HR Manager (perm/FTC) London, England
Job description
- These roles are available on a permanent or 24 month Fixed Term basis
About the Team
PwC is one of the largest professional services firm in the world and in the UK we have over 22,000 people employed across a range of disciplines. We provide audit, tax, operational and advisory services, including management consulting, transaction services, financing and regulatory advice, to a wide variety of clients. We are innovative and driven to deliver to our clients while meeting our purpose of building trust in society and solving important problems. We strive to be a great place to work for our employees and offer career defining and development opportunities across all our teams. Read more about our purpose values and culture.
Our Business Solutions teams provide a vital role, making sure we have all the right resources, services and technology to be the leading firm. These teams play a key role in helping the firm go to market quickly, making it easier for our people to do their jobs and delivering exceptional value to the rest of the business.
A career in the People function will provide you with the opportunity to work in partnership with business leadership and key stakeholders to develop, drive and execute the people strategy, to continuously enhance the employee experience and business performance.
About the Role
The strategic business partnering team will provide consultation on people strategy, policies and programmes to their Business Unit. The Generalist People Consultant reports to the Line of Service (LoS) Senior People Consultant and is responsible for supporting the Senior People Consultants to execute the People strategy and provide strategic support to their Business Unit/LoS across all areas of the People agenda.
Key areas of responsibility include
Supports the Generalist Senior People Consultants in providing consultation on people strategy, policies and programmes for their Business Unit/LoS
Leads on people related cyclical activities for their Business Units, including performance, reward and talent management.
Supports People function sponsored strategic projects.
Provides employee and business insights on people service delivery to the People Solutions team.
Works closely with People Solutions and Specialist People Consultants to deliver on daily requirements as well as ad hoc projects and initiatives.
Escalates People issues which fall outside standard policies and processes to the Senior People Consultants
Supports D&I and Wellbeing & Culture across the people agenda within their Business Unit.
Leverages HR data to develop business insights
Builds close and trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including Partners and employees, providing support and constructive challenge
Essential Skills and Experience
Business partnering experience is essential, with a strong understanding of all areas of HR.
Holistic understanding of the Business Partner function and key People Function processes and policies that enable an effective and strategic people strategy
Ability to advise and consult with business leaders to help them find lasting solutions to persistent and urgent issues
Ability to integrate the core PwC values into all activities conducted
Data analytics skills with the ability to use data to provide insights to the business to drive and steer business decisions, this should include experience of data analytics tools and platforms
Commercial skills with the ability to turn these into proactive people strategies to drive the business
Strong people management and relationship building skills to influence key stakeholders and leadership
Strong written and verbal communicator with the ability to adapt working style to influence, negotiate and find resolutions.
Proactive approach to business and comfortable working both autonomously and in a team.
