Employee Relations Manager
Hybrid (Penang)Full-timePosted 6mo ago
About the role
Role focused on leading complex employee relations investigations, advising leaders on labor compliance across multiple regions, and driving improvements in ER practices and HR systems within AMD.
Responsibilities
- Manage complex employee relations related investigations with limited supervision, honoring confidentiality, neutrality, fairness, and best practices. Independently handle allegations across Southeast Asia locations (Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Japan). Conduct robust investigations into employee complaints and misconduct; identify scope of conduct; partner with legal counsel; complete investigations with resolution and meticulous documentation.
- Effectively handle employee relations issues and concerns to minimize corporate risk and improve employee experience.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional partners in HR, Legal, HR Ops, TA, TR, Govt Relations and the business; articulate local laws and provide guidance to leadership on labor compliance.
- Be a single point of contact (SPOC) to APJ Leadership for strategic ER advice; consult on difficult employee conversations; support ER conflict resolution.
- Partner with Corporate Investigations for local employee investigations.
- Collaborate on employee relations matters such as corrective actions, including warnings or performance improvement plans.
- Review policies and enhance them; ensure compliance with legislation with legal advisors.
- Lead delivery and deployment of new ER practices and redefine existing ones.
- Support labor compliance activities and audits; adhere to state laws.
- Identify gaps, propose changes, implement innovative solutions; develop metrics and analytics to track ER program progress; prepare review decks for Leadership.
- Build and maintain an online repository of knowledge and best practices for easy access.
- Improve employee experience across HR lifecycle functions.
- Develop and deliver management training to advance employee relations skills; facilitate training for people managers.
- Assist with ad-hoc ER and HR projects.
- Recommend engagement, policy, or process improvements based on trends and risks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree specialized in Human Resources
- Employment Law degree is an added advantage
- Degree/Certification in Employment Acts, Industrial Relations, Counselling and Coaching
Skills
Required:Employee relations investigationsLabor law and compliance knowledge (South East Asia, Australia, Japan)Investigation documentation and reportingCommunication and stakeholder management
Benefits
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Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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