About AbbVie AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. The purpose of this position is to provide expert employee relations support to employees and managers to enable a positive and productive working environment. This role is vital to ensuring we are living the AbbVie Way and continuing to make AbbVie a great place to work. The employee relations position will also play an important role in managing Works Council processes and deliverables. The Employee Relations team will report into respective functional HR Directors but provide support across functions. Individuals will sit in Wiesbaden and Ludwigshafen. Travel between the sites will be necessary at times. Key Responsibilities Include: Primary responsibility is be the subject matter expert on managing and improving employee relations across AbbVie Germany. Provide expert consultative and problem-solving services to managers, employees and BHR partners regarding HR policies and practices Independently resolve policy & practice inquiries, performance management, workplace accommodations, and other appropriately assigned cases Lead employee relations investigations and make appropriate recommendations, in partnership with BHR, ensure appropriate documentation. Responsible for the performance improvement plan (PIP) process, ensuring appropriate coaching, documentation and resolution Provide employee relations related training to managers Manage individual salary progression for tariff employees and tariff level grading Manage termination process and lead termination agreement negotiations for non-senior level in close partnership with BHR Lead Works Council discussions related to individual employee and manager issues Responsible for Works Council matters including – employee complaints, conflict management, general questions (pay and salary), organizational changes, posting exceptions, warning letters. Partner closely with BHR on senior employee matters and/or those with special sensitivities Supports HR Directors/ BHR in restructuring process Conduct exit interviews Manage early retirement conversations and process Responsible for managing the re-integration process (BEM) for the respective function, partner with respective stakeholders Manages queries from external lawyers with regards to employee complaints and issues, manages court cases if needed Participates or leads well-defined ER projects Serves as the first point of contact for HRConnect consultants for all non-operational issues Ensure compliance with all relevant country laws, regulations, policies and practices. Qualifications Basic: Bachelor's degree. HR or relevant work experience required Must have ability to effectively communicate and work with a diverse group of stakeholders across a matrix organization Excellent interpersonal and group facilitation skills. Strong oral and written communication skills and excellent analytical skills. Advanced Excel, Power Point, and Microsoft Project. Key AbbVie Competencies: Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance. Proven ability to think objectively and independently Highly ethical with demonstrated integrity and credibility Ability to work autonomously and is intrinsically motivated Demonstrated ability to learns fast, grasps the essence and be agile Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo. Regularly seeks and acts on feedback Travel No Job Type Temporary Work Schedule Full-time Job Level Code IC Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.