HR Business Partner

Appian is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) who will deliver people and organisational solutions within the EMEA region. This role offers the unique opportunity to help drive the impact of the HRBP function in a growing organisation.

The HRBP will serve as a proactive consultant and adviser to business unit leaders in the effective management of their workforce through performance management, employee engagement, talent assessments, leadership development, succession planning and more. They will implement people and organisational solutions across the client group they support. They will measure / monitor the needs of employees and the leaders they support through effectively building and developing relationships across all levels of the organisation. The HRBP will utilise diagnostics and tools to address and understand organisational dynamics to align with the business environment, implement and refine long and short term continuous improvement initiatives while managing the day-to-day tactical issues and requirements. The HRBP will effectively interact with business leaders at all levels, possess excellent communication skills, strong business acumen and work effectively across multiple geographies.

This role will be based in one of our European offices with responsibility for all business groups and employees within specific geographic locations. These could include the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal or Italy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Act as a strategic HR partner for your designated sub-region.
• Build relationships with senior business leaders to offer thought leadership on organisational and people-related strategy and execution.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with the legal department and external employment counsel as needed / required on employee relations matters.
• Support the development of local HR policies and processes that are specific to the sub-region.
• Provide expertise and coaching in areas such as career planning, performance management, coaching, learning and development, recognition, people integration strategies and strategic development to business leaders.
• Function as a consultant and counselor to key leaders and their respective organisations; engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into People plans.
• Resolve conflicts and mediate employee issues. Conduct effective, thorough and objective investigations.
• Develop and drive strategies to develop, engage and retain strong and diverse talent.
• Enable and effectively manage ongoing change.
• Use and request data strategically. Identify and surface trends in both qualitative and quantitative data to help improve organisational health, understand when data will assist in making smart, informed decisions and to monitor the "pulse" of employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement.
• Identify and deploy impactful people strategies and policies that enable the organisation to perform effectively and scale efficiently as it grows.
• Lead the facilitation and management of all People programs within the department (performance reviews, employee surveys, development programs, etc.).
• Partner with global HRBP organisation to ensure effective communications and delivery of HR programs globally.
• Partner with and support the US and EMEA HR Operations team to ensure that HR operations are adapted where needed to ensure consistency with local practices across the region.
• Partner with other People Team groups as a cross-functional team across Talent Acquisition, L&D, Compensation, Legal and Benefits on communications, projects and best practices. Collaborate with these teams to ensure high-quality implementation of critical operating rhythms such as performance management and compensation planning, leveraging resources as appropriate.
• This position currently has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
• Perform additional duties as needed.

Basic Qualifications :

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