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CNO Financial Group’s HR team is hiring an Employee Relations Consultant to collaborate with HRBPs and partner with business leaders, leave management and employees to provide direction and consultation including conflict resolution, performance management, disciplinary action, reasonable accommodations, and policy interpretation and application. This position plays a key role in day-to-day risk mitigation, as well as uses data analytics to identify trends and recommend courses of action.

This is your opportunity to be a part of a proactive and innovative Employee Relations (ER) team and have impact across CNO business areas.

As an ER Consultant, your responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with management to handle performance counseling, attendance counseling, policy violation and conduct related cases, including disciplinary recommendations and associated documentation
• Supporting management at employee meetings as needed, including performance, attendance and conduct terminations
• Investigating work-related or compliance issues and preparing summary reports, conclusions and recommendations for assigned client group
• Working with appropriate partners to provide consultation and recommendations regarding all reasonable accommodation requests for the enterprise.
• Conducting focus groups, climate assessment, etc. in support of the action plan
• Conducting exit interviews, summarize findings and discuss trends and concerns with senior management
• Crafting and facilitating formal and informal training on employee relations matters such as performance counseling, case documentation, etc.

The ER Consultant position is well-suited for you if you:

• Can display a balanced, objective approach and good judgment when recommending a course of action or handling an investigation
• Have outstanding relationship-management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively and partner well with others in order to build strong and trusting relationships
• Are highly organized with the ability to work under stress, be responsive to time sensitive issues and demonstrate high integrity when dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Are an innovative problem solver with the courage and sensitivity to deliver tough messages to leaders and employees and express your point of view, even to someone more senior than you

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in business, Human Resource Management or related field, or 8 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
• At least 4 years of work experience in employee relations, including conducting ER investigations, partnering and coaching leaders on performance management, and analyzing trends in employment data and recommending solutions
• Strong working knowledge of employment laws (both State and Federal) and regulations (for example ADA, FLSA, FMLA, Title VII), as well as the ability to appropriately interpret and apply policies, laws and business practices when addressing employment matters.
• willingness to work central or eastern time zone business hours

What will set you apart:

• HRCI and/or SHRM certification
• Experience with reasonable accommodation requests under the ADA
• Experience with Workday is a plus

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,
• paid parental leave
• company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) have access to come into that office.

Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours.

All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands and supported by our associates and agents. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and more than $35 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 8,600 exclusive agents and independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I); Integrity, Customer Focus, Excellence, and Teamwork. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Philadelphia, Orlando and Milwaukee.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.

If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.