People Partner - Americas

We are seeking a strategic People Partner who will be responsible for the entire Americas region and Advisory practice globally (as this aligns with the EVP scope of responsibility).As a member of the Americas & People function Leadership Teams, contribute to the development of the business strategy, and support the business in achieving their objectives through their people. In particular, develop the People Strategy/Plans and work with People Services and Communities of Excellence to ensure the effective execution of these. Job Title: People Partner - AmericasLocation: Hybrid in Houston What's the Job?Strategic Planningcontribute to business strategy and strategic priorities identified to deliver the Full Potential Plan; develop local people strategy and plans, work with CoE and People Services to ensure effective execution of plans via People Services; manage strategic people projects, monitor People Services performance and workforce indicators on behalf of business and act as the feedback loop to enable continuous improvement.Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) - support due diligence processes on M&A projects, and lead the planning and implementation of post-acquisition integration projects, ensuring all acquisitions are integrated into LRQA successfully.Organisation effectiveness: Coach and support the business on organisation design and development, ensuring it operates in a way that maximises performance and efficiency. Review organisation capability and develop interventions to improve and adapt to changing circumstances; Ensure that change is managed and embedded well; Oversee LRQA's employee value proposition (EVP) and issues relating to employee experience / engagement in the business, challenging ways of working and developing action plans to improve.Resourcing: Develop strategic workforce and resource plans and work with CoE's to ensure delivery of high-quality resource requirements in timely manner; Participate in assessment / interviews for senior leadership roles.Performance management: Provide input and lessons learnt to BYB (Be Your Best) process; ensure business leadership understand and deliver the BYB process effectively; create people related objectives with senior leadership teams and ensure they are cascaded through business; Facilitate calibrations for senior leadership only; Support leadership in resolution of significant performance and capability issues at senior level;Capability Development: Oversee the identification, development and delivery of technical competencies in line with people strategy; Establish overall learning requirements and development needs for business (high level TNA -outcome focused) via strategic planning process and feed into CoE as part of L&D planning process. Ensure appropriate focus and priority on learning and development in business areas. Approve overall L&D plan on behalf of business area. Commission new / changing requirements with Learning team on behalf of business and monitor to ensure delivery of outcomes.Reward: Provide input to Reward CoE to reflect business priorities and issues; Work with CoE to ensure effective delivery of pay review and on-going effective employee pay and benefits progression in business area; Calibrate moves, promotions and grades locally at senior levels to ensure consistency. Support the implementation of the new job architecture framework, supporting line manager upskilling and embedding across the organisation.Talent Management: Work with senior leadership teams to deliver Organisation Capability Review and associated talent management processes for own business extracting T&LD impacts etc. Track and ensure delivery of leadership development and succession plans on behalf of the business for all except Senior leadership/board level roles. Support local coaching/mentoring programmes for talent developmentPeople Services: Ensure that employees use the appropriate channels for advice and services; support the embedding of the People Services Operating Model by working with the wider People team to identify and remove issues that act as barriers to execution. Leadership and Coaching: participate in the leadership of the business area; act in a professional advisory capacity to leadership teams, offering guidance on organisation, people matters, ensuring delivery of proactive support; provide trusted one-to-one coaching to business leaders and colleagues; Behave as a role model for change and performance improvement. Senior Leadership Team Development: Proactively assess team and senior leadership development needs, make recommendations, and implement appropriate key interventions in collaboration with the Learning and Development TeamCulture Transformation: Act as a role model/ambassador of LRQA organisational culture support business leaders to plan and implement organisational culture activities aligned to the target culture.What's Needed?Experienced People professional - A graduate or appropriately qualified professional with deep experience and expertise Demonstrable experience of mergers and acquisitions activity including leading People due diligence processes and implementing People integration plans Extensive experience of operating as a people partner within a professional services environment.Strong strategic thinking ability with the ability to develop robust people plans. Excellent skills in organisation development, organisation design and change management.Demonstrable experience of building sustainable relationships with multi-culture clients, influence multiple stakeholders at all levels and successfully function within a highly complex matrix organisation. Extensive experience of coaching senior management on a range of people and wider organisational issues.Good understanding of business strategy/planning and strong commercial acumen.Good negotiation skills with the ability to work under pressure.Result oriented, assertive, flexible and enthusiastic team player with a "can do" attitude.Experienced in formulating and implementing business plans and strategies to meet operational objectivesCustomer focused with the ability to build sustainable, operational and commercial relationships. A complete job description will be provided.If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you! About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson WellsManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells - creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

Created: 2025-03-07