People Operations Manager

Baker McKenzie Belfast Centre; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic People Operations Manager to lead and coordinate projects within their People Operations function. This role requires a strong background in HR processes, project management experience, and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels. The successful candidate will play a key role in implementing change programs and ensuring operational goals are met. With a commitment to inclusion and diversity, this company offers a supportive environment and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an attractive place to work in Belfast.

Benefits

Comprehensive private health cover

Income protection

Life assurance

Employee assistance plan

Qualifications

• Strong background in HR processes and practices.
• Experience in implementing change programs in people operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate projects within the People Operations function.
• Manage relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Develop and deliver plans and status reports for stakeholders.

Skills

HR processes and practices

Change program implementation

Project management

System automation

Job description

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Workplace: Hybrid

The opportunity:

The People Operations Manager will lead, support, and coordinate the successful design, implementation and management reporting of projects and activities across the People Operations sub-function within the given timescale and budget, and in turn, the wider People function at Baker McKenzie.

The role-holder, while not directly responsible for the sub-functions' service areas/teams, will support the People Operations Director. The individual will work with Team Leads to ensure plans and deliverables stay on track, in addition to ensuring operational goals (including budgets, resourcing, etc.) are met. Furthermore, they will be asked to support programs including AI, Centralization of Baker People/HR Process and policies, and other ad-hoc People projects as required.

Relationship development and management are critical to the success of this role. The role-holder will be adept in engaging and managing relationships across all levels of the organization, and be able to engage externally with professional bodies and solution vendors with confidence.

Baker McKenzie is the world’s leading law firm with offices all over the world. Our Belfast Centre is home to over 400 colleagues in both legal and professional services.

We offer one of the best workplace benefits packages in the business with comprehensive private health cover, income protection, life assurance and a full employee assistance plan. These and a host of other benefits make us one of the most desirable companies to work for in Belfast.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, diversity, and equity for all and are confident we can provide a career as individual and as exceptional as you.

Responsibilities:

• Keep the sub-function team and wider People function abreast of deliverables, status, changes and developments to plan, to drive desired outcomes, ensuring focus on key strategic deliverables
• Take the lead on specific programs and activities to achieve successful implementation/resolution, stepping in where required as proxy to the Director
• Create (in advance) and lead agendas, and lead meetings/calls with internal and external stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes
• Develop and deliver plans and status reports for sharing and updating a range of stakeholders on programs and activities
• Proactively identify and resolve issues and deal with potential conflicts
• Ensure regular team, vendor, budgeting, and resource reviews take place, and that operational tasks, including invoicing and onboarding/offboarding of resources and vendors, are completed properly and in alignment with firm process and policy
• Engage and collaborate with members of the People Operations Sub-function, ensuring they understand how their role, behaviors

Skills and Experience:

• Strong background knowledge of HR processes and practices
• Significant knowledge and experience of implementing change programs, specifically in the people operations and people systems space
• Proven experience in project managing People/Talent projects' successful implementation in a global organization, to time and budget requirements, while meeting the needs of the business
• Experience of reviewing, aligning and implementing HR/Talent processes, utilizing system automation to drive efficiencies

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Legal Services

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