People Relations Partner

Overview

In this role you will partner with regional HR teams to manage employee relations, policy implementation and compliance within defined regions. You will support smooth integration of employees after acquisitions and guide managers on performance, engagement and change impact. The position emphasizes confidential, detail-oriented advisory work in a global, matrix environment. You will collaborate across People Operations to drive wellbeing, mobility and policy excellence, enabling business growth and a strong people culture.

Responsibilities

• Manage long-term absence tracking and cases
• Handle employee relations issues, investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, appeals, and related consultations
• Support integration of employees in newly acquired businesses
• Advise on regional best practice and employment law
• Create/review/roll out HR policies, processes and procedures
• Advise on employee disputes
• Coach managers on performance management
• Drive initiatives to improve engagement, retention and morale
• Escalate complex issues to People Business Partners
• Coordinate global mobility and travel with visa/work permit paperwork
• Liaise with Reward on health and wellbeing initiatives
• Perform other duties as required by Head of People Operations

Key requirements

• Recognised HR qualification/accreditation or equivalent experience
• Experience in HR with strong employee relations focus
• Significant knowledge of regional labour/employment law
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Confidentiality
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Understanding of change impact on employees
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, coaching and influencing skills
• Flexible attitude
• Experience in matrix/global/complex business structures (advantageous)

• excellent communication
• interpersonal skills
• coaching and influencing
• attention to detail
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• knowledge of employment law within regions

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