Senior Talent Advisor

UNAVAILABLE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is looking for a Senior HR Advisor to enhance employee experiences in London. In this hands-on, people-centred role, you will collaborate with various teams to build a supportive culture. The position involves guiding managers, managing employee relations, and contributing to organisational change.

If you’re skilled in UK employment law and passionate about employee engagement, this role is for you. Publicis Groupe values diversity and offers a wide range of benefits to its staff, ensuring a comprehensive support system.

Qualifications

• Experience operating at Senior HR Advisor level or as a HR Advisor ready for broader responsibility.
• Confidence supporting complex employee relations processes.
• Ability to influence and guide stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and employees for guidance across the employee lifecycle.
• Manage employee relations matters with care and detail.
• Collaborate on Talent initiatives for engagement and retention.

Skills

Experience at Senior HR Advisor level

Solid grounding in UK employment law

Strong relationship-building skills

Organised and thoughtful approach

Continuous-improvement mindset

Ability to adapt to evolving environments

Collaborative outlook

Job description

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication, operating in over 100 countries with 114,000 people globally. We help the world’s leading brands drive growth by combining creativity, media, data, technology and consulting. We are designed to help our clients thrive, with the capabilities, the experience and the understanding needed to help our clients unlock growth in a platform world. Through our Power of One approach, we bring together the right expertise from across our agencies to deliver joined up, end to end solutions. “Viva la Différence” sits at the heart of our culture. We value individuality, encourage different perspectives and believe our differences make us stronger. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can learn, grow and do the best work of their career.

Job Description

We’re hiring a Senior HR Advisor (known internally as Senior Talent Advisor) to play a meaningful role in shaping how people experience work across Publicis Groupe UK, specifically in Media. Working closely with Talent Partners and the wider Talent team, you’ll help build a culture where people feel supported, heard and able to grow. This is a hands‑on, people‑centred role with real breadth, offering exposure across employee relations, engagement, development and organisational change. If you enjoy combining sound judgement with empathy and impact, this is a role where your contribution truly matters.

What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with managers and employees to provide trusted, practical guidance across the employee lifecycle.
• Supporting consistent and fair performance management practices, including coaching managers on tools and processes.
• Managing a range of employee relations matters with care, structure and attention to detail.
• Using people data (absence, turnover, diversity and engagement) to inform decisions and identify improvement opportunities.
• Contributing to organisational change activity, including restructures, TUPE and consultation processes.
• Collaborating with Talent Operations, L&D and Talent Partners to ensure accurate data, smooth processes and joined‑up delivery.
• Playing an active role in Talent initiatives that strengthen engagement, retention and inclusion across the business.

Skills we’re looking for

• Experience operating at Senior HR Advisor level, or as a HR Advisor ready to step into broader responsibility.
• A solid grounding in UK employment law and confidence supporting (sometimes complex) employee relations processes.
• Strong relationship‑building skills, with the ability to influence and guide a wide range of stakeholders.
• An organised and thoughtful approach, balancing multiple priorities with care and accuracy.
• Curiosity and a continuous‑improvement mindset, with a desire to simplify and improve people processes.
• Comfort working in a matrixed or evolving environment, adapting to change as it happens.
• A collaborative, inclusive outlook that values different perspectives and ways of working.

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

This role will be based at our London Office in White City.

Publicis Groupe is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs – for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition – please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change – building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.