Company Overview:

At Veo, we are on a mission to end car dependency by making clean transportation accessible to all and advancing the next generation of fully electric micro-mobility systems. Our fleets are constantly evolving and feature a range of vehicles - from pedal and electric bicycles, to standing and seated e-scooters, e-cargo bikes, and ADA accessible devices. We design and build our own vehicles, hardware, and software systems in house and run all our local operations to provide safe, efficient, and responsive mobility services that make communities more sustainable and livable. We are looking for exceptionally talented individuals who are ready to develop and implement new solutions to these exciting challenges. We are headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, but are hiring across the U.S. Join us!

Are you ready to take the wheel in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? Join our team as an Employee Relations Specialist, where you'll play a pivotal role in driving strategy and action on a wide range of employment related items. You'll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career, and it’s worth it. Here at Veo, we all ride - so channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our employees and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts timely, thoughtful, thorough, confidential investigations into a range of employee concerns, including but not limited to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace violence, and other violations of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Respond to employee issues/concerns regarding policies and disciplinary actions and provide feedback to managers to ensure appropriate action is taken.
• Ensures consistency in the interpretation and application of HR policies and practices across the organization.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of regulations and obligations, with a focus on mitigating legal risks and ensuring compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Create and update HR policies and procedures that drive compliance and align with business objectives; conduct trainings on compliance with policies and procedures.
• Partner with the Head of People and Leadership team to provide counsel and facilitate prompt and effective resolution of workplace concerns.
• Analyze employee relations trends with Leadership and help develop proactive strategies, solutions, programs and policies.
• Collaborate with and prepare relevant information with legal counsel as needed to address complex issues.
• Provides guidance, expert interpretation of policy, and training to the company to minimize potential adverse impact of compliance issues and complaints.
• Review incoming personal injury claims, investigate claims and details of the claims.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or 5 years of experience with workplace investigations (preference for experience investigating allegations of harassment, discrimination and retaliation); Master’s Degree preferred
• Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, statutes, which govern employment policies and practices
• Thorough understanding and application of internal and external HR principles, concepts, practices and standards
• Experience successfully implementing programs across geographically distributed teams
• Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization, including remote areas
• Excellent planning, organization and time management skills, attention to detail, ability to handle multiple tasks, and work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; must be an articulate and persuasive communicator
• Ability to objectively coach employees and management through complex, difficult, and emotional issues
• Strong business acumen
• Evidence of exceptional ability