Senior HR Business Partner

Job Description

Company Description

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in data, analysis and consulting across the energy, chemicals, metals, mining, power and renewables sectors.

Founded in 1973, our success has always been underpinned by the simple principle of providing trusted research and advice that makes a difference to our customers. Today we have over 2,000 customers ranging from the largest global energy companies and financial institutions to governments as well as smaller market specialists.

Our teams are located around the world. This enables us to stay closely connected with customers and the markets and sectors we cover. Collectively this allows us to offer a compelling combination of global commodity analysis with detailed local market knowledge.

We are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. We are committed to creating a workplace that works for you and encourage everyone to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement initiatives. We actively support flexible working and are happy to consider alternative work patterns, taking into account your needs and the needs of the team or division that you are looking to join.

Hear what our team has to say about working with us:

https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/

We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies!

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do.

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fourth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.

Job Description

Are you a HR Business Partner with solid generalist experience looking for an exciting role that enables you to make an impact in a changing organisation?

Wood Mackenzie is a knowledge business. Intellectual capital is our main asset and as such the optimisation of every individual employee’s engagement, development and potential is key to our success. HR business partnering and the employee experience are crucial to our achievement of our business goals.

We are looking for a Senior Human Resources Partner to join our Global Human Resources team. You would be based in our Singapore and be the key HR point of contract for that office as well as Australia and our smaller SE Asia offices.

As an experienced member of the APAC HR team, you would work across the APAC region, and will be responsible for the development, implementation, and execution of commercial People practices.

You would work closely with HR Partner based in China as well as Divisional HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Operations, Reward, Finance, Payroll, and the local management teams, you will be responsible for providing commercially focused HR services that:

• Are efficient and legally compliant
• Drive and enable successful business performance
• Support people through change
• Support and inspire individuals to reach their full potential
• Foster a high performing, inclusive culture

Business Partnering

• Work closely with Divisional HRBP team to translate corporate and functional People initiatives at a regional level

• Coach and develop the regional leadership team to work cohesively and effectively to drive performance improvement across the organisation

• Champion talent management to ensure improved attraction, retention, and development of staff to build effective succession plans and learning programmes for the longer-term bench strength of the management team.

• Partner with leaders and senior managers to ensure the timely recruitment of high calibre, qualified employees whilst effectively managing costs and maintaining a positive candidate experience.

• Participate and/ or lead in the delivery of designated Reward and Recognition projects such as salary benchmarking, advising managers on salary levels, management of salary review processes, bonus awards and incentives.

• Act as a consultant/ coach/ confidant to leaders and managers on high impact organisational initiatives/ issues to maintain high levels of employee engagement.

• Work with leaders and senior managers to ensure departments are equipped to deal with organisational change .

• Drive effective implementation of a coaching culture between managers and individuals so that coaching for performance is embedded as part of the day to day working approach

• Adopt a data-led approach to identify and manage key metrics and analytics to challenge and drive continuous improvement in people management processes and overall business effectiveness.

• Support the identification, creation, and implementation of people capability initiatives across the division, e.g., Employee Engagement Survey, Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging, Recognition initiatives etc.

• Facilitate Learning and Development activities where appropriate, including development of management and leadership capabilities.

• Oversee implementation of HR policies as required by changing legislation or new business issues to enable the Company to proactively respond to changes while setting appropriate Company standards.

• Manage the Employee Relations activities to deliver the best possible outcomes for the organisation and whilst working within employment legislation, policies, and practices.

Regional Strategy Development

Engage and support business strategy assessment

• Develop a deep understanding of the proposition and overall strategy of the APAC region and how this aligns to the overall WoodMac strategy

• Work in partnership with the business to consult, influence and translate into action the overall WoodMac and Business Unit strategy; able to speak the business language, and support organisational processes such as the budget cycles, resource planning, reward cycle, succession and talent development, and recruitment

• Drive the business’ people plans forward through HR project delivery, diagnosing issues, implementing solutions, and managing risks

• Change Management : Balance the needs of the business and employee interests while being attentive to the planning and implementation of change

• As the HR Lead for the APAC Regional Exec , provide key inputs to support delivery of business strategy

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Qualifications

Desired knowledge, skills, and experience

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner to a global and highly matrixed business
• Degree level candidate with relevant HR qualifications
• A commercially orientated HR professional who is interested in the customer and commercial aspects of the business
• Experience of leading change programmes with successful and sustainable change outcomes
• Excellent analytical skills including experience of workforce planning, business reporting and fact-based decision making
• Proven ability to work across multiple geographies
• Passion for performance coaching and management at all levels
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a local and global HR team
• Driven and curious
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity
• Ability to build relationships at all levels in the organisation
• A strong working knowledge of HR Information Systems, and tools and techniques (for example job evaluation, psychometrics, OD methodologies etc.) is required

Additional Information

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

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