Employee Relations & Workplace Integrity Manager

About the Department 

Imagine being a part of a team committed to helping people defeat diabetes and other serious chronic conditions. Here at Novo Nordisk, we seek out opportunities to contribute to healthier communities and better lives for all people. And, that’s what you’ll gain by joining Novo Nordisk’s People & Organization team. Our P&O team is passionate about their purpose – enabling business success the Novo Nordisk Way by turning the Company’s business strategy into an actionable workforce strategy. A strategy which captures the entire employee life-cycle.  At Novo Nordisk, you will join an inclusive team of diverse talent and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.  Are you ready?

The Position

The Employee Relations and Workplace Integrity Manager role will work under the supervision of the ER and Workplace Integrity team and Director ER and Workplace Integrity to assist with ER matters and conduct investigations addressing both internal and external complaints received by the Company. The Manager will also be responsible for researching and analysing data relevant to investigations, executing trend analysis, developing work products and partnering with stakeholders to develop appropriate action plans to address areas of concern. The Manager will serve as primary support for ER and Workplace Integrity team members on complex cases and investigations, ensuring the accuracy of the team's case management, and will be responsible for handling less complex matters. The Manager will also be a resource on ER and Workplace Integrity matters with collaborative partners and stakeholders, including HR Business Partners, Ethics & Compliance, business leaders and employees. The Manager leverages subject matter expert understanding of the application of EEO and affirmative action laws, regulations, concepts, and practices.

Relationships

The ER and Workplace Integrity Manager role reports directly to the Director ER and Workplace Integrity and assists with and conducts investigations into EEO and other ER matters for the Company. This position will partner closely with collaborative partners and internal stakeholders/clients, including Workplace Integrity Senior Managers, Employee Relations Senior Managers, HR Business Partners, line of business managers, affiliates, centers of excellence, Employment Attorneys, the Legal Department, the Ethics & Compliance Department, and other relevant departments to ensure the prompt and through investigation of all EEO complaints and review of ER matters.

Essential Functions

• Mitigates risk to the organization by assisting team mates with complex EEO investigations and conducting less complex investigations
• Learns and leads the handling and resolution of Employee Relations matters to include performance management, conflict resolution and policy guidance
• Demonstrates subject matter expert understanding of the application of EEO and affirmative action laws, regulations, concepts, and practices
• Maintains the team’s Case Management database
• Creates work products based on case information to use for trend and data analysis
• Supports internal and external EEO related investigations, complaints and inquiries for the Company in partnership with Legal
• Assists with and conducts thorough and timely investigations into discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other allegations of unfair treatment based on legally protected categories or as otherwise included in Novo Nordisk polices. These will range from routine to complex and include interviewing Company personnel as a neutral fact finder, reviewing personnel documents, and analysing employee data in a timely manner
• Prepares written reports and summary of findings, with supporting documentation, that are fair, impartial and represent the facts, and analyze information to determine whether the facts suggest an employee was subjected to a violation of policy
• Prepares, drafts and delivers disciplinary documents based on review and analysis of Employee Relation matters
• Demonstrates sound judgment in safeguarding confidential and sensitive information
• Provides investigation findings to relevant stakeholders including Employment Law attorneys, Employee Relations directors/managers, HR Business Partners, and business leaders
• Liaises with relevant stakeholders, including line of business leadership, Employee Relations, Ethics & Compliance, and HR to convey any and all conc