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Employee Relations and Investigations Lead

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OpenAI

Jan 22

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Legal
    People, HR & Administration
  • San Francisco

AI generated summary

  • You need a JD, 10+ years in employee relations or investigations, global experience, leadership skills, strong communication, data-driven mindset, integrity, and strategic thinking in pressure.
  • You will mentor a global team, conduct investigations into employee concerns, ensure compliance with laws, collaborate across functions, enhance workplace culture, analyze data, and improve processes.

Requirements

  • A JD degree and 10+ years of experience as an employment or workplace investigations attorney, or in another in-house investigations role, or advising on complex employee relations issues. Global employment law experience or AWI-CH designation is a plus.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and scaling high-performing employee relations or investigations teams at global companies.
  • Proven ability to manage highly sensitive and complex employee relations issues with a strong record of de-escalating charged situations.
  • Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, rigorous, and legally defensible investigation reports.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to build trust and influence at all organizational levels.
  • Data-driven and proactive approach with a commitment to continuous improvement and dynamic problem-solving.
  • Unwavering integrity and professionalism, with a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with the utmost discretion.
  • Ability to think strategically and creatively in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

  • Mentor, develop, and scale a global team of employee relations and investigations professionals.
  • Oversee and conduct comprehensive investigations into employee concerns, including misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and policy violations across OpenAI’s global offices.
  • Ensure adherence to best practices and gold-standard investigative procedures, including meticulous documentation and report writing.
  • Provide subject matter expertise on high-stakes and complex employment matters, ensuring compliance with employment laws and company policies.
  • Collaborate with Legal, HR, and cross-functional teams to resolve complex personnel matters in a manner that is consistent with company policies and complies with labor and employment laws.
  • Develop and implement innovative strategies to enhance workplace culture and align with OpenAI’s values.
  • Analyze employee relations data to inform and refine People programs and policies.
  • Stay informed on U.S. and global employment law trends and best practices.
  • Drive continuous improvement of employee relations processes and tools, focusing on speed, efficiency, and innovation.

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead role?

The primary focus of the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead role is to lead and scale a high-performing global employee relations and workplace investigations team, conduct complex investigations into potential policy violations, and provide strategic guidance on sensitive employee matters across OpenAI's global offices.

What qualifications are required for the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead position?

Candidates must have a JD degree and 10+ years of experience as an employment or workplace investigations attorney, or in a similar in-house investigations role, with a strong preference for global employment law experience or an AWI-CH designation.

What kind of investigations will the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead oversee?

The Employee Relations and Investigations Lead will oversee and conduct comprehensive investigations into employee concerns such as misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and policy violations.

What is the workplace model for this position?

The workplace model for this position is hybrid, requiring three days in the office per week, with optional work from home on Thursdays and Fridays.

Will the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead have any mentoring responsibilities?

Yes, the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead will be responsible for mentoring, developing, and scaling a global team of employee relations and investigations professionals.

Is relocation assistance provided for this role?

Yes, relocation assistance is offered to new employees for this role.

What qualities and skills are particularly important for this position?

Important qualities and skills include strong analytical, written, and verbal communication abilities, exceptional interpersonal skills, a data-driven mindset, unwavering integrity, and the ability to think strategically in high-pressure environments.

How does OpenAI ensure compliance with employment laws in this role?

OpenAI's Employee Relations and Investigations Lead will collaborate with Legal, HR, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with labor and employment laws while resolving complex personnel matters.

Are there any specific initiatives the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead will be involved with?

Yes, the Employee Relations and Investigations Lead will develop and implement innovative strategies to enhance workplace culture and align with OpenAI’s values.

What is OpenAI's commitment to diversity and inclusion?

OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring that individuals are not discriminated against based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Technology
Industry
201-500
Employees
2025
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

Culture & Values

  • AGI focus

    We are committed to building safe, beneficial AGI that will have a massive positive impact on humanity's future. Anything that doesn’t help with that is out of scope.

  • Intense and scrappy

    Building something exceptional requires hard work (often on unglamorous stuff) and urgency; everything (that we choose to do) is important. Be unpretentious and do what works; find the best ideas wherever they come from.

  • Scale

    We believe that scale— in our models, our systems, ourselves, our processes, and our ambitions—is magic. When in doubt, scale it up.

  • Make something people love

    Our technology and products should have a transformatively positive effect on people’s lives.

  • Team spirit

    Our biggest advances, and differentiation, come from effective collaboration in and across teams. Although our teams have increasingly different identities and priorities, the overall purpose and goals have to remain perfectly aligned. Nothing is someone else’s problem.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Mental healthcare support and services

  • Commuter benefits

  • 401(k) with generous matching

  • Domestic conference budget for each employee

  • Flexible working hours

  • 20 weeks paid parental leave

  • Life and AD&D insurance

  • Annual learning & development stipend

  • Team-driven celebrations and events