Country HR Generalist

Our UK HR Generalist team works in a fast-paced and changing environment with a variety of HR topics across different Sony business areas. Our team is recognised as a source of great knowledge to our line managers and employees, and we take pride in what we do, and we have fun doing it together.

This is a place where you can drive your own personal and professional development while working together with skilled HR team members in a flexible and engaging workplace.

If you love to put high-quality service and customer satisfaction at the heart of everything you do and are a strong multitasker used to taking initiative, you are in the right place

We believe you are a proactive and fast learner who thrives from working in a fast-paced international environment. You turn problems into opportunities and focus on finding solutions while keeping your eyes on the details. You enjoy working in teams and building positive relationships with colleagues and partners at all levels of seniority.

You will:
- Manage UK & Ireland HR cases through the case management system (Dovetail), ensuring cases are managed efficiently, and align with internal SLAs and employment law- Act as the first point of contact for HR policy queries and point of escalation for more complex queries- Provide a professional high-quality HR provision, delivering general HR advice, guidance, and solutions on a broad range of human resource issues, interpreting and advising on employee relations- Look after PO and invoice management through the internal system- Run inductions for all new hires, including 4-week reviews and corporate sessions- Ensuring timely completion of employee lifecycle processes including new starters/transfers/ex-pats, contractual changes, leavers, and exit interviews.- Manage the process for international transfers and ex-pats- Supervising the rollout of salary increases, promotions, and other changes across the business

You will bring:
- Junior HR Generalist with basic UK employment law knowledge- Good skills in HR systems like; Workday, and Dovetail to assist with HR data/process queries and HR administration- First-line Employer Relations support cases and resolution- Great administrative skills to handle purchase orders and invoices- Experience in contract creation and onboarding- An excellent communicator, proficient in spoken and written English.

Your new office

Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment with full accessibility. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.

Take a look at our Weybridge office here:
Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.

We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.

You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap

Bring your uniqueness to Sony

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose - ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

We are Sony Europe.

Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.

With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and