Strategic People Operations Partner

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Qodea Full time

We are seeking a commercially minded People Operations Partner to drive our business growth in the UK region. As a key partner, you will provide strategic and operational support to help drive our business strategy. You will have commercial awareness and use best practices when advising on people processes, employment law, employee relations, org structure, and org design. With a flexible working location, you will be able to take a hybrid approach to the role, occasionally attending your local office for team or company meetings.

You will be detail-oriented, people-focused, and take a strategic approach to drive key initiatives in your area. This role is a maternity leave cover and a fixed-term contract lasting 14 months.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to align people strategies with business goals, ensuring capabilities and organisational structures are capable of delivering the overall business strategy.
  • Provide guidance and support for both managers and employees on all aspects of employee relations.
  • Take a commercially minded approach to handling complex ER cases, managing and overseeing the case, ensuring compliance with company policies and legislation to provide a resolution.
  • Conduct market reviews for your org using salary benchmarking and performance reviews to advise stakeholders on compensation changes, ensuring fairness and consistency across the business.
  • Work with the Development & Engagement Partner to understand key trends in the engagement survey data, implementing a creative engagement strategy and driving initiatives within your areas of responsibility.
  • Partner with the Talent Operations Partner and other key stakeholders to understand the market and competitors, feeding this into the compensation and benefits strategy.
  • Guide managers on best practices for performance reviews, goal setting, and feedback processes using Leapsome to drive a high-performance culture.
  • Provide guidance and suggestions to support individuals responsible for operational change management activities, conducting readiness assessments to assess the size, nature, and impact of organisational change.
  • Identify risks and vulnerabilities, assess impact and probability, develop mitigation strategies, and report to the People Ops Lead and key stakeholders.
  • Provide useful and insightful people data on your area to inform decisions.
  • Champion clear and engaging communication with relevance.

We're proud of our B Corp status and ask that you're proactive in our drive towards social progress and positive impacts.

Requirements
  • CIPD Level 5
  • Experience with sheets/excel
Desirable Skills
  • Experience in training delivery
  • Budget management experience
  • Data analysis skills

We offer a competitive salary, private healthcare scheme, company pension, death in service, flexible annual leave policy, 10 learning days per year, length of service awards, work from anywhere for up to 90 days per year, sabbatical leave, marketing-leading parental leave policies, flexible working culture, company events, regular opportunities for industry-recognised training and certifications, and opportunities to develop within a fast-growing tech business.

Qodea is the largest Google Cloud-only digital consultancy in Europe, providing tried and trusted digital solutions while helping clients look to the future and innovate. We're a purpose-driven, certified B Corp, striving to be great to work with and great to work for.



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