About this role
Role Overview
- Working closely with Global HR Business Partners, to align business objectives with employees and management locally in designated business units.
- Act as an advisor to managers to implement specific programs and initiatives directly aligned to business strategy in the areas of performance management, recognition, career development, workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, compensation planning, performance management and employee relations.
- These managers maybe based in Hungary, UK, the US and Canada or other parts of EMEA.
- As a subject matter expert in local employment law, policy and processes, provide coaching and hands on support to managers across a broad range of HR topics, ensuring local culture and legislation are understood and applied whilst achieving the required business results.
- Develop and provide employee and business balanced analysis of trends, with a view to identify drivers for change and opportunities for continuous improvement within your business groups.
- Work with our wider HR teams (i.e. Talent Acquisition, L&D, Compensation & Benefits, Comms, Legal) to develop value-add HR initiatives that support the Company’s Values, Goals and cultural behaviours.
- Drive or be ‘part of’ global and local change programs that are handled in a well-considered and well communicated way.
- Understand the people plan for your business units, including hiring needs, career progression, gap analysis and work with Talent Acquisition to support hiring/onboarding.
- Support the annual salary review process across your business units including participation in remuneration panels, recommendations, and analysis of outcomes in line with global process.
- Drive the effectiveness of the performance review process, providing coaching and support to managers, helping them manage performance issues as well as their star performers.
- Work with local management and employee groups and the global HR team to identify, implement and manage local initiatives in response to the annual Employee Opinion Survey.
- Proactively support the Company’s Values, Culture and Behavioural initiatives, such as Diversity and Inclusion, employee recognition, effective employee engagement activities, etc, so that they
- Onboarding new hires, including a Day 1 induction.
- The EMEA region is supported by HR Coordinators in Hungary and the UK.
Requirements
- Experience of UK and Hungary HR processes, policies and employment legislation
- Proven experience as a pro-active HR Partner in an environment where change is the norm.
- Experienced in HR management of full employee life cycle and annual cycle HR solutions and practices, including ER, performance and talent management, and compensation reviews.
- Able to support change with pragmatic legal and best practice advice to managers and leaders – able to explain the rationale and show the value, rather than just recite policy or law.
- Proven experience of managing priorities based on business needs.
- Proven background of delivery in a complex and fast-paced international work environment
- Demonstrated ability to influence and to build strong relationships, working with a variety of roles, management levels and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability of driving initiatives and activities to successful completion
Benefits
- Sophos operates a remote-first working model
- Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
- Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
- Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
- Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
- Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
- Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing