HR Talent Partner - 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications company is seeking a skilled HR Business Partner in London. This role focuses on developing strategic partnerships, overseeing talent metrics, and championing diversity initiatives within the company. Candidates should have experience in fast-paced environments and strong relationship-building skills. The position operates on a hybrid model, requiring office presence three days a week.

Benefits

Inclusive benefits

Support for neurodiverse candidates

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a HR Business Partner or Talent Partner position.
• Exposure to fast-paced, matrixed organizations.
• Line management exposure.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with client groups and stakeholders.
• Oversee collection and analysis of people metrics.
• Design and implement learning and development strategies.
• Provide guidance on employee relations cases.
• Drive diversity in hiring and promotions.

Skills

Strong relationship-building skills

Data handling proficiency

HR best practice knowledge

Innovative thinking

Job description

BRAND: Publicis Groupe
Job Function: Human Resources
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Overview

Publicis Groupe is one of the world's largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100,000 professionals. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity, 3. Smart Media and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world. At Publicis Groupe, we’ve invested in capabilities across these imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. We call this Power of One. Powered by a 100,000-strong network via Marcel, our AI-based platform, we are also able to provide our clients and talents instant access to resource, knowledge for any need, any time, in any market.

Viva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It is how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Cultivate strong relationships with client groups and internal stakeholders. Become embedded across the business units that you support, understanding their unique challenges and opportunities, working with the International Talent Director to ensure all talent initiatives align with Global Productions overarching objectives.
• Data-Driven: Oversee the accurate collection and analysis of key people metrics. Go beyond simply reporting data; extract actionable insights and translate them into compelling narratives and recommendations that inform strategic talent decisions. Develop and maintain dashboards to track talent trends and measure the effectiveness of talent initiatives.
• Learning & Development: Collaborate with the Groupe L&D team to design and implement comprehensive learning and development strategies tailored to the specific needs of your business areas. Champion initiatives that foster a culture of continuous development, growth mindset, training, and career development pathways.
• Employee Relations: Provide expert guidance and support on a wide range of employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, restructures, redundancies, TUPE processes, etc. Ensure compliance with all relevant employment legislation and company policies. Leverage support from Talent Advisors or more senior teams as needed. Proactively identify and mitigate potential ER risks.
• Talent Projects: Spearhead talent initiatives such as Early Careers, DE&I, Talent Mapping. Develop strategies to nurture top talent.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champion: Drive initiatives that promote diversity in hiring, development, and promotion. Measure and track DE&I metrics and report on progress.
• Talent Acquisition: While not directly responsible for recruitment, this role will help with talent forecasting, and provide and support the talent acquisition team, encouraging partnership with our internal TA team vs agencies.
• Operations: Support recruitment approvals, promotions, Groupe submissions, and manage day-to-day activities within the team to enhance team productivity and output.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a HR Business Partner/Talent Partner position, preferably within a fast-paced, matrixed organisation.
• Exposure to creative or production agency environments.
• Experience working in network/matrix organisations.
• Line management exposure.
• A blend of HR best practice knowledge with innovative thinking, able to flexibly adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong relationship-building skills across all levels.
• A deep-rooted sense of fun and passion for fostering an engaging, empowering, and meaningful work environment for yourself and the client groups that you support.
• Proficiency in handling data, interpreting insights, and translating them into actionable strategies.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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