Staff Employee Relations Specialist

As a Senior Staff Employee Relations Specialist at AMD, your role is vital in conducting moderate to complex investigations and managing performance management cases in alignment with legal, industry, and AMD best practices. You will need to demonstrate a high degree of collaboration, initiative, critical judgment, and objectivity to provide guidance, support, and recommendations to resolve employee relations concerns and foster a diverse and inclusive culture and work environment. Your hands-on and strategic expertise, along with a customer service orientation, will be crucial in executing your responsibilities effectively.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Serve as the point of contact for employees and leadership for conflict resolution.
• Ensure timely and compliant handling of performance management, grievance, discipline, and policy interpretation requests.
• Collaborate on employee relations matters such as corrective actions, warnings, or performance improvement plans.
• Conduct fair and thorough investigations, maintain accurate documentation, and follow through to resolution.
• Provide suggestions to leaders and HR Business Partners for employee engagement, policy, or process improvements based on trends.
• Support interactive processes for employees seeking reasonable accommodations in partnership with Benefits and Legal.
• Participate in developing and delivering management training programs to enhance employee relations skills.
• Assist in Labour compliance activities/audits and stay updated on state laws.
• Facilitate training to enhance employee relations skills among people managers.
• Contribute to ad-hoc employee relations and HR department projects.
• Enhance the employee experience in HR areas such as onboarding, offboarding, and compliance activities/audits.
• *Preferred Experience:**
• Progressive HR experience with a focus on employee relations.
• Experience in a high-growth environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify root causes.
• Highly collaborative and able to work effectively within and across teams.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, think creatively, and adapt to changing situations.
• Excellent communication skills, including group presentations and relationship building.
• Professional demeanor, confident, and articulate communication style.
• Ability to work with diverse personalities and job levels effectively.
• Demonstrated ethics, integrity, and ability to handle confidential information.
• Commitment to resolving business issues and compliance concerns.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for projects.
• Discretion in handling sensitive employee matters.
• Advocate for company values to guide decision-making.

In this role, you will be located in Hyderabad and will have the opportunity to benefit from AMD's comprehensive benefits package. AMD values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer that considers all applicants based on merit without discrimination. Your commitment to upholding ethical standards and promoting a positive work culture will contribute to the success of AMD. As a Senior Staff Employee Relations Specialist at AMD, your role is vital in conducting moderate to complex investigations and managing performance management cases in alignment with legal, industry, and AMD best practices. You will need to demonstrate a high degree of collaboration, initiative, critical judgment, and objectivity to provide guidance, support, and recommendations to resolve employee relations concerns and foster a diverse and inclusive culture and work environment. Your hands-on and strategic expertise, along with a customer service orientation, will be crucial in executing your responsibilities effectively.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Serve as the point of contact for employees and leadership for conflict resolution.
• Ensure timely and compliant handling of performance management, grievance, discipline, and policy interpretation requests.
• Collaborate on employee relations matters such as corrective actions, warnings, or performance improvement plans.
• Conduct fair and thorough investigations, maintain accurate documentation, and follow through to resolution.
• Provide suggestions to leaders and HR Business Partners for employee engagement, policy, or process improvements based on trends.
• Support interactive processes for employees seeking reasonable accommodations in partnership with Benefits and Legal.
• Participate in developing and delivering management training programs to enhance employee relations skills.
• Assist in Labour compliance activities/audits and stay updated on state laws.
• Facilitate training to enhance employee relations skills among people managers.
• Contribute to ad-hoc employee relations and HR department projects.
• Enhance the employee experience in HR areas such as onboarding, offboarding, and compliance activities/audits.
• *Preferred Experience:**
• Progressive HR experience with a focus on employee relations