People Consultant, UK, People Operations (Fixed-Term Contract) at Google

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience as an HR business partner or HR generalist providing consultations to the business on topics such as performance management, workplace concerns, etc.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in HR, people programs, or other large-scale people related roles.
• Experience working with an AI system or AI supported tools.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration, coaching and mentoring others.
• Understanding of HR processes, and the ability to translate processes and HR expertise into strategic business solutions, with a focus on delivering exceptional customer experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to organize and analyze data using human resource information systems (HRIS) systems for reporting.
• Excellent communication, consultation, teamwork, and organizational skills.

About the job

• People Operations strives to revolutionize human resources the same way that Google has revolutionized search. We are helping to find, grow and keep the remarkable assemblage of talent who are our Googlers. You'll be an advocate of Google's culture and values, partnering with our business leaders to help them build their organizations and make sure all people decisions are based on data. Whether coaching our clients on how to lead their teams, navigating and resolving employee relations issues or managing programs that help develop our Googlers, you are exceptionally focused on putting them first, and being as clear and transparent as possible to help Googlers understand how people decisions get made.
• As a People Consultant, you will lead consultations across a variety of topics (e.g., performance enablement, organizational development/design, team/manager/leader effectiveness, etc.). You will be the go-to person within the market regarding HR policies and procedures, building Googler, manager, and leader capability through coaching and guidance, addressing issues or concerns.
• In this role, you will work with employee relation issues and navigate these thoughtfully and seamlessly across executive stakeholders and functions. You will recognize HR trends and gaps across Google by connecting the dots across your consultations, different businesses, and markets. You surface insight and translate them into meaningful and forward-thinking HR interventions that grow change within organizations and countries. You will grow or oversee long-term, scalable, and simplified solutions to grow continuous improvements in people processes.

Responsibilities

• Build Googler, manager, and leader capability through coaching and guidance in multi-dimensional dynamic consultations.
• Provide HR support and consultation to the business by answering employee and manager queries about HR programs and policies.
• Provide dynamic consultations in performance enablement, team effectiveness, manager and leader effectiveness, navigating transitions, and day-to-day Googler support.
• Capture data and surface trends/themes across consultations and influence partners on forward thinking interventions that enable a better Googler experience.
• Lead investigations and interventions on employee relations issues and team dynamic challenges.