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We have teams working across the globe in data and analytics, product management, editorial and market analysis, technology, marketing, sales, and customer success.

Role Profile

The People & Culture Partner plays a dual role as both strategic business partner and a hands-on local HR presence across our APAC region. Operating as part of the global HR Business Partnering team, this role ensures that global people strategies are executed with regional nuance, whilst also facilitating the delivery of central HR services including Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Payroll and other global people and organisational initiatives.

This role builds strong and collaborative partnerships with both leaders and employees, ensuring both the strategic initiatives and day-to-day HR activities are delivered effectively, consistently and with a deep understanding of local context. This ultimately supports the business to enable managers and colleagues to deliver high levels of business performance.

This is a full-time permanent role reporting to the Head of HR and Global Resourcing.

This role is permanent and offers balanced working with 2-3 days a week in our Singapore office.

Key Responsibilities

Pro-actively engages with colleagues and managers to build credible and collaborative business relationships, standing as trusted advisor on all people related matters
Provides coaching and advice to managers to help them reach appropriate decisions on all aspects of people management
Co-creates and delivers annual people plans to ensure delivery and collaboration of people initiatives, including performance reviews, compensation planning, talent management and succession planning
Provides project management and expertise to the business with specific related projects and people initiatives such as organisational design, workforce planning and change programmes
Supports the identification of strategic people issues in partnership with the business area and support them to resolve these matters effectively and whilst reducing business risk
Uses data-driven insights to identify regional people risks, opportunities and future workforce needs
Delivers global HR programmes and other business focused initiatives including employee engagement, wellbeing, talent management and diversity & inclusion at a local level with excellence and consistency
Represents APAC within the global HR Business Partnering team, sharing insights, feedback, and regional nuances e.g. to provide regional reward insights and support benefits initiatives with local benchmarking

Serves as the first point of contact for all regional employee relations matters and manages end-to-end casework including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, and performance management
Leads complex or sensitive ER issues with minimal supervision, partnering with Legal and HR Operations
Coaches managers to build capability in handling people matters confidently and compliantly
Advises managers and colleagues on the terms and conditions of employment, policies, and practices across the different jurisdictions within APAC region
Works in partnership with the Talent Acquisition Partners to develop the way we attract the top talent that we need to deliver the business strategy in the APAC region including supporting with interviewing, hiring decisions and ensuring consistency in selection standards across the region
Works with the People Operations Specialist and Payroll Managers to ensure delivery of HR services and payroll activity for the APAC region including overseeing local onboarding, engagement and employee lifecycle activity
Working collaboratively within the People team and other functions to align and achieve business and people initiatives

This is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities of this post. The People & Culture Partner may be required to carry out other duties as directed by the Company.

What we are looking for:

Essential

Proven experience in an HR business partnering role in a multi-jurisdictional or regional environment
Proven experience managing a full range of employee relations issues and leading complex casework
Solid understanding of regional employment law, HR best practice and its commercial application
Strong relationship management across a diverse range of stakeholders, coaching and influencing capacity
Experience of managing disciplinary, grievance and exit processes end to end
Experience of leading organisational change
Data-driven and able to apply insights to shape decision making and people plans
Excellent interpersonal skills, able to flex personal style in response to others or fit the situation
Evaluates situations rationally and takes decisions based upon analysis
A strong team player, delivering strongly whilst communicating effectively with the wider People & Culture team and business
Resilient, able to deal with challenges and manage difficult situations firmly and sensitively
Able to act within and company policies and procedures and recommend solutions to add value
Able to be proactive and propose initiatives to add value to the business
Required to work on own initiative and proactively identify process improvements

Desirable

An IHRP certification or equivalent
Previous experience working in a business growth through a period of change and growth
Previous experience working in a PE backed business

Our Promise to You Benefits

25 Days Holiday rising to 27 after 2 years service and a day off for your birthday
Work anywhere policy (up to 4 weeks per year, subject to approval)
Up to 4 Days Paid Volunteering
Healthy Lifestyle Subsidy up to 250
Enhanced Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave)
Healthcare Plan

We know that sometimes the perfect candidate doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most, but not all of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Please let us know of any adjustments we need to make for you to show us your best self.

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