Employee Relations Director

The role

You will lead the employee relations function with a primary focus on workplace investigations. You will build investigation frameworks, advise business leaders, and support HR generalist tasks during low case volumes.

What you will do

• Conduct thorough, impartial investigations into workplace matters including harassment, discrimination, and misconduct
• Build and improve the workplace investigations program including intake and triage
• Capture lessons learned and trend data to update policies and training
• Prepare investigation reports and disciplinary recommendations
• Partner with Legal on investigations and agency charges
• Develop and maintain ER policies and investigation protocols
• Advise managers and senior leaders on performance management and conflict resolution
• Deliver manager training on policy compliance and investigations
• Track investigation SLAs and ER case trends
• Support HR generalist tasks like onboarding, offboarding, and leave administration

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Employment Law, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with a focus on employee relations and workplace investigations
• Experience independently conducting complex, high-risk, and sensitive confidential investigations
• Broad HR generalist foundation
• Deep knowledge of federal and California employment law
• Experience drafting legally defensible investigation reports
• Experience responding to agency charges (EEOC, DFEH/CRD)
• Experience collaborating with external employment counsel
• Proficiency with HRIS and case management tools
• Experience designing and operationalizing a workplace investigations program
• Exceptional investigative judgment and objectivity
• High degree of emotional intelligence, integrity, discretion, and confidentiality

Nice to have

• Master’s degree (MBA, MHRM) or Juris Doctor (JD)
• Experience in high-growth technology, aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated fast-paced environments
• Knowledge of international employment law
• Professional certification: SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent
• Experience building or scaling an ER function in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
• Experience in a union or labor relations environment
• Experience serving as a Title IX Coordinator or conducting Title IX investigations
• Background in building or scaling an ER function from the ground up
• Experience developing cross-program ER processes, investigation playbooks, and manager guidance materials
• JD or prior experience as an employment law attorney

About the company

Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform. The company delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems, and aviation-related physical artificial intelligence solutions.