WPP
Job title:
People Manager – 12 month FTC
Company
WPP
Job description
is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.Why we’re hiring:Our WPP HR team is seeking an People Manager on a 12-month FTC to join us. This exciting role provides HR Services to Enterprise Technology (ET), ensuring our employee’s needs are managed and met to the highest possible standard.Our ET team provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. ET is an integral part of that journey, and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands.What you’ll be doing:Reporting to the Senior People Partner, you will support specific People activities to provide partnership on all people-related matters, and deliver on key People priorities. This is an opportunity to be involved in supporting our people and key transformation projects spanning the ET function.Your responsibilities are to:
- Respond to everyday people activities and queries, providing advice and support to managers about all people matters
- Ensure all advice is provided in line with legislation, policies, and procedures
- Build strong relationships with Key HR Stakeholders globally
- Utilise analytics to provide insights and recommendations
- Contribute to the delivery of specific transformation programmes
- Utilise expertise from the Centres of Excellence to create innovative solutions for people management and business decisions
- Contribute to the improvement of the People function such as streamlining processes and ensuring alignment to practices within the wider WPP People team
- Support the wider People team and Senior People Partners as required
What you’ll need:
- A broad understanding and experience working across HR disciplines
- Experience in delivering projects in an HR environment
- Comfortable working with, and interpreting data
- Comfortable leading projects, and building relationships with key stakeholders
- Able to direct HR queries to the relevant team/individual effectively, seeking support where required
- A HR focused individual, committed to sharing information and knowledge
- Good understanding of employment legislation and its practical implications
Who you are:You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.What we’ll give you:Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?#LI-OnsiteWPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.Please read our Privacy Notice ( ) for more information on how we process the information you provide.
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:37:01 GMT
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