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 and to ensure that a pipeline of exceptional talent is flowing into the organization.
- Be able to research best practices from the outside in to mature and sustain key people practices within Turnitin.
- Support and backup the entire GPP people team as and when needed.
- Be familiar with and highly capable at driving and sustaining change while ensuring processes are documented and automated as applicable.
- Be able to 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.
- 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 Stakeholders, the Talent Development & Culture Team to harness the L&D opportunities and solutions needed to drive continued improvement and motivation.
Minimum Requirements:
- 10+ years global HR strategic leadership experience in a multicultural environment managing multiple countries within the region.
- Ability to think strategically but act tactically.
- Strong problem solving capabilities with the ability to approach issues 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 within the region.
- Technological savvy and experience working with HRIS, ATS and Employee Engagement platforms.
- Data literate with experience driving data decision making or a willingness to learn.
- 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.
Total Rewards @ Turnitin
Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential to positively impact global education, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility.
Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
Our Values underpin everything we do.
- Customer Centric
- Passion for Learning
- Integrity
- Action & Ownership
- One Team
- Global Mindset
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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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