The Lead HR Business Partner - Global Operations is a trusted consultant to our functional leadership on HR related issues, an employee advocate and a change agent within the business. This role supports a wide variety of senior stakeholders and individual Thoughtworkers across our Operations functions globally, incl. talent, finance, marketing, demand and others. In order to be successful in this role, you must be able to create order out of chaos, be flexible and adaptable in your approach, ok with imperfection, and able to balance the need for structure and guidelines with the need to be creative and progressive.

The Senior HR Business Partner role is based out of Europe. Stakeholders are located in every Thoughtworks timezone (Australia to San Francisco), so an ability and willingness to work across all timezones is a must.

Reporting to the Global Head of People Support, with dotted line reporting to the Global Head of Talent Development, the primary responsibilities of the role include:

• Conducts regular meetings with operations functions to maintain a pulse on the business and act as a conduit for information across functions and across regions.
• Consults with functional leaders, providing HR guidance when appropriate.
• Functions as the first point of contact to operations employees on all HR matters.
• Continuously analyzes trends and metrics and assesses the employee pulse and cultural climate to proactively identify issues. Works in partnership with the global talent function and legal partners to develop high impact solutions, programs and policies.
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with regional legal teams as needed/required.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to functional leaders (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions). Manages the performance review process for global operations functions, driving feedback culture through open and transparent dialogue.
• Works closely with leadership and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Ensures equity in employment processes such as promotions and transfers.
• Partners with regional people teams to manage the compensation review process for global operations teams with special attention to equity.
• Supports diversity and inclusion through introspection, being mindful about diversity on teams and in leadership, and helps identify ways to continuously improve Thoughtworks’ ability to support a diverse workforce.
• Identifies training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.

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