Sr. Manager, Employee Relations

About the position

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. We are seeking a junior employment lawyer to join our dynamic team to handle escalated employee relations, legal and compliance issues for Corporate and Cable headquarters business units.

Responsibilities

• Acts as POC for ER, legal and compliance issues for various Corporate and Cable Headquarters business units.
• Advises on discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, leaves and accommodation issues, as well as reorganizations and other sensitive employment matters.
• Acts as escalation point for fair employment practices concerns raised through Comcast's Open Door and Comcast Listens reporting channels.
• Ensures the Employee Advisory services team conducts appropriate investigations and recommends appropriate corrective action.
• Analyzes trends that may require training or other actions.
• Partners with the Absence Management team to evaluate escalated leave and accommodation requests and recommend appropriate action.
• Primary point of contact for legal research requests from the Employee Relations team.
• Identifies and implements HR policy and process improvements.
• Conducts training for HR on employment law matters.
• Works on various projects implicating employee relations concerns (evaluating pay practices, ensuring compliance with new state and local employment laws, implementation of broader company initiatives, etc.).
• Provides guidance and advice to Human Resources on employee issues where the company interests are at risk.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• JD from accredited law school
• 2+ years experience practicing employment law, including advising multistate employers
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively engage with employees at all levels of the organization

Benefits

• An array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality
• Support physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life