Regional HR Manager, Employee Relations

Job Title - Regional HR Manager, Employee Relations

Job Purpose - As Employee Relations Manager/Professional you will be responsible to lead HR investigations and appropriate IR/ER activities across the cluster through management of end-to-end HR investigations, including appropriate case reporting, decision making and stakeholder management at cluster or country level. Besides, provide employee relations advisory to HR colleagues across the cluster.

Key Responsibilities

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Investigate HR and Employee Relations issues, including, but not limited to:

• Conducting investigation related interviews
• ​Drafting reports and proposing remedial action based on investigation findings
• Producing complete investigation documentation
• Analyzing data from various reporting systems to ensure swift progress on cases
• Management of stakeholders as related to the case ensuring appropriate closure of the matter

Independently manage assigned casework, bringing investigations to closure rapidly and definitively

Mediate and resolve internal ER issues using best practice conflict resolution practices

Design, collect, and analyze multiple levels of employee and stakeholder feedback

Analyze aggregate casework data to identify issue trends and opportunities for proactive issue mitigation for the assigned cases

Consult and collaborate with business partners, Corporate ER teams, Compliance and Legal teams on complex employee investigations

Manage critical employee relations issues that are crisis-oriented to ensure successfully completion within limited time and SLAs

Partner in analysis and revision of people programs, policies, and practices

Provide expert advisory service and support to the managers and local teams

Ensure consistent implementation of use of ER policies and procedures across the cluster

Support development and delivery of education and training for line leaders and HR professionals on policy, employment law, and employee relations matters

Knowledge/ Education / Previous Experience Required

Educational Background - Minimum Level of Education - Bachelor’s degree – business, law, human resources or any other relevant function.

Job-Related Experience

• 5+ years’ experience as a Human Resource Manager or HR Generalist in a complex multinational environment
• Experience in Employment law, Concerns/Grievances management process, HR/Commercial Investigations will also be considered.
• Robust ER / IR knowledge & experience in an international environment
• Background in commercial and manufacturing environment
• Exposure to work in a multicounty environment, especially in Asia Pacific or EMEA
• Must be fluent in English (Written & Spoken).
• Proficiency in additional languages such as Russian or French will be an added advantage.

Other Job-Related Skills/Background

• HR operation experience and project management skills
• Experience in policy development and implementation
• Extensive knowledge of employment legislation
• Knowledge of negotiation of collective agreements
• Experience managing third party interventions and mechanisms
• Experience managing legal cases
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong presentation skills
• Proven ability to effectively use interpersonal skills and influencing techniques with leaders at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities and make recommendations for solutions
• Fluency in another language such as French, or Russian will be an added advantage. 

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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