Senior HR Advisor, People Strategy & Ops

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

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Learning & development

Competitive pay

Flexible working

Health benefits

Generous leave

Wellness program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Senior Associate, People Strategy (HR Advisor) to enable our people to thrive. Reporting to a Senior HR BP, you’ll be the first contact for client groups and provide people operations to drive great experiences and business impact.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, detail orientation, and a passion for continuous process improvement within a complex matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Background in Human Resources Operations.
• Experience of employee lifecycle, supporting employee relations, redundancies etc.
• Passion for enhancing our people’s experience throughout their lifecycle and driving business impact.
• An eye for detail and ability to run processes independently.
• A track record in pro-actively identifying opportunities for improvements and driving change.
• An ability to work in a complex matrix structured, ambiguous, constantly changing business situation.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to convert data into insights and solutions, strong excel expertise.
• An interest in using AI to create smarter working.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to form relationships at all levels.
• Worked in a global environment (preferable).

Responsibilities

• Provide support to People Strategists on performance management and talent reviews.
• Support all phases of our growth philosophy, including goal/OKR setting, feedback, promotions, and annual impact discussions.
• Partner with compensation on merit increases, bonus payouts, and off cycles.
• Roll out of programs and activities including Core Value awards, recognition drives, DE&I work, surveys, mentoring, driving hybrid working and mentoring.
• Manage and support employee relations cases; this could involve redundancies, restructures, grievances etc.
• Participate in special project taskforces for new initiatives.
• Leverage and analyze data to understand focus areas for capabilities and industries.
• Project managing, operations management, and administrative support of talent programs.
• Note taking, planning, status tracking, and issue/risk management.
• Synthesize and analyze data to drive insights and support data driven people decisions.
• Drive change through effective communication and roll-out of talent initiatives to leadership, People Managers, and employees.
• Advise people managers and employees on policies and processes.
• Partner with People Strategy operations colleagues across the region, and globally in India and the Americas.
• Collaborate with HR lifecycle colleagues and other teams on employee cases, ensuring legal compliance, and updating HRIS.

Skills

HR Operations

Employee Lifecycle

People Relations

Attention to detail

Process Improvement

Data Analysis

Excel

AI in workforce

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CIPD preferred

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Senior Associate, People Strategy (HR Advisor) to enable our people to thrive. Reporting to a Senior HR BP, you’ll be the first contact for client groups and provide people operations to drive great experiences and business impact.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, detail orientation, and a passion for continuous process improvement within a complex matrix organization.