Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, NottinghamshireEmployee Relations Senior Associate About This Role In HR Shared Services (HRSS), the employee experience is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to deliver HR processes flawlessly, and provide a high quality and responsive Employee Relations service to the company. Here at Capital One, we call it Associate Relations (AR). We’re looking for an AR Senior Associate to provide a horizontal support service across the AR team, supporting organisation-wide projects requiring AR involvement and seek to continuously improve employment practices, provide case support, perform investigations and lead them to conclusion, as well as provide support to a group of leaders also allocated to investigate. What you’ll do Perform a key role in educating, creating community and best practice for leading through investigations, as well as performing investigations where required. Educate people leaders on employment matters and help improve overall capability on managing complex employment issues. Partner with internal and external legal counsel and support teams to navigate policy change to maintain compliance. Maintain procedural documentation, templates and guidance to ensure consistent and efficient processes can be maintained. Lead on producing and evolving AR governance and ensuring key stakeholders remain abreast of risks and issues. Interpret data, and produce regular reporting, connecting with Risk Partners and other key HR teams as required. Perform AR related risk management activities, such as control reviews and testing. Work with tech partners to support ongoing data and reporting improvements. Provide support on cases, by having your own case portfolio and providing key support to other AR team members on their caseload. Lead on and provide support to people related projects, such as organisational change, rolling out new practices/policies and supporting overall business change management. Own AR guidance presented to the business via the corporate intranet and work to improve presentation and information available to support employees and people leaders. What we’re looking for Strong employee relations experience specifically in managing investigations, development policy/process and procedures and managing ER cases investigation and case management experience whether in a generalist or specialist role Solid knowledge of UK employment law and demonstrable experience of supporting employee relations issues (and relevant HR Qualifications) You’ll have project and/or change management experience, and use your continuous improvement mindset to challenge how we work You’ll enjoy building trusted relationships across teams and identifying ways that the AR Team can add further value within the company. You are proactive in keeping your own knowledge up to date (e.g. employee relations technical knowledge and external best practice), through attendance at employment law briefings and wider external reading. You have excellent attention to detail and pride yourself on delivering high levels of service at all times. Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Experience of partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders Experience of facilitating, designing and presenting resources and material to key stakeholders across the business Where and how you'll work This is a permanent position and is based in our Nottingham office. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you. What’s in it for you Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers) Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. What You Should Know About How We Recruit We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages. We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few: REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies OutFront – to provide LGBTQ support for all associates Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitmentcapitalone.com All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment. 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We are succeeding because they are succeeding. Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.