The position requires an individual who has significant employee relations experience, deep subject matter knowledge, and strong emotional intelligence, communication, and interpersonal skills that enable the individual to work successfully on a broad spectrum of employee relations issues, projects, and initiatives. The position supports Corporate Employee Relations in the UK and EU region as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer.
The central objective of Amazon's Employee Relations team is to ensure our organization's treatment of every employee is fair, respectful, and consistent with our core business values. To support that objective, this position's responsibilities fall into proactive and reactive categories. The individual will work proactively to enhance the employee experience by identifying and addressing employee concerns early, de-escalating and resolving workplace issues before they reach a level of criticality requiring reactive efforts. The individual also will work as a project manager on proactive initiatives that improve employee relations and engagement. On a reactive basis, the individual will undertake a significant amount of work on critical employee relations issues that are highly sensitive and typically can only be successfully completed with limited time. These include conducting workplace investigations and advising on challenging employee situations. Balancing time between proactive efforts and urgent-response is a critical component for success in the position.
The individual will also work proactively to: Partner with business leaders and HR teams to create and sustain positive employee relations programs and best practices.Work directly with AWS employees at all levels to identify, address and resolve concerns through mechanisms like listening sessions, focus groups, conflict resolution, and one-on-one coaching.Design and deliver positive employee relations trainings and communications.Conduct, analyze, and action plan from multiple levels of employee feedback and other data to drive and sustain positive employee relations.Analyze, diagnose, design, and revise people programs, policies, and practices to sustain positive employee relations. The position reports to an Employee Relations Principal and will support Amazon Web Services (AWS) and additional Corporate Business Lines. The position can be based in a UK or European office location and is a full-time position that could require travel up to 30% of the time over the course of the year.
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