Sr. Manager, Employee Relations

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Full spectrum of ER related tasks such as disciplinary matters, staff counselling, grievances handling, labor disputes, domestic inquiries, termination process and other employee relations procedures in compliance with labor laws.
• To be the point of contact for ER related matters – for employees and people managers.
• To conduct and support investigation as well as provide sound recommendations for business and employees.
• To support and provide ER policy/procedure guidance.
• To lead or participate in ER projects.
• To establish and conduct people manager’s training module and other training sessions in relation to ER.
• To draft and execute disciplinary letters and investigation reports.
• Weekly ER/IR reports and disciplinary records tracking.
• Support investigators in highly sensitive HR and Employee Relations issues, including analyzing data from various internal systems; approving case adjudication; proposing remedial action based on investigation findings; production of thorough investigation documentation
• Conduct investigative casework from end-to-end, inclusive of interviewing, data/evidence analysis, disciplinary/remedial action adjudication, and report writing
• Analyze casework trends and produce strategic recommendations to the business to proactively address systemic issues
• Support the creation and maintain standards around governance, case assignments, reporting and service level agreements
• Use data to anticipate issues, identify opportunities, help design, and improve solutions that minimize reactive work
• Help set up consistent processes for regular audits of ER cases, progressive discipline, separations, severance/ unemployment, and restructuring activities
• Collaborate, Coach and Influence Leaders on critical elements of compliance, investigations outcomes and other ER matters
• Stay current on with business trends, HR and ER trends, employment law and the diversity and inclusion landscapes
• Ensure operational excellence and develop a high-performance team
• Work directly with internal and external partners to ensure a respectful and inclusive workplace culture
• Drive innovation to solve both business and team member problems
• Inspire, lead, and mentor your team members for their development and ensuring accountability to both results and behaviors.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• 12+ years of experience in Human Resources
• 12+  years leading complex investigations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to earn trust, dive deep and work successfully on a broad spectrum of employee and labor relations issues and business challenges.
• Passion for Talent Management and the Central Investigations processes
• Strong project manager, capable of independently owning large-scale, network-wide projects demonstrates an inclusive leadership style and a commitment to equality
• Experience developing high performing teams
• Experience working in a global company leading cross-functional regional and global projects of significant scope, complexity, and of a highly sensitive nature.
• Demonstrated success leading programs and driving process improvements
• High attention to detail including precise and effective customer communications and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Proven record of accomplishment of confident communication and management of stakeholders across all levels of an organization, including the ability to propose complex solutions and explanations in writing.
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