Overview

Job Location:
Holborn – London

Accepting applications until: 

20 December 2024

Job Description

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter — our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

Your Role: Head of People Operations & Data 

Do you love diving into the details while dreaming up big ideas and bringing ideas to life? Thrive in a fast-paced environment and feel at ease juggling numerous projects and priorities? This role is for you!

As a Head of People Operations & Data at Global, you will lead and develop the people operations function through people systems, data-driven decisions, enhancing people processes and drive automation to support Global’s growth.

Key Responsibilities

• People Processes (40%): Own and develop all people processes with our systems as a key driver (main system Workday). Enhance user experience and streamline processes, collaborating across teams to ensure data accuracy, efficient design and decision-making while partnering with the Workday HCM Tech lead.
• Data driven (20%): Develop and lead the people data approach for People & Culture which brings data accuracy, security, and accessibility. Generate data & insights with clear workforce metrics, supports data-driven decisions, and manage reporting and dashboards for real-time visibility across People & Culture.
• People Lifecycle management (15%): Lead the full employee journey—from onboarding to offboarding—for a smooth, positive experience. Enhance key processes like onboarding, promotions, family leave for example, while bringing in automation and self-service with our people systems.
• Benefits & Compensation (15%): Shape and improve our benefits to keep them competitive and engaging for Globallers. Work with benefit broker and providers to manage range of benefits from pension, health and flex benefits to ensure schemes are well managed and compliant. 
• Policies & Compliance (10%): Shape and oversee clear, up-to-date people policies that align with legal requirements and our culture. Ensure compliance and regular reviews across HR practices to reduce legal risks while complying with laws and best practices.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: Every day is an opportunity to push boundaries and bring fresh ideas to life.

Own It: Take charge of projects from start to finish that will make a real difference to Globallers.

Keep it Simple: Everything around people processes need to embody this value.

Better Together: Collaborate across all parts of the People & Culture team.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Established a solid leadership presence within the People Operations team, gaining a clear understanding of each key role
• Built strong working relationships with internal teams
• Gained insight into our company culture and the impact of People & Culture
• Led and completed a few projects, demonstrating your project management skills.
• Assessed our current people systems and outlined a roadmap for future enhancements
• Improve the data approach for People & Culture to drive insights, enable informed decisions, and establish clear, actionable people metrics

What You’ll Need

• Process Optimisation: Skilled in designing and refining end-to-end employee lifecycle processes to ensure a smooth, engaging experience at every stage.
• People System Acumen: Strong understanding of people technology, ideally Workday. Able to analyse system performance to ensure seamless operations, improve user experience, greater automation and drive continuous enhancements.
• People Benefits Expertise: Solid understanding of benefits management, including designs, broker and supplier management.
• Design thinking: Ability to see the big picture by driving ongoing improvements in people initiatives that meets Global goals and anticipating future people needs.
• Analytical Mindset: Skilled at leveraging data and metrics to inform decisions, identify trends, and drive improvements, translating complex data into actionable insights
• Project Management Skills: Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Coaching and Development: Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential 
• Building Trust: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team 

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global. 

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at recruitment@global.com, we’ll be happy to help.