Wise
Finance / FinServ
SeniorEmployeeRelationsAdvisor
“Senior Employee Relations Advisor at Wise. Skills: Employee Relations (ER) matters, local employment law, ER advice. owning Employee Relations (ER) matters across a number of business functions. providing important insights and sound recommendations for policy and process changes”
What You'll Achieve.
providing important insights and sound recommendations for policy and process changes; ensuring key stakeholders are continually informed of legislation, law and regulation updates; Analyse and identify data-driven trends to help educate and advise our functions and the Senior Leadership team on business focus areas and better ER practices; ensure our guidelines, policies and processes are compliant; we continue to give customer-centric advice; collaboratively shape the future of Wise as we continue to grow
Industry & Context.
Data driven: you always start with data, facts and insights to help inform your approach through storytelling to solving problems and analysing needs; Adaptable: you’ll be as comfortable working with ambiguity as you are with certainty, as we need someone who can be agile enough to respond to changing priorities, but be able to have big-picture proactive thinking for the long-term path ahead
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
previous and demonstrable experience in a HR Advisor / ER Specialist role within EMEA, owning and advising on a range of ER matters end-to-end, advising on capability and conduct cases, absence cases, supporting grievances, advise on and support with change management decisions, carrying out Exit Interviews, support with DSAR’s, support with external employment claims as appropriate, Subject matter expert in local employment law and ER advice, growth mindset, Data driven, A heap of empathy and emotional intelligence, Adaptable, Collaborative, Exceptional attention to detail, Ability to deal with confidential information in a professional manner, Courageous and calm in challenging situations
Nice to Have
Familiar with Google Suite, Familiar with Slack, Familiar with Workday
What You'll Do.
owning Employee Relations (ER) matters across a number of business functions
providing important insights and sound recommendations for policy and process changes
ensuring key stakeholders are continually informed of legislation
law and regulation updates
support end-to-end ER matters within dedicated business functions
Supporting and advising Wisers and Leads through a significant volume and range of situations
including complex cases (from internal conflict management to external escalated cases)
balance exposure and appetite to risk in the process
Analyse and identify data-driven trends to help educate and advise our functions and the Senior Leadership team on business focus areas and better ER practices
Proactively keep up to date with local employment laws and working practices
sharing knowledge and collaborating with the other SME’s to ensure our guidelines
policies and processes are compliant
Own and contribute to projects both on a local and global level
Update and deliver People-related training sessions in order to upskill our Leads and address knowledge gaps that are highlighted in our ER data
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with ER Advisors around the globe in any cross-geographical ER cases, navigating complexity and flexibility with DEI, legal considerations and best practice; Collaborate with People Partners to complement their functional business insights with your ER data and expertise; sharing knowledge and collaborating with the other SME’s; collaboratively shape the future of Wise; tested communication and facilitation skills, you guide a vast variety of stakeholders, building and fostering relationships over time; not afraid to challenge through healthy discussions
Communication Scope
communicate effectively and inclusively, both in person and in writing; tested communication and facilitation skills
Process & Methodology
Own and contribute to projects both on a local and global level, providing advisory input to help us collaboratively shape the future of Wise as we continue to grow
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