People Director

• Join our European Leadership team and help create ONE region in terms of all our processes and ways of working
• Define our People Strategy for Europe  in close alignment with the Global Head of People and Talent Acquisition
• Advise our Europe business leaders to align the Business and People strategies.
• Provide guidance to support and lead M&A activity.
• Seek to proactively understand business’ needs and drive organisational effectiveness including change management and implementation of people strategies.
• Develop and implement a talent strategy plan that aligns with the overall mission and strategy of the organisation, resulting in a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency, and collaboration.
• Provides vision, direction, and leadership for the People department through effective management and coordination of its team members.
• Optimise the People function/team, modernise, and refine key processes and activities aligned toward achieving strategic objectives
• Support and establish sound People policies/practices for Europe
• Provide leadership and guidance on special projects, people analytics & reporting, talent gap reviews, training, change management, organisational design, diversity, and inclusion.
• Keeps abreast of the external trends, anticipate the impact on people and recommend solutions where appropriate.
• Understands the pulse on the ground and proactively identify and manage people-related issues.
• Ensures compliance of all people practices and effective management of employee relations matters together with our People Ops team

• A skilled HR Business Partner with 15+ years of experience from similar positions, preferably in the creative or consulting industry. Bonus points for a relevant education within HRM, communication, organisational psychology, management, or similar
• Proven in operating at a strategic level, providing guidance to the business functions and the wider people teams in an international organisation, skilled at managing multiple stakeholders, and navigating complexity.
• Experienced within M&A. Support cultural, system and people integration.
• Strong accountability to align, strategise, and communicate with many leaders in various global locations
• A natural driver of projects and able to facilitate processes with People teams, together with the drive – and the guts – to bring them to life. We want you to influence and own how we manage our people, not just tell us the rules. Be innovative.
• Experienced implementing and maintaining systems and frameworks (payroll, employee benefits, and schemes) and unafraid to move between strategic and operational HR
• Implement our Diversity, equity and inclusion objectives and build advocacy across the region.
• Someone with a “people first” and ‘here to help’ attitude, who absolutely, fundamentally believes that we’re better together
• Guide, support and execute on Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, Retention, Succession, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement, Total Rewards, Policy, and Compliance issues for our European Region

• Embraces work-life balance – our employees’ well-being remains a top priority for us
• Promotes a culture of learning and advocacy across the globe – diversity will enable us to strengthen our impact
• Encourages innovation and experimentation
• Understands that changes will occur and adaptability is crucial to assist when it does
• Emphasises and rewards collaboration
• Works remotely. We continue to safeguard the health of our employees so our interviewing and on-boarding process will remain virtual until further notice

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