Investis Digital Hiring for Director of People & Talent, UK Job at London, England Full Time

Director of People & Talent, UK

Who We Are

Investis Digital is a global digital communications company. We combine effective storytelling with innovative digital approaches to help businesses communicate clearly and authentically with any audience. Using performance marketing and corporate communications, we craft a seamless presence for our clients, positively influencing the awareness, affinity and action of the people that matter most.

Founded in 2000, we have more than 2,000 global clients supported by 550 staff. We’re headquartered in London and have offices across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

Our Values

The Investis Digital values unite more than 550 global employees across 10 global offices. Our values influence how we work with each other and our clients; they give purpose to the work we do and foster a culture we’re proud to be a part of. Learn what each of these values mean to us below.

• Embrace clarity: We know what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.
• Bring passion: We love what we do and share this enthusiasm with everyone we work with.
• Inspire greatness: We strive for excellence and help others be their best.
• Keep innovating: We’re curious and always improve what we do.
• Measure success: We’re rewarded for the work we do.

Job Details

As a member of the European management team, you’ll be responsible for defining and leading the European people strategy in collaboration with the CFO, European MD and wider executive team. You’ll be responsible for implementing and maintaining the infrastructure as well as identifying and coordinating People services. You’ll drive operational excellence throughout the organization with a focus on moving the business forward.

You will directly manage a UK and Nordics team and regularly liaise with the remainder of the People Team working in the US and India.

Key Responsibilities

Company Strategy:

• Develop the organizational People strategy in compliance with corporate group strategy. Own the development and implementation of all initiatives in line with organizational objectives.
• Work with the CFO and European executive team to drive a performance focused culture as well as providing strategic counsel on all people matters.
• Keep the CFO and European Executive team informed of significant problems that jeopardize the achievement of company goals.
• Integrate talent mapping into the performance management process and use outputs to work with the executive team on long-term strategies and initiatives that support retention and development for all employees.
• Manage large scale transformation programmes through strategic planning and delivery of project initiatives.

People Strategy:

• Deploy annual employee engagement surveys and work with the executive team to develop action plans to ensure the business is future-focused to reduce attrition and keep talented people in the business.
• Develop, monitor and deploy global People KPIs that clearly measure levels of success and return on investment.
• Responsible for managing the department annual budget in respect to learning & development, reward, social and wellbeing initiatives.
• Establish reward practices in relation to salary structure, pay policies, bonus and salary review. Maintaining these practices on an annual cycle that ensures the business remains competitive.
• Lead competitive market research to establish pay practices.
• Strategically review benefit initiatives and ensure they remain competitive for all locations and markets.

Organisation Design:

• Lead talent acquisition initiatives by working with the recruitment manager to ensure the new hire process incorporates future needs and develops our employer brand.
• Develop attraction and selection tools and implement campaign planning to improve the accuracy of hiring decisions.
• Contribute to the long-term goals around business and people development, including succession planning and talent acquisition.
• Champion global change issues providing support and direction to the executive team on organization design.

Employee Satisfaction & ER:

• Develop and drive initiatives in relation to wellbeing, health and counselling policies and practices.
• Lead the analysis of employee feedback and data, with the aim of creating a better working environment and engaged culture.
• Provide counsel to the executive team on complex employee relations issues.

People Operations:

• Responsible for managing all People related systems i.e. BambooHR, benchmarking platforms, payroll etc. to improve the quality of service, respond to the changing needs of stakeholders and ensure efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.
• Lead the UK & Nordics People Team- ensure they have the tools to fulfil their roles to a high standard and provide advice and guidance on people operations and HR related issues.
• Support the ongoing development of the People Team – including carrying out PDP reviews, weekly 1-2-1 meetings and exposing them to People related activities for their learning.
• Direct the work of the People Team to ensure delivery of its strategic and operational objectives.
• Responsible for European legal compliance across all people related tasks and initiatives.

All Candidates Should Possess

• Strong commercial awareness and acumen and the ability to partner with the business to deliver commercially focused People strategies.
• Good overall understanding of company finances and uses this to develop global policies and initiatives.
• Strong coaching skills with proven experience of influencing at all levels.
• Proven experience of managing a People team, ideally in a matrix organization.
• Solid UK employment law knowledge and proven experience of applying legislation to a variety of people situations.
• Managed transformation programmes including mergers, acquisitions and TUPE.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
• Thrives on constant change, being self-managed and drives own and departments development and focus.
• Acts as a role model, leading on values, initiatives and culture.
• UK & European payroll exposure with experience of managing European teams and processes.
• Previous experience of working within SMEs and corporate environments, possessing the breadth of knowledge and expertise to drive the business forward.
• Strong innovator with ability to create new concepts and bring something different to the table.
• Experience of leading international People and Talent teams is a bonus.

Benefits Information

• 25 holiday days per year, plus Bank holidays (this increases with your length of service, with the option to utilise our holiday trade scheme)
• Health cash plan
• Life insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Paid charity day
• Regular social activities (virtual for now!) and contributions to cultural and sporting events
• A well-stocked supply of free drinks and snacks (when we can work from the office)

Remote and Flexible Working

We recognize this may feel like a strange time to apply for a new role and join a new company. The health, safety and comfort of our people is our number one priority, and we’re doing everything we can to meet the needs of our employees—from maintaining frequent communication while working from home to ensuring our in-office coffee machines are completely hands-free.

As a team, we communicate regularly through Teams calls and chats to keep camaraderie and spirits high. We also have weekly stand ups, monthly town halls and regular social events (online or in person with safety measures in place, depending on the current government guidelines).

Whilst our head office is in London and we also have an office in Bristol – we have a flexible approach to remote working. During the interview stage, we’re happy to discuss specific ways we’re addressing working from home, so please feel free to ask any questions.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for this exciting position and you feel your previous knowledge and experience match our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

Please apply include your CV with a cover letter and salary expectations.

We will do our best to respond to all applications individually but due to the number of applications we receive if you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks then please consider your application unsuccessful.

Thank you for your interest in working for Investis Digital.

Strictly no recruitment agencies please.