Employee Relations Business Partner, US (Contractor)

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role

Rippling is looking for a United States-based Employee Relations Business Partner to join its HR Policy & Compliance Team to manage employee relations investigations.

You will work closely with a number of stakeholders, including HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Legal, and business leaders, on employee relations investigations.

What you will do

Assess incoming employee relations concerns, determine the appropriate investigative response, and partner with stakeholders to drive timely and thoughtful resolution.

Partner closely with Legal to identify and escalate matters requiring a dedicated Legal team investigation.

Work with HR Business Partners, managers, and business leaders to resolve employee relations matters in a way that is fair, consistent, risk-aware, and operationally practical.

Provide practical HR guidance and recommendations that address employee concerns while supporting team effectiveness, manager accountability, and business continuity.

Draft clear, concise documentation, including case summaries, findings, recommendations, stakeholder updates, playbooks, templates, and business-facing guidance.

Track employee relations activity, themes, resolution status, and outcomes in Rippling.

Identify patterns, root causes, and emerging risks across employee relations matters, and recommend process, training, manager coaching, or policy improvements.

Help develop and maintain employee relations operating practices, including intake criteria, escalation guidelines, documentation standards, investigation protocols, templates, and cadences.

Leverage data, AI, and automation to improve employee relations processes, scale case handling, and create better experiences for employees and managers.

Maintain discretion, confidentiality, neutrality, and professionalism when handling sensitive employee and workplace matters.

What you will need

5+ years of experience in employee relations, HR business partnership, HR compliance, workplace investigations, or a related HR role.

Strong understanding of employee relations principles, workplace conduct standards, HR compliance considerations, and investigation best practices.

Experience advising managers and business leaders on sensitive employee matters with sound judgment, discretion, neutrality, and empathy.

Ability to assess employee relations concerns and determine the right path for HR-led resolution, stakeholder partnership, or escalation to Legal, Compliance, Security, or another specialized team.