Senior People Partner

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the People Partnering Head of HR, India and SEA, this role will be responsible for proactively partnering with the Corporate Real Estate (CRE) business leaders to drive business success through providing advice and supporting the business direction, whilst anticipating and communicating HR related needs proactively.

Job Description

About The Role:

• Managing the organization design, performance management, leadership coaching and workforce planning. With the support of the People Team Centre's of Excellence (COE's) you will also manage compensation and contracts, pay and benefits, talent hiring and talent development activities.
• Shared leadership responsibility for providing support not only for the CRE business but also the objectives of India's strategic plan that covers all services lines, so the culture and success of India enjoys growth and success together.
• Overseeing the strategic direction of the Business Partnering team and working in close partnership with the People Services teams to ensure all employment law requirements are satisfactorily met across all areas of HR, ensuring legally accurate and commercially sensible Employee Relations solutions are provided in a timely and effective way to the business.
• Leading specific HR projects and being a key Business Partner to the CRE business leaders is also a key component of this role.
• Liaising with external talent and candidates for key roles in the business, recruiters, unions, outplacement support, employee assistance provider, workers compensation insurer and external health and safety provider.
• Developing a close and trusted advisor relationship with key people leaders within the CRE business as the strategic business partner.

About You:

• MBA or MS degree in Human resources, Psychology, or other relevant discipline 15 + years of progressive HR experience, strong business acumen (with at least five years in real estate development)
• Proven People Partnering skills, primarily senior stakeholder management, Organization Design, Compensation, Performance management, Workforce planning and leadership development
• Industry knowledge of infrastructure consulting, project management services, IPC is ideal
• Experience in working/ influencing key stakeholders
• Ability to think and lead strategically, understand and drive toward the big picture while remaining detail-oriented and hands-on in daily HR operational matters.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive issues and motivate and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and people groups to take desired action.
• A capable and confident communicator and people manager, with strong personal presence. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;

• Career development and a promote from within culture;

• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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