[Hiring] Senior Director, HR Manager Practices & Employee Relations @Mineralys Therapeutics

Role Description

The Senior Director, HR Manager Practices & Employee Relations leads three core areas of HR at Mineralys: Manager Services, Employee Relations, and HR Policy & Handbook Management. This role is the primary point of contact for first- and second-line managers on day-to-day HR processes, owns the design and administration of a fair, consistent, and risk-informed employee relations function, and manages the HR handbook and policy roadmap.

Key Areas of Leadership

• Manager Services
  • Serve as the first line of support for first- and second-line managers on core HR processes.
  • Act as the primary HR point of contact for managers on day-to-day people questions and processes.
  • Guide managers through performance calibration.
  • Coach managers on effective coaching and feedback techniques.
  • Support managers through year-end compensation processes.
  • Own manager-facing guidance and process support for onboarding new hires.
  • Own manager-facing guidance and process support for offboarding.
  • Build and maintain a library of manager toolkits, checklists, and job aids.
  • Identify recurring manager questions or pain points to improve processes.
• Employee Relations
  • Own the design, governance, and day-to-day management of employee relations.
  • Develop and maintain a formal progressive discipline framework.
  • Lead or oversee workplace investigations.
  • Build and maintain an employee relations playbook.
  • Design and deliver manager training on employee relations topics.
  • Establish a consistent documentation approach for employee relations cases.
  • Source, select, and manage third-party vendors for investigations.
  • Partner closely with HR, Legal & Compliance, and other groups.
  • Manage employee relations situations end-to-end.
  • Track employee relations metrics and trends.
• HR Handbook & Policy Management
  • Own the HR handbook and drive a proactive approach to policy creation.
  • Serve as the primary owner and administrator of the HR handbook.
  • Develop and maintain a prioritized policy roadmap.
  • Review new and existing policies for fairness and consistency.
  • Establish a policy governance framework.
  • Partner with Legal & Compliance and other subject matter experts.
  • Develop manager- and employee-facing guidance and communication materials.
  • Assess alignment between policies, the handbook, and training materials.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including substantial hands-on employee relations experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and administering a progressive discipline framework.
• Demonstrated experience leading or overseeing workplace investigations.
• Demonstrated experience owning an HR handbook and driving a policy roadmap.
• Experience serving as a frontline HR resource for managers.
• Experience building manager capability through training, playbooks, tools, and coaching.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR best practices.
• Strong process design, facilitation, analytical problem-solving, and change-management skills.
• Excellent communication, coaching, collaboration, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, law degree, or HR certification such as SHRM-SCP or SPHR (preferred).
• Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry (preferred).
• Experience supporting a geographically dispersed or fully remote workforce (preferred).
• Experience selecting and managing HR technology or case-management tools (preferred).
• Experience working in a matrixed, early-stage, scaling, or transforming organization (preferred).

Travel

This position requires up to 10% travel.

Salary Range

US Salary Range: $229,000 - 264,000