Employee Relations Consultant

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

From the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night consider the media you consume, the adverts you see, the apps you use, the websites you browse and almost all of the shopping you do online throughout the day. Chances are that every single one of those interactions, every single one of those experiences, was touched by an Adobe product.

• Provide consultation on disciplinary action and involuntary terminations.
• Coach managers and employees on performance management.
• Advise HRBPs and our business leaders on how to handle reorganizations from an ER perspective.
• Responsible for collective and individual consultation with employees when required.
• Support in the implementation of new or modified policies in region.
• Collaborate with Employment legal department, CoEs and HRBPs and provide general consultation on employee relations and employment law topics.
• Adhere to Adobe case management and reporting mechanisms.
• Participate in projects, regionally and internationally, as requested to scale as we grow and provide outstanding outcomes and experience for our internal customers.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques to resolve situations.
• Coach managers on employee individual and sensitive issues (e.g., returning from leave of absence, wellbeing topics etc.)
• Assess and investigate Employee grievances or complaints.
• Conduct investigations along with other key partners across the organisation.
• Coach and support Managers on planning for and communicating employee separations to include Settlement Agreements.
• Coach employees/managers through partnership, behaviour and provide mediation or conflict resolution with Managers and/or employees where needed.

• Great communication and coaching skills
  
• A track record of strong cross-functional collaboration and partnershipmanaging multiple complex case load
  

• Experience in all areas of Employee Relations in a fast paced and challenging environment
  
• Proven knowledge of HR concepts, local/regional employment laws, and statutory requirements. Ability to apply them while using Adobe's values.
  
• Ability to deal with difficult and ambiguous situations as well as initiating solutions.
  
• Wider Employment law knowledge or background across other countries, particularly Ireland, would be helpful.
  
• Experience of working in a Global Matrix environment.
  

• A well-developed knowledge of UK employment law.
  
• A pragmatic and commercial approach.
  
• Experience in providing guidance in implementation of reorganisations, M&As, individual involuntary terminations, performance management and investigations.
  
• Demonstrable influencing and partnership skills to work across organizations, groups and cultures
  

• Ability to navigate in circumstances, without direction, if need be, and to drive new challenges to optimal outcomes.
  
• Able to use data to draw insights, inform decisions and drive action.
  
• Highly effective communication skills, including effective listening, questioning skills, presentation, negotiation, and persuasion.
  
• Demonstrable experience in conflict management.
  
• Ability to use own judgment to problem solve, make decisions and involve key individuals at the appropriate time.
  

• Outcome oriented
  
• Constant focus on continuous learning and development.