Executive - People Partner

Why we're hiring:

The Executive – People Partner will be the primary point of contact for WPP HQ employees and stakeholders from a People team perspective. This person will work closely with Business Managers and Employees to deliver an excellent employee experience, drive engagement, foster a high-performance culture, and resolve People issues. This role requires an empathetic, agile, and communicative HR professional who can independently handle employee connects, support performance management, and maintain data-driven insights on the People front.

What you'll be doing:

Employee Connects

• Conduct regular check-ins and structured touchpoints (30-90-180 days) for new joiners to assess their onboarding experience and integration.
• Schedule and facilitate Employee Connects, Team connects, Skip-level sessions to gauge team sentiment and address concerns.

Performance Management & Employee Relations

• Assist managers in driving the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) process for underperforming employees and facilitate constructive PIP discussions.
• Act as the first line of contact for employee grievances, ensuring timely documentation, unbiased investigation, and resolution in line with company policies.
• Conduct exit interviews, analyze attrition trends, and proactively share insights with stakeholders to implement retention strategies.

Business Partnering & Process Improvement

• Attend weekly/periodic team reviews with department leaders to understand operational barriers and provide People support.
• Collaborate with the wider People team to implement process standardization and organizational development initiatives.
• Support surveys and market-trend analyses to benchmark best practices in employee engagement and retention.

Data, Analytics & Dashboards

• Create, analyze, and publish monthly/quarterly HR MIS reports, engagement dashboards, and action-tracker reports for leadership.

What you'll need:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in an HR Generalist or HRBP role within a fast-paced environment.
• Industry Background: Prior experience in Shared Services (SSC), IT, ITES is highly preferred.
• Education: Post-graduate degree/MBA in Human Resources or a related field.
• Good understanding of business operations and how HR initiatives drive business priorities.
• Strong capability in compiling data, managing MIS, and building impactful presentations (MS Excel, PowerPoint).
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact comfortably with all levels, including senior leaders.
• High level of empathy, active listening skills, and the agility to navigate complex employee relations issues.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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