Employee Relations Advisor - APAC

About ByteDance Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. About the Team The human resource operations team endeavors to continuously build and deliver a seamless and positive employee experience across the whole employee lifecycle. We are dedicated to leading with care and have empathy in mind. We strive to develop efficient and simple people processes, systems, policies, and programs. We aspire to ensure employees feel heard and that they are given the appropriate resources and support needed to be effective and efficient during their careers. The ideal candidate is someone who is highly motivated with a positive attitude, and exhibits patience, teamwork, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence. Responsibilities - Manage ER cases including disciplinary issues, misconduct, performance concerns, grievances, redundancies, complex absences to successful resolution. - Conduct independent investigations, of complex HR-related concerns and apply critical thinking to analyze evidence and make investigative conclusions. - Provide advice and counsel to businesses on disciplinary and warning actions related to ER cases, policy interpretation and employment practices of the region. - Maintain required standard of detailed ER case documentation, including investigation reports and issue analysis. - Curate and deliver relevant training and education to improve HRBP and leader effectiveness and drive better ER decisions. - Build partnerships with business leaders and HR Business partners to sustain positive employee relations practices. - Foster strong working relationships with employment legal and investigations to balance risk, calibrate recommendations for decision-making. - Examine trends to diagnose root causes and develop solutions to enable effective corrective actions. - Ensure a coordinated and consistent case management approach to handling ER matters.

Minimum Qualifications - 5 years of employee relations experience. - Demonstrated strong experience in partnering with various key stakeholders and being an effective team player. - Demonstrated strong understanding of the Asia Pacific employment law and regulatory frameworks (exposure to, and a full appreciation of rulings related to disciplinary, warnings or other corrective actions is essential). - A demonstrated ability to partner effectively with key internal stakeholders including senior business managers. - Able to handle confidential information in a professional manner. Preferred Qualifications - Able to make good judgement for sensitive, complex and/or ambiguous situations. - Able to work within a complex, fast paced and challenging business environment. - Confidence, gravitas and credibility together with a robust and resilient personality. - Strong communication skills. - Attention to detail. ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.