Director, Employee Relations

Director, Employee Relations

Job Description

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

Role Description:

CoStar Group is seeking a Director, Employee Relations to lead our employee relations function. In this role, you will be an objective partner, advisor, and subject matter expert to HR, Business Leaders and employees at CoStar Group. You will be responsible for leading a team that supports a workplace of mutual respect, open communication, and problem-solving by providing a safe, neutral process through which conflicts will be managed to resolution. This Director will report directly to the Vice President of HR Business Partners.

This position is in our Richmond, VA office and offers 1 day remote per week.

Responsibilities:

• Lead investigations into employee concerns by establishing an investigation plan, conducting interviews, and working in partnership with HR leadership and the Employment Law Group to recommend resolutions.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the business and HR, from a strategic business perspective as well as by being an employee relations expert, consulting on complex and confidential employee matters to maintain positive and effective relationships throughout the company.

• Manage and develop a team of Employee Relations Consultants.

• Ensure equitable and consistent treatment of employees.

• Conduct research and benchmark on policy development and provide policy interpretation.

• Write and/or edit investigation documentation in a fair, concise, clear, and inclusive manner.

• Develop ER metrics and analyze data to assess where action can be taken to mitigate company risk; present data and make recommendations to the HR senior leadership team and business leaders with thoughtful recommendations.

• Stay current with applicable Human Resources-related laws, rules, and regulations.

• Develop and deliver employee relations training to employees at all levels within the organization. .

• Will perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited, not-for-profit University or College.

• A track record of commitment to prior employers.

• 12+ years of related HR experience, either in an HR role specifically responsible for leading employee relations investigations, a hybrid role responsible for employee relations and/or employment law experience.

• 5+ years of experience managing employees focused on employee relations, and/or investigations.

• Proven expertise working on employee relations issues that may involve complex situations; identifying the nature and scope of management-employee relations concerns, corrective actions, performance management, and related employee matters; and ensuring issues are properly handled and resolved.

• Evidence of independently developing the strategy and tactics to address employee relations matters, prioritizing tasks, proposing actions, and documenting the course of action.

• Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders with establishing and maintaining employer/employee relations that contribute to improved productivity, performance, and engagement.

• Deliver courageous and constructive feedback with confidence; offer new and potentially complicated perspectives to further dialogue and critical thinking, and the ability to communicate in a way that helps others understand multiple points of view.

• Proven track record demonstrating the ability to manage multiple, diverse assignments within timelines while working independently and as a team.

• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and respond quickly, adjust to competing priorities, and comfortable operating through risk and uncertainty in a high-volume work environment.

• Excellent consultative, interpersonal/influencing skills, including the ability to build trusted advisor relationships.

• Evidence of establishing credibility, building rapport, and creating trust.

• Experience developing and facilitating training

• Capable of combining analytical reasoning, creativity, and judgment to problems in a timely manner.

• Comfortable designing for the future while also executing day-to-day HR matters.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree

• Master's degree in human resources

• Employment law experience in a corporate setting or law firm

What's in it for you?

When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits

• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)

• Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups

• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing