Employee Relations Partner, Investigations and ...

Employee Relations Partner, Investigations and Workplace Concerns _corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Mountain View, CA, USA; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; +10 more; +9 more Advanced Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain. _info_outline_ XThe application window will be open until at least January 26, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus. Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA . Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 10 years of experience in employee relations/investigations, gained in either an HRBP role, Employee Relations Advisory role, or equivalent experience as an employment attorney practicing employment law. + Experience applying employment law principles, conducting and advising on investigations and workplace concerns. Preferred qualifications: + JD. + Experience advising on various employee relations issues, including reorganizations and performance issues. + Ability to manage stakeholders and influence the outcomes in a global organization. + Ability to successfully work across different identities and apply an intersectional lens in daily work and interactions, operating with empathy, and diffusing/de-escalating difficult conversations/situations. + Project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage global projects. + Excellent investigative and problem-solving skills with ability to organize and analyze data. About the job As a part of the Googler Experience team within People Operations, we are a forward thinking Employee Relations team that relies on both our subject matter expertise and empathy to help make a better Google by being there for Googlers in the moments that matter most. We conduct thorough and timely investigations into allegations of violations of Google HR policies and review and advise on other workplace concerns to ensure fair treatment. We support the learning and development of each member of our team and provide both training and practical experience to support the cultivation of employee relations expertise. As an Employee Relations Partner in the Investigations and Workplace Concerns Practice Area, you will use your expertise in applicable employment laws and best practices to interpret and apply Google policies to conduct investigations and address workplace concerns. Your responsibilities include conducting thorough interviews with Googlers with empathy while keeping the Googler experience in mind, identifying the policies implicated, engaging the appropriate partners, gathering the information necessary to make findings and recommendations, and ensuring the timely resolution of concerns. This will include matters that may violate Googleu2019s HR policies as well as ensuring Googlers are being treated fairly and consistently in areas such as reorganizations, promotion, performance management, pay and level by advising on appropriate actions and disciplinary processes. Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as

Created: 2026-01-21