Director, People Partnerships & Employee Relations EMEA (UK Remote)
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Turnitin is seeking to hire a Director of People Partnerships & Employee Relations to join our Global People Team (must be located in the UK). The People Team enables Turnitin to unleash the full potential of ‘One Team’ and culture which, in turn, enables it to deliver its business strategy and purpose.
This role will report to the Senior Director, Global People Partnerships and serve as the People Business Partner to our EMEA Operations. The incumbent will primarily partner with designated Senior Leadership Team members as their direct business partner, but will interact with several senior leaders across the company to provide strategy and thought leadership related to Employee Relations, Engagement, Inclusion and Acquisition activities.
Primarily, they will:
- Develop open and enduring stakeholder relationships with Turnitin Leaders to assist the development and delivery of the People Strategy and link it operationally to business needs.
- Provide management information and summaries of the employee engagement and relations landscape - monthly and quarterly.
- Execute on annual and bi-annual plans/OKRs using COE support with the team to ensure continuous improvements are realized in relation to key metrics like Turnover, Retention, Diversity, etc.
- Advise Turnitin Leaders on effective organizational design and development to achieve overall Turnitin operational outcomes.
- Work closely with Stakeholders, the Talent Acquisition Team to forecast talent needs.
- Research best practices to mature and sustain key people practices within Turnitin.
- Support and backup the entire GPP people team as needed.
- Drive and sustain change while ensuring processes are documented and automated as applicable.
- Translate information into data to support decision making.
- Focus on process improvement to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the region and overall People Team.
- Champion the Company Values and ‘All In’ Cultural Norms.
- Support the operational strategy for employee engagement and relations for client group(s).
- Drive positive outcomes toward the Company’s DEI and Social Impact programs.
- Be a proactive and personally accountable communicator ensuring transparent and open flow of information.
- Work closely with the Talent Development & Culture Team to harness the L&D opportunities needed to drive continued improvement and motivation.
Minimum Requirements:
- 10+ years global HR strategic leadership experience in a multicultural environment managing multiple countries.
- Ability to think strategically but act tactically.
- Ability to travel to various countries and locations.
- Strong problem solving capabilities with a solutions based mindset.
- Able to work independently and highly accountable to own results.
- Sound operational knowledge of relevant HR/employment law and health and safety regulations.
- Employee Relations experience across multiple geos.
- Technological savvy and experience working with HRIS, ATS and Employee Engagement platforms.
- Data literate with experience driving data decision making.
- Exceptional C-suite communications/presentations skills.
- Strong capability in negotiations, project management, process improvement, conflict management and change management.
- Undergraduate degree in Human Resources Management or relevant experience.
- SHRM/CIPD or equivalent membership.
Not required but preferred experience:
- Previous experience of working with Google Suite, BambooHR.
- Masters in HRM / Ph.D. Industrial Organizational Psychology.
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Our Mission: To ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
Our Values: Customer Centric, Passion for Learning, Integrity, Action & Ownership, One Team, Global Mindset.
- Remote First Culture
- Health Care Coverage*
- Education Reimbursement*
- Competitive Paid Time Off
- 4 Self-Care Days per year
- National Holidays*
- Charitable contribution match*
- Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
- Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
- Retirement Plan with match/contribution*
- * varies by country
Seeing Beyond the Job Ad: At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements.
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