Senior HR Generalist / Employee Relations Specialist

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production.

Purpose

The Senior HR Generalist / Employee Relations Specialist is a key architect of how Divergent builds a fair, high-performing workplace as we scale. Combining deep employee relations expertise with strong judgment, operational rigor, and a builder mindset, this role will navigate complex workplace matters, strengthen manager capability, and translate employee insights into better policies, practices, and organizational decisions. From resolving sensitive employee matters to building the systems and programs that shape the employee experience, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact on both our people and the organization.

• Employee Relations & Workplace Support

• Serve as a primary point of contact for managers and employees regarding employee relations concerns, workplace issues, policy interpretation, and employee experience matters.

• Conduct Tier 1 and Tier 2 employee relations intake, investigations, fact-finding, documentation, and resolution recommendations.

• Partner with managers to address employee concerns, performance-related matters, workplace conflicts, and policy-related questions in a consistent and compliant manner.

• Collaborate with People leadership and Legal on complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee relations matters.

• Maintain accurate and organized employee relations documentation, investigation records, and case files.

• Identify employee relations trends and recommend proactive solutions that improve employee experience and reduce organizational risk.

• Support consistent application of company policies, procedures, and workplace practices across the organization.

• Design, implement, and continuously improve employee relations systems, workflows, documentation standards, intake processes, and escalation frameworks that improve consistency, visibility, and operational effectiveness.

• Leave, Accommodations & Workplace Compliance

• Administer Leave of Absence programs, including employee communications, documentation management, case tracking, and return-to-work coordination.

• Coordinate workplace accommodations and interactive process activities in partnership with employees, managers, healthcare providers, and external vendors.

• Support workers' compensation administration, claim coordination, return-to-work planning, and documentation management.

• Coordinate immigration case administration and partnership with external immigration counsel and vendors.

• Monitor assigned compliance programs and ensure accurate documentation, process adherence, and timely follow-through.

• Policy Governance, Organizational Health & Operational Scalability

• Proactively identify policy gaps, workplace trends, organizational risks, and opportunities to improve employee experience and operational effectiveness.

• Draft, maintain, and implement People policies, procedures, and operational