HR Business Partner London, England
Job description
About Us
Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization's GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.
At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.
Learn more at diligent.com.
Position Overview:
Diligent is growing rapidly and we're excited to add even more top talent to our HR team. The EMEA Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for solving organizational challenges through people-related solutions. You'll partner with a cross-functional group of subject-matter experts to design and execute strategies for how we staff, onboard, develop, motivate, retain, and organize work. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate internally on a variety of people-related areas. In this role, you will create and refine existing programs that support Diligent people managers and individual contributors. You will report to the VP of HR
Key Responsibilities
- Build relationships with business leaders to offer thought leadership on organizational and people-related strategy and execution.
- Use and request data strategically. Identify and surface trends in both qualitative and quantitative data to help improve organizational health, understand when data will assist in making smart, informed decisions, and interpret complex analyses and tie analyses back to business priorities.
- Solve problems and get to the root cause of any issue. Design and quickly implement solutions that cut across multiple disciplines, even those beyond people and organizational solutions.
- Provide expertise in the following areas: career planning, performance management, coaching, data analysis, compensation and rewards, employee relations, learning and development, recognition programs, and strategic development.
- Provide support in all areas of HR and to all levels of Diligent employees, ensuring white glove customer service.
- Drive all cyclical processes within your business area, maintaining global consistency with other regional business partners.
- Build knowledge of best practices and regulatory changes in HR and employment law for business area and jurisdiction.
Required Experience/Skills
- Extensive experience in handling employee relation issues within the Americas (CAN, US, South America).
- Able to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of personnel, including leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple, shifting priorities in a high-demand, fast-paced environment and prioritize, plan and execute on complicated assignments in a timely and efficient manner.
- Thorough knowledge of new developments, legislation and Employee Relations policies across HR in the UK and EMEA.
- Ability to function independently as well as work within a team.
- Ability to exercise appropriate judgment, confidentiality, and discretion.
- Excellent oral and written communication, presentation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Preferred Experience/Skills
- Enthusiastic, courteous, reliable, adaptable, and flexible.
- Self-directed and detail oriented, with strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills.
- Experience in partnering with Sales and Technology business areas
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, business administration, communications, or related field.
What Diligent Offers You
- Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
- We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
- We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
- Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.
Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.
Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney.
We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
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