People Partner-Senior Associate– EMEA
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WHAT YOU’LL DO
The People Partner-Senior Associate will be responsible for developing and executing HR strategies focused on business consultation and delivery of HR programs and processes in the areas of employee and labor relations, compliance and restructuring, organizational effectiveness, talent management and succession planning initiatives. To succeed, you will need a flexible skill set, including the ability to think strategically, execute tactically, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations.
DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Recommend country and regional HR policies in compliance with local labor laws.
- Facilitates organization and leadership development efforts.
- Knowledgeable resource that guides key leaders to enhance employee relations by deploying programs and processes that minimize legal risks and continue to strengthen manager and employee relationships
- Resolve employee relations issues through a systematic approach.
- Assists senior management in the development of solutions through cultural and process perspective organizational development
- Assist with regional initiatives such as Labor Relations, Union Negotiations, Compliance, Policy design, review, and deployment as well as performance management
- Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments in compliance with countries in designated region and international Labor Laws and Compliance
- Recommend new policies, procedures, and approaches as well as assess existing policies to continually improve the efficiency of the department and organization, with a focus on improving the employee experience
- Refining knowledge of progressive HR practices and key trends
- Managing employee relations counseling, investigations, performance improvement plans, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing
- Partnering with other members of the People & Culture team in the recruitment process, while also helping to create job descriptions postings, and assisting hiring managers with filtering and selection processes
- Partnering with key stakeholder partners with HR related processes and provides ongoing updates/reports
- Ensuring all employee matters are handled with consistency and fairness without discrimination.
- Managing internal employee communication and engagement through feedback programs, surveys, and one on one meetings
- Aligning the work with the culture and strategic goals
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- MUST HAVES: Previous experience as HR professional supporting European countries, primarily: UK, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, France, or Germany.
- Minimum 2-5 years of experience
- Strong Employee Relations background, Labor Compliance, Policy experience for the regional countries in scope.
- Experience with labor compliance in multiple countries within the region (Europe or Asia Pacific), including international labor practices.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and meaningful relationships
- A bachelor's degree in business, human resources or a related field
- Well-organized and able to meet deadlines
YOUR SUPERPOWERS:
- Ability to work independently and in a global HR organization
- A desire for continuous learning about countries in scope and HR practice
- Enjoy thinking strategically to align perspectives, voices, and opinions
- A good human who cares about all humans
- Have a passion for DEIB, culture, experience, and the world of work and deeply care about the inclusion and well-being of all people
- Regional HR experience (Europe and/or Asia Pacific)
NICE TO HAVE:
- Mergers and acquisitions experience
YOU WILL LOVE WORKING FOR US IF YOU:
- Thrive working in fast-paced, high growth environments
- Get excited about building something from the ground up
- Enjoy being involved in shaping processes and employee experience
- Have agility and ability to adapt and lead change organizationally
Synopsys/Black Duck Software helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Synopsys, a recognized leader in application security, provides static analysis, software composition analysis, and dynamic analysis solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open-source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Synopsys helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
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