HR Talent Partner - 12-month Fixed Term Contract

UNAVAILABLE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications holding company in Greater London is looking for a strategic HR Business Partner to develop talent strategies and foster a growth culture. You will cultivate relationships, analyze workforce metrics, and champion HR initiatives within a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate has HR experience in a matrix organization, strong relationship-building skills, and a passion for employee engagement. This role operates in a hybrid work setting, balancing office and remote work.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Inclusive benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, matrixed organisation.
• Exposure to creative or production agency environments.
• Proficiency in handling data and interpreting insights.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with client groups and stakeholders.
• Oversee collection and analysis of key people metrics.
• Design and implement learning and development strategies.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations cases.
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Skills

HR Business Partner experience

Relationship-building skills

Data interpretation

Adaptability

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Job description

Company Description

OVERVIEWPublicis 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.HELPING OUR CLIENTS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE PLATFORM WORLDOur clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. 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 four imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end to end solutions, not only do we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories, we are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience. 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.THE SPIRIT OF VIVA LA DIFFERENCEViva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. From the birth of Publicis, 94 years, when Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, our founder, invented French advertising. Viva La Difference expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognize what makes us distinctive. 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.

Job Description

As a key member of our UK Production team, you’ll partner with the MD and Heads of Department to develop and implement talent strategies that align with our business goals. Reporting to the International Talent Director and working closely with the UK and Global Talent teams, you’ll be instrumental in fostering a culture of growth and development within a fast‑paced, matrixed environment. This requires resilience, adaptability, and a genuine passion for nurturing talent.

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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