Employee Relations Partner

Responsibilities

• Manage complex ER cases including disciplinary issues, misconduct, performance concerns, grievances, redundancies, and complex absences.
• Conduct independent investigations into complex HR-related concerns, analyzing evidence to reach investigative conclusions.
• Provide counsel to business leaders on disciplinary actions, policy interpretation, and regional employment practices.
• Support organization redesign, workforce realignment, and performance management initiatives across Southeast Asia and APAC.
• Maintain detailed ER case documentation, including investigation reports and issue analysis.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and legal teams to balance risk and ensure consistent case management.
• Examine ER trends to diagnose root causes and develop corrective actions and training to improve leader effectiveness.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of Employee Relations experience.
• Significant exposure to organization redesign, workforce realignment, and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulatory frameworks across the Asia Pacific region.
• Proven experience managing complex, high-volume employee relations cases and providing risk-based advice.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, and evolving business environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting regional or global restructuring and organizational change initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise and challenge senior leaders.
• Sound judgment and a pragmatic approach to managing sensitive and ambiguous employee relations matters.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

About the Company

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico, ByteDance makes it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.