Senior Director, Employee Relations and Employee Care

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: USA VA Falls Church
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ215116


Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Human Resources

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Employee Recognition, Enterprise Strategies, Ethics
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

At GDIT, we are passionate about creating a supportive and dynamic workplace where employees thrive and feel inspired to contribute their best. Our employee care initiatives are central to driving a culture of engagement, recognition, and belonging.

We're looking for a visionary leader to lead our Employee Relations, Ethics, Accommodations, and Employee Recognition teams, building innovative strategies, fostering trusting relationships, and ensuring employees feel valued and empowered to excel.

If you're a creative, people-focused leader who can navigate complex challenges with compassion and are passionate about developing innovative, compliance-driven solutions that positively impact employees, we want to meet you!

Role Overview:
The Senior Director, Employee Relations and Employee Care will be responsible for overseeing and evolving enterprise-wide programs that create a thriving workplace culture.

Partnering closely with leadership at all levels, this individual will lead the development and execution of strategies ensuring our policies, practices, and initiatives meet business goals and nurture employee well-being.

This role strategically integrates four (4) essential functions under employee care:
Employee Relations: Craft strategies to enable positive resolution of workplace matters while protecting a fair and ethical workplace
Ethics: Promote a culture of integrity by reinforcing standards on ethical conduct
Workplace Accommodations: Develop thoughtful, innovative solutions to ensure employees with various needs are accommodated and empowered
Employee Recognition (Bravo!): Lead initiatives that celebrate our workforce, reinforce our company's values, and promote a sense of community

As a key partner to the leadership team, this role is critical to ensuring we maintain an inclusive, respectful, and engaging workplace that aligns with legal requirements and reinforces our company values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Program Development
  
  • Design and implement enterprise-wide strategies for employee relations, ethics, workplace accommodations, and recognition that align with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
  • Drive continuous improvements in employee satisfaction and foster a culture of engagement, transparency, and trust.
  • Serve as a thought partner to senior leadership by connecting employee care strategies to broader company objectives.
• Employee Relations
  
  • Oversee investigations into employee concerns, workplace conflicts, and policy violations with fairness, confidentiality and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with leaders to provide guidance on sensitive issues, including employee grievances, disciplinary actions, and risk assessments.
  • Regularly evaluate policies, ensuring they promote an equitable workplace and prioritize prompt and effective case management.
• Workplace Accommodations
  
  • Manage workplace accommodations efforts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws (e.g., ADA) while fostering organizational agility.
  • Proactively address employee accommodation needs and implement innovative solutions to remove barriers to productivity and inclusivity.
• Recognition & Engagement
  
  • Lead and refine the employee recognition program to honor outstanding employee contributions aligned with the company culture and values.
  • Consult with internal stakeholders on innovative approaches to address enterprise-wide engagement strategies.
• Operational Excellence & Compliance
  
  • Design and implement policies, procedures, and reporting systems that align with legal requirements, internal standards, and industry best practices.
  • Use data and analytics to assess the effectiveness of employee care initiatives and provide actionable insights into challenges and opportunities.
  • Maintain vendor relationships and manage departmental budgets to achieve goals

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
The Senior Director, Employee Relations and Employee Care, must have:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field
Experience: 10+ years of progressive leadership experience managing large-scale employee relations and accommodations programs
Technical skills: Deep knowledge of employment laws, workplace accommodations compliance (e.g., ADA and EEOC)
Skills & Competencies:

• High emotional intelligence with the ability to address sensitive matters confidentially and diplomatically.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills; able to guide data-driven improvements.
• Forward-thinking and agile, with the ability to balance compliance needs with creative solutions.
• Proven leadership skills, with experience mentoring, inspiring, and scaling high-performing teams.

US Person

Location: Hybrid to Falls Church, VA office
Preferred Role requirements:

• Legal degree or Master's degree in HR, Organizational Leadership, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide employee recognition programs.
• Background in cross-functional collaboration for large, dispersed, or global enterprises.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

The likely salary range for this position is $204,000 - $276,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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