Relation Manager

Temporary 1-3 month contract. Hybrid role in NYCWe are looking for a seasoned, hands-on Employee Relations professional—not primarily a broad HRBP/generalist. The ideal candidate has spent at least 5 years personally managing complex ER cases and workplace investigations and is comfortable independently advising HRBPs and senior leaders on sensitive employee matters.

Must have-Apply only if you meet all of the requirements:~10+ years of HR experience~5+ years focused on Employee Relations~ Someone who is hands-on with ER cases, not just a general HRBP~ Has personally conducted complex workplace investigations~ Experience with employee complaints, misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation matters~ Strong performance management experience~ Experience with PIPs, written warnings, and corrective actions~ Experience advising on involuntary terminations~ Comfortable coaching and pushing back on managers and senior leaders~ Strong understanding of employment law and ER risk~ Excellent writing and documentation skills~ Has written/reviewed investigation reports, case summaries, corrective actions, and termination documentation~ Experience maintaining detailed, audit-ready ER case files~ Ideally has used HR Acuity or another ER case-management system~ Can use ER data to identify trends, risks, and problem areas~ Experience working with HRBPs, Legal, Compliance and senior leadership~ Bachelor's degree based on the current minimum qualifications~ Mostly strategic HR leadership and no longer hands-on~ Mostly recruiting, talent management, OD, or employee engagement~ Investigation experience but no performance/corrective-action experience~ Always sends difficult cases to Legal