At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Reporting into the Head of Employee Relations and Workforce Policies, the Employee Relations Manager will have company wide responsibilities supporting investigations, performance management, accommodations, and more!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and lead complex workplace investigations related to employee claims and advise leaders and HR Business Partner teams
• Provide counsel and coaching to managers and team members at an individual level, and by developing training offerings that can scale
• Act as a true thought leader by understanding key internal and external trends in employee relations, and proactively driving continuous improvement across the company
• Interpret policies and procedures, incorporating knowledge of state and federal employment laws. (i. e. ADA, FMLA, EEO) and practice and provide recommendations to resolve complex employee relations issues
• Work with leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encourages the full use of diverse talents and abilities; act as an employee advocate; help drive various corporate and division business initiatives
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Lyft's workplace policies and practices in close partnership with Lyft's Legal, People and Inclusion teams

Experience:

• 4+ years of HR experience - experience in employee relations, inclusion and diversity, or HR business partner roles preferred; or 6+ years as a people manager
• Bachelor’s degree or higher education
• Strong working knowledge of state and federal employment laws including but not limited to: FMLA, ADA, FLSA, NLRB, Title VII
• Experience building and improving workplace policies and practices
• Proven ability to track, prioritize and drive multiple concurrent projects
• Strong problem-solver with ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
• Extremely attentive to detail, with superb oral and written communication skills
• Highest level of integrity and management of confidential information

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health benefits
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment  without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.