People & Culture Manager

The People & Culture Manager will play a crucial role in developing and executing on global People & Culture initiatives during a transformational phase of the business. This role is responsible for providing business partnering to the Executive Leadership Team, managing a team of 2 global P&C Business Partners, and owning the delivery of tactical P&C projects.

This position will be primarily focused on tactical execution of P&C projects with the opportunity to develop and implement strategic global people initiatives, based on business requirements.

• Manage and implement improvements to the full employee lifecycle, with specific focus on onboarding and talent development.
• Maintain and improve HRIS systems to ensure data accuracy, up to date information, successful audits, and accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with finance and legal to ensure alignment on headcount planning, remuneration reviews, equity programs, and compliance.
• Manage vendor and benefit renewals.
• Maintain knowledge and stay up to date with current global employment laws in the UK, EU, US, and APAC.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and employment practices, advising leadership on best practice and areas of risk in the organization.
• Complete annual policy review process, ensuring compliant and reflective policies are live and available to employees.
• Prepare information for board reporting and audits.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the IR Performance Management Process.
• Work with Executive Leadership to develop and roll out company OKRs and KPIs.
• Mentor, provide support, and coach Managers on how to manage their employees towards high performance and address any performance issues.
• Educate leadership on global employment frameworks, workplace risks, and global compliance.
• Act as an escalation point for employee questions, feedback, and issues.
• Escalate and resolve employee issues in a consistent and compliant manner.
• Manage internal employee communications cadence.
• Develop and ensure adherence to standard interview processes to ensure best fit and a positive candidate experience.
• Cultivate a network of candidates and pipeline for open requirements throughout the year.
• Complete succession planning exercises to understand talent risks and create plans to develop internal talent to move into critical roles.
• Identify areas of capability gaps and develop strategies to cover these such as learning and development, talent acquisition, or succession planning.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of global direct reports towards high performance.
• Provide guidance to team on finding creative, business-oriented solutions that achieve strategic results.
• Manage the team's day to day, acting as escalation point for people issues and providing support to ensure best practices are followed.
• Analyse and identify areas of improvement in current P&C processes, procedures, and strategy.
• Contribute to the achievement of strategic opportunities & development of strategic capabilities.
• Develop yearly P&C goals, metrics, and overall people plan.
• Management of HR projects and Change Projects that are aligned to IR's strategic initiatives.

• 7+ years of experience in HR business partnering with 2+ years of experience managing a global HR team.
• Strong business partnering and advising experience, working closely with senior and executive leadership in a global role.
• Expert knowledge of HR organizational policies and practices, design, trends, best practice and future direction.
• Experience in a small to mid-sized business undergoing growth and/or transformation strongly preferred.
• Experience in a public company strongly preferred.
• Management, leadership, team building, consulting, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Comfortable with Ambiguity – you thrive in transformational environments where things are constantly evolving and are able to pivot quickly.
• Take Initiative – you're self-driven, proactive in identifying opportunities, and drive continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Growth Mindset - you think two steps ahead, fail forward, and learn quickly; you're not afraid to drive change and iterate on feedback.
• Client-Centric - You put our clients first and ensure all decisions made benefit our client-base
• Effective Communicator – You are able to communicate with a diverse audience, understand other perspectives, and ensure everyone is on the same page

• Impact: Be a key player in a small team where your contributions directly influence the company's success.
• Flexible Work Culture: Benefit from a hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance and remote work – there is a 2-day in office requirement for this position.
• Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary, with eligibility for equity.
• And more

At IR we celebrate, support, and thrive on difference for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and encourage applications from all suitable candidates; we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industries: Software Development