Employee Relations Associate

2 days ago

Hyderabad, Telangana, India Nivid Soft Tech Full time ₹ 4,00,000 - ₹ 12,00,000 per year

Job Title: Employee Relations Associate (Degree in Psychology or relevant field is a MUST)

Department: Human Resources / People Operations

Reports To: Company Management

Location: Hyderabad

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview:

The Employee Relations Associate will play a vital role in building a transparent, inclusive, and high-performance culture across the organization. This role is ideal for a Psychology major who can blend behavioural insight with business acumen to strengthen employee engagement, resolve workplace challenges, and support the companys people strategy in a fast-paced tech environment.

The successful candidate will partner with leadership and finance teams to address employee relations matters, promote organizational health, and assist with compensation-related discussions and negotiations in alignment with company policy and culture.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the first point of contact for employee relations concerns, ensuring fair, timely, and confidential resolution.
  • Partner with HR leadership and department heads to mediate workplace conflicts and improve team dynamics.
  • Conduct investigations and document findings on employee issues such as conduct, performance, or policy violations.
  • Facilitate employee engagement initiatives, wellness programs, and surveys to measure and improve workplace satisfaction.
  • Use psychological and behavioural principles to design interventions that enhance motivation, trust, and communication.
  • Support performance management processes, including coaching managers on behavioural and motivational approaches.
  • Collaborate with finance and HR teams to support compensation discussions, offer negotiations, and retention strategies.
  • Prepare reports and analyse data trends related to attrition, engagement, and employee relations metrics.
  • Contribute to the development and communication of HR policies, ensuring consistency and compliance.

  • Lead or assist in training sessions on conflict resolution, leadership communication, and emotional intelligence.

  • Education: Bachelors degree in psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration, or Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

  • Experience: 13 years of relevant HR, employee relations, or people operations experience.

  • Knowledge:

  • HR practices, labor laws, and internal policy development.

  • Behavioral psychology and workplace motivation strategies.
  • Understanding of compensation structure, negotiation techniques, and financial acumen.

Must Have Skills:

  • Strong interpersonal, mediation, and negotiation abilities.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to interact with executives and employees at all levels.
  • Analytical and data-driven mindset for interpreting engagement and turnover metrics.
  • Financial awareness ability to support compensation reviews, offer structuring, and budget-aligned negotiations.
  • Empathetic listener with a high degree of emotional intelligence and confidentiality.

Preferred Attributes:

  • Exposure to corporate or technology-driven work environments.
  • Certification or training in Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, or Organizational Psychology.
  • Proven ability to balance people-focused empathy with business and financial decision-making.
  • Interest in scaling company culture during periods of rapid growth or organizational change.

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