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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Director | HR Business Partners, Employee & Labor Relations
- Location: Fully on-site in Green Bay or La Crosse, WI
Emplify Health is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to serve as Director, HR Business Partners, Employee and Labor Relations. This role is responsible for aligning human capital strategies with organizational goals while strengthening employee and labor relations across the enterprise. The ideal candidate brings deep HR leadership experience, strong business acumen, and the ability to build trusted partnerships with leaders at all levels.
This leader will guide the HR Business Partner and Employee and Labor Relations team, ensuring the right structure, skills, and support are in place to deliver high-impact service. The Director will work closely with HR Centers of Excellence and operational leaders to address complex people issues, improve engagement and retention, reduce risk, and support a healthy, high-performing culture.
Position Summary
The Director, HR Business Partners, Employee and Labor Relations is a strategic partner accountable for integrating human capital strategies with business objectives. This role proactively assesses organizational effectiveness and talent needs using key metrics, industry trends, and external best practices. The Director also collaborates closely with HR Centers of Excellence to leverage enterprise and regional solutions that support business results.
What you'll do:
- Lead the HR Business Partner and Employee and Labor Relations team across the enterprise, providing knowledgeable guidance and direction
- Ensure team members have the skills, tools, and support needed to succeed, while mentoring and developing staff
- Partner with leadership to develop and implement workforce strategies that support the organization’s mission, vision, and goals
- Promote employee engagement, belonging, and retention through thoughtful HR strategies and leadership support
- Ensure consistent adoption of approved strategies and policies across departments and levels of the organization
- Consult with leaders to provide partnership, guidance, and support for strategic planning and alignment
- Stay informed on trends, best practices, and updates in HR, employee relations, and labor relations
- Participate in forecasting, staffing, onboarding, development, performance management, and succession planning
- Assist with escalated items within the Service Delivery Center
- Mitigate legal risk through proactive training, education, clear processes, and effective handling of employee concerns and investigations
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant laws and regulations and advise leaders on HR-related legal and regulatory matters
- Develop and implement policies and processes related to employee relations, legal compliance, and recordkeeping
- Analyze HR data and report on key metrics to support strategic planning
- Conduct data collection and research to identify gaps, assess organizational performance, and recommend solutions aligned with organizational goals
What you'll nee d:
Education
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field
- Preferred: Master’s degree in administration or business administration (MBA)
Experience
- Required: 7 to 10 years of HR experience
- Preferred: Operational HR experience and strong business collaboration experience
- Ideal background includes leadership experience in HR or healthcare, such as manager or director-level responsibility
Certification/Registration/Licensure
- None required
Core Leadership Expectations
- Organizational Strategy and Implementation: Recognizes market trends, assesses impact on the area of responsibility, contributes to strategic plans, and ensures alignment and communication
- Fiscal Management: Uses established processes to support accountability, effective operations, and resource management
- Human Resource Management: Selects, develops, motivates, manages, and retains a high-performing team
- Excellence in Service and Quality: Supports quality patient care, safety, patient experience, and customer service through continuous improvement
- Organizational Leadership: Leads through collaboration, supports enterprise initiatives, and models strong partnership across the organization
- Maintains accountability for regulatory requirements
- Serves as a liaison to the community
- Performs additional duties as assigned by the department
Why Emplify Health?
- Benefits Package : We offer a comprehensive benefits package that varies based on your location. To learn more about the specific benefits available in your area, please inquire with the recruiter during the application process.
- Remote Work Opportunity: This position is eligible for hybrid work. However, candidates must be residents of Wisconsin (WI), Iowa (IA), Michigan (MI), or Minnesota (MN) at the time of hire. Candidates will ideally live within a reasonable driving distance to La Crosse or Green Bay, WI.
I f you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.
We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Director | HR Business Partners, Employee & Labor Relations
- Location: Fully on-site in Green Bay or La Crosse, WI
Emplify Health is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to serve as Director, HR Business Partners, Employee and Labor Relations. This role is responsible for aligning human capital strategies with organizational goals while strengthening employee and labor relations across the enterprise. The ideal candidate brings deep HR leadership experience, strong business acumen, and the ability to build trusted partnerships with leaders at all levels.
This leader will guide the HR Business Partner and Employee and Labor Relations team, ensuring the right structure, skills, and support are in place to deliver high-impact service. The Director will work closely with HR Centers of Excellence and operational leaders to address complex people issues, improve engagement and retention, reduce risk, and support a healthy, high-performing culture.
Position Summary
The Director, HR Business Partners, Employee and Labor Relations is a strategic partner accountable for integrating human capital strategies with business objectives. This role proactively assesses organizational effectiveness and talent needs using key metrics, industry trends, and external best practices. The Director also collaborates closely with HR Centers of Excellence to leverage enterprise and regional solutions that support business results.
What you'll do:
- Lead the HR Business Partner and Employee and Labor Relations team across the enterprise, providing knowledgeable guidance and direction
- Ensure team members have the skills, tools, and support needed to succeed, while mentoring and developing staff
- Partner with leadership to develop and implement workforce strategies that support the organization’s mission, vision, and goals
- Promote employee engagement, belonging, and retention through thoughtful HR strategies and leadership support
- Ensure consistent adoption of approved strategies and policies across departments and levels of the organization
- Consult with leaders to provide partnership, guidance, and support for strategic planning and alignment
- Stay informed on trends, best practices, and updates in HR, employee relations, and labor relations
- Participate in forecasting, staffing, onboarding, development, performance management, and succession planning
- Assist with escalated items within the Service Delivery Center
- Mitigate legal risk through proactive training, education, clear processes, and effective handling of employee concerns and investigations
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant laws and regulations and advise leaders on HR-related legal and regulatory matters
- Develop and implement policies and processes related to employee relations, legal compliance, and recordkeeping
- Analyze HR data and report on key metrics to support strategic planning
- Conduct data collection and research to identify gaps, assess organizational performance, and recommend solutions aligned with organizational goals
What you'll nee d:
Education
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field
- Preferred: Master’s degree in administration or business administration (MBA)
Experience
- Required: 7 to 10 years of HR experience
- Preferred: Operational HR experience and strong business collaboration experience
- Ideal background includes leadership experience in HR or healthcare, such as manager or director-level responsibility
Certification/Registration/Licensure
- None required
Core Leadership Expectations
- Organizational Strategy and Implementation: Recognizes market trends, assesses impact on the area of responsibility, contributes to strategic plans, and ensures alignment and communication
- Fiscal Management: Uses established processes to support accountability, effective operations, and resource management
- Human Resource Management: Selects, develops, motivates, manages, and retains a high-performing team
- Excellence in Service and Quality: Supports quality patient care, safety, patient experience, and customer service through continuous improvement
- Organizational Leadership: Leads through collaboration, supports enterprise initiatives, and models strong partnership across the organization
- Maintains accountability for regulatory requirements
- Serves as a liaison to the community
- Performs additional duties as assigned by the department
Why Emplify Health?
- Benefits Package : We offer a comprehensive benefits package that varies based on your location. To learn more about the specific benefits available in your area, please inquire with the recruiter during the application process.
- Remote Work Opportunity: This position is eligible for hybrid work. However, candidates must be residents of Wisconsin (WI), Iowa (IA), Michigan (MI), or Minnesota (MN) at the time of hire. Candidates will ideally live within a reasonable driving distance to La Crosse or Green Bay, WI.
I f you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.
We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Who's Hiring
- Cox Automotive27
- Amazon7
- Kaiser Permanente4
- Tesla3
- FMOL Health3
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Technology & Software
- Insurance
- Construction & Real Estate
- Education
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in employee relations coordinator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- Experience handling employee complaints, investigations, or disciplinary processes
- Knowledge of employment law including FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and state equivalents
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms and applicant tracking systems
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification preferred or required
- Strong written communication skills for documenting case notes and policy correspondence
Tips for Your Employee Relations Coordinator Job Search
Tailor your resume to ER language
Hiring managers scan for terms like grievance handling, corrective action, and workplace investigations. Pull exact phrases from each job posting and work them into your bullet points so your resume clears applicant tracking systems before a human ever reads it.
Highlight case volume and resolution outcomes
Employee relations roles are heavy on caseload management, so quantify your experience where you can. Note how many employee complaints or disciplinary cases you managed per quarter and whether resolutions avoided formal escalation or litigation.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists employee relations coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by regulatory environment
Some employee relations coordinator roles focus on unionized workforces, others on at-will environments with FMLA and ADA administration. Filter your search by industry to find postings that match the compliance framework you already know, since employers rarely train from scratch.
Prepare a behavioral story bank for interviews
Interviewers for employee relations roles almost always use behavioral questions around conflict, confidentiality, and difficult conversations. Draft five to seven specific stories in STAR format before your first interview so you can adapt them to whatever scenario you're asked about.
Negotiate scope, not just compensation
In employee relations coordinator offers, the caseload size, reporting line, and access to HR leadership matter as much as pay. Ask directly how many active cases the role carries and whether the coordinator works independently or under an HR business partner.
Employee Relations Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most employee relations coordinators?
The companies hiring the most employee relations coordinators right now include Cox Automotive, Amazon, and Kaiser Permanente, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, large retailers, and universities tend to post the highest volume of these roles year-round.
How many employee relations coordinator jobs are remote?
About 72% of employee relations coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies significantly by industry and employer size. Policy administration, documentation review, and phone-based intake work tend to be most remote-compatible, while roles that require on-site investigation or union floor presence are typically in-person.
How do you become an employee relations coordinator?
Start with a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field, then gain exposure to HR operations through generalist or administrative roles where you handle employee issues directly. Earning a credential like the SHRM-CP or PHR strengthens your candidacy. Building hands-on experience with investigations, corrective action documentation, and employment law compliance is what most hiring managers look for before promoting someone into a dedicated employee relations role.
Can you get an employee relations coordinator job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level employee relations coordinator roles exist, particularly at large employers with structured HR departments where coordinators support senior ER staff rather than run cases independently. Internships in HR, experience as an HR assistant, or volunteer work with employee advocacy organizations can substitute for direct ER experience. Demonstrating familiarity with FMLA administration, documentation practices, and basic employment law gives you a concrete edge over candidates with no HR background at all.
What does the employee relations coordinator interview process look like?
Most employers run two to three rounds, starting with a recruiter screen focused on your HR background and familiarity with employment law basics. A hiring manager interview follows and almost always includes behavioral questions about how you handled a difficult employee situation, maintained confidentiality, or navigated a conflict between a manager and a direct report. Some employers add a written exercise asking you to draft a corrective action memo or summarize a hypothetical case, so practice putting your process on paper before you go in.
Where can I find and apply to employee relations coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to employee relations coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level and industry background, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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