Global People Partner

Global People Partner Hybrid Working Hemel Hempstead

Competitive salary and benefit package.

My client is looking for a Global People Partner to work within a strong team with an ambitious yet doable strategy People Partner.

The role will be a blend of projects and operational requirements with a focus on Learning and which will define the company in the years to come.

A hands-on approach in the design and delivery of a learning and development (L&D) syllabus will be a key feature of this role. This will include, identifying L&D needs, defining objectives, structuring the curriculum, arranging appropriate learning methods for the audience and assessing feedback

What you will need to be successful?

• Experience of shaping and driving a people agenda that supports business growth while embracing company values and culture.
• Experience in the leading or facilitation of initiatives such as engagement, performance management, change management, learning and development for employees and management level, as well as diversity and inclusion initiatives.

What we are looking for?

• Strong analytical skills, capable of extracting insights from people data using spreadsheets.
• The ability to assess training and facilitation needs, conduct tailored sessions, and communicate effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the rollout and implementation of the people strategy, programs and processes, whether through collaboration or through personal delivery.
• Working closely with stakeholders ,regionally based employees/HR teams and international colleagues) to keep the right focus on areas such as performance management, talent acquisition, career development, diversity and compensation/rewards.
• Implement, review and analyse business metrics and use data to identify problems within teams (e.g. engagement survey, performance or attrition metrics) before they emerge, working with stakeholders to implement solutions + measure their impact.
• Coordinate and ensure alignment of all global people initiatives in collaboration with regional teams.
• Will be able to consider business priorities and needs; you’ll anticipate the needs of your stakeholders, diagnose problems, identify and drive appropriate solutions.
• Foster diversity, equity and inclusion - helping to build community, cohesion and a sense of belonging around shared values, and ensuring an inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and respected.
• Ensure you have your finger on the pulse of the business and global people trends and feed into the people strategy as appropriate.
• Support on any other people team work streams and ad hoc projects as needed.

About You

You will be an enthusiastic HR advisor/HR Manager/People Partner who is data driven, highly organised and adept at managing multiple priorities. You will be excited at the proposition of making a difference in this newly created role with the opportunity to make it your own and grow with it as the people function continues its transformation.

Key Skills & Experience:

• You will be data driven, always starting with data, facts and insights to help inform your approach to solving problems and analysing needs. You have a high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and can use data to provide insights, inform decisions and visualise it to influence others through storytelling.
• You will have developed a broad range of expertise and skills, so no matter the challenge (benchmarking, skills gap, employee relations, training, etc.) you can contribute ideas, solutions, and where appropriate own initiatives.
• You will have worked across multiple regions previously and be experienced supporting senior leaders and employees split across geographies and time zones adapting to different cultures and backgrounds in order to ensure successful outcomes for all.
• You will have experience of managing projects and have the ability to work on various projects simultaneously, managing conflicting priorities and different stakeholders.
• You will be strongly solutions focused, able to identify problems and drive initiatives that have a measurable impact.

• You will be passionate about D&I as well as company culture, and have experience of implementing initiatives to improve both.
• You will be able to demonstrate a continued commitment to learning, ensuring you are up to date with employment law, market norms, best practice and the latest trends.

Desirable:

• Global experience and expertise across multiple regions (e.g. Americas, EMEA, APAC, etc.).
• Experience auditing HR practices and processes, and setting improvement strategies accordingly.
• Systems implementation experience, from sourcing to successful implementation and ongoing embedding and improvement.
• Experience of merging disparate styles, practices and cultures (whether merging functions, adding new regions, or merging companies) to create a combined collaborative and successful team.
• CIPD qualification
• Fluent in a second language - ideally Mandarin.