Senior Consultant, Employee Relations - Hybrid

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role/ Department:

To advise, counsel and serve as a subject matter expert on various Employee Relations (ER) issues - including investigations, performance matters, violations of policy, progressive discipline, involuntary terminations, employment law, interpretation and administration of corporate human resources policies/procedures for Ireland and UK.
Be part of a collaborative & knowledgeable ER team that supports & advises senior stakeholder across the business on ER related issues, whilst also supporting peers across the larger EMEA HR teams in Limerick & London.

The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Lead the investigation of grievances, disciplinaries and other formal procedures in conjunction with designated line managers or independently to include performance and probation management.
- Act as a subject matter expert in providing advice to HR colleagues and managers on all ER and policy issues.
- Review and develop HR policies and procedures (in conjunction with the policy lead) to meet the needs of the organisation, respond to changing legislation, and facilitate the adoption of best practices.
- Partner with Employee Relations Manager, EMEA ER partners and global ER partners to undertake and support ER programs and initiatives and ad hoc projects.
- Assisting with employee litigation in partnership with internal employment counsel.
- Manage the handling of data subject access requests.
- Manage the handling of medical accommodations including risk assessment and reasonable adjustments as well as flexible working application process.
- Deliver manager training on ER related policies and procedures.

Skills/ Qualifications:

The successful candidate will benefit from having:
- Demonstrable consulting experience as a senior specialist ER consultant or in a generalist/hr business partner role with a strong focus on ER
- Track record of independently conducting investigations, performance and probation management, disciplinary and grievances
- Experience of applying ER protocols in Ireland
- Detailed knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practices (UK employment law knowledge an advantage)
- Good analytical and presentation skills
- Strong influencing skills & ability to work collaboratively
- Strong risk awareness

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com .

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.