovative methods to address and resolve complex issues.
• Influence stakeholders to drive change and improve workplace practices
• Recognize and report any significant risks to the business to the Senior Leader of the ER COE and the in-house employment counsel.
• Analyze data and trends within the assigned area to inform decisions and drive potential solutions
• Collaborate with HR business partners, leaders, and in-house employment counsel to ensure policies are applied fairly and employees are treated consistently.
• Keep up-to-date with industry developments, best practices, relevant laws, and new challenges in employee relations.
• Capable of performing tasks autonomously with little guidance or oversight.
• Provide input into goals, objectives, and strategic direction of the function.
• Prioritize work and partner with cross-functional team members to handle assigned employee relations responsibilities.
• Support and sometimes lead special projects assigned to the employee relations and employee services team.
• Able to align work and priorities to the strategic imperatives, to contribute to the results of the team and work towards achieving team goals and objectives.

What’s in it For You:

• A casual, fun working environment, where you can be part of bringing some of the most ground-breaking predictive products to market, alongside a team that’s as passionate as you are about this stuff
• Hybrid working model- 1-2 days in the office a week for "moments that matter" and the rest of the days can be remote. It is flexible to be in the office more often if you would like, etc.
• Competitive compensation and benefits!
• Career path for continued professional growth.
• Access to our world c