Employee Relations Partner (Beaverton)

Role Overview:

As an Employee Relations Partner at Ralliant, you will be an integral part of our Global Employee Relations Centers of Excellence (COE) team, reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Employee Relations. In this role, you will handle sensitive and complex workplace investigations with professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity, and provide expert guidance to HR partners and business leaders on a wide range of employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with company policies, and local, state, and federal laws.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead investigations into potential violations of company policies or the Code of Conduct, ensuring a thorough, impartial, and confidential process.
• Manage investigations within the COE environment, analyzing data, providing remediation recommendations, and maintaining clear and accurate documentation through a case management system.
• Offer advice on performance management, conflict resolution, employee relations issues, and policy enforcement to mitigate risks and foster a positive workplace culture.
• Support other ER team members, which may require conducting investigation for the Americas, APAC or EMEA regions.
• Partner and collaborate with HR teams, COEs, Compliance, legal counsel, and business leaders to promote compliance, best practices, and proactive employee relations strategies.
• Analyze investigation trends and provide insights to refine policies, improve processes, and enhance training initiatives.
• Address sensitive concerns both internally and externally, responding with professionalism, empathy, and a customer-focused approach.
• Lead and manage projects related to employee relations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

What We’re Looking For:

• Significant experience in Employee Relations, particularly in handling complex workplace complaints and conflict resolution.
• Global ER investigation experience with knowledge of employment laws in the Americas, APAC and EMEA preferred.
• Demonstrated success in conducting high-level and high-volume investigations within a COE environment.
• In-depth knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering strategic and thoughtful employee relations support.
• Strong emotional intelligence, discretion, sound judgment, and problem-solving abilities.
• Expertise in analyzing trends and proactively suggesting solutions to support compliance and enhance workplace culture.
• Excellent relationship-building and customer service skills, with a consultative approach to guiding business leaders and HR partners.
• A focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• At least 7 years of experience in Human Resources, with 4 years in Employee Relations, including a minimum of 3 years conducting workplace investigations.
• Proven experience managing complex, sensitive employee relations issues and mentoring associates and managers.
• Expertise in offering consultative advice on high-risk employee relations matters, performance management, company policies, and procedures.
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills, particularly in challenging and sensitive situations.
• Experience using investigation or ER/HR case management systems, generating reports, and analyzing data.
• Exceptional time management, organizational, and prioritization skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• A commitment to handling all matters with discretion, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Strong ability to identify trends and propose solutions that enhance both compliance and workplace culture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ralliant Overview

Every day, engineers transform scientific potential into real-world impact, reshaping how we live and work. At this pivotal moment in technology, Fortive is creating a focused, standalone company poised to capitalize on powerful long-term trends with mission critical technologies advancing an electrified and digital future. Our team of scientists, engineers, and technologists is joining forces to pioneer solutions that will shape the future of industry.

Introducing Ralliant Corporation, a global technology company uniting trusted brands solving tough challenges to speed breakthroughs at leading companies, research institutions, and governments, across the semiconductor/communications/diversified electronics, industrial manufacturing, utilities, and aero, defense, and space industries.

Ralliant is fueled by a global team of changemakers, committed to continuous improvement and a strong culture rooted in disciplined execution. For more information please visit: https://careers.fortive.com/newco-opportunities/

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

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Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus and equity as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 89,200.00 - 165,600.00

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 89,200.00 - 165,600.00This position is also eligible for bonus and equity as part of the total compensation package.