Employee Relations Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Description

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Employee Relations with strong, practical application of UK employment law
• Proven ability to manage complex ER cases independently
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders through clear, balanced and well reasoned advice
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting large scale change, including restructures, redundancy or TUPE activity
• Exposure to unionised or consultative environments
• Ability to operate effectively in complex environments and work through differing perspectives constructively
• AI proficient, using technology and data responsibly to improve ER insight, efficiency and judgement
• A collaborative approach and commitment to shared outcomes
• A growth mindset, with curiosity and resilience when navigating complexity

What the job involves

• Reporting to the Director of Employee Relations for UK & Ireland, this role is a individual contributor within the Global Employee Relations Centre of Excellence (CoE)
• You will provide expert, commercially focused advice on complex and sensitive employment matters, operating with a high degree of autonomy while working in close partnership with key stakeholders
• As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you will apply deep ER expertise to deliver fair and values led outcomes
• You will also contribute to improving ER ways of working, using data, AI and technology to strengthen insight, consistency and decision making in line with LSEG's strategy, policies and risk appetite
• Lead complex and sensitive ER cases end to end, including senior level grievances, investigations, disciplinaries, whistleblowing and contractual matters
• Provide clear, practical ER advice to People Leaders, People Partners and senior stakeholders, balancing legal considerations with commercial outcomes
• Act as an escalation point for People Shared Services and Business/Country People Partners on policy, process, legal interpretation and precedent
• Influence decision making through concise, evidence based advice and ER insight
• Support organisational change activity, including restructures, redundancies and consultation processes, ensuring legal compliance and best practice
• Support collective ER activity where applicable, aligned to LSEG's ER strategy and statutory obligations
• Partner closely with Legal on contentious matters, identifying emerging risks and recommending mitigations
• Contribute to case reviews to identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve ER practice
• Share knowledge, insights and learning across the Global ER CoE to drive continuous improvement
• Contribute to ER capability building through training, guidance and knowledge sharing
• Role model professional judgement, integrity and values led decision making
• This is a one-year fixed term role