People Experience Partner

Full Job Description

Progress is an experienced, trusted provider of products designed with customers in mind, so they can develop the applications they need, deploy where and how they want, and manage it all safely and securely. We take pride in what we do, always valuing the whole person—at work and in life. Our diverse life experiences enrich our culture because people power progress. As a People Experience Partner in Ireland, you can join us in doing what we do best: propelling business forward.

The People Experience team at Progress is tasked with one of the company’s most important goals: preserving and driving Progress’s culture of invention, agility, collaboration, and shared, celebrated success. In this role, you will drive a stellar employee experience and drive HR projects and process optimizations locally and globally. As part of a high-energy, global collaborative team with a flexible approach to anticipating and addressing our customer’s needs, you will consult with management while acting as an employee champion and change catalyst for both day-to-day and global programs for the EMEA region, including the Netherlands, Ireland, UK, Germany, and the Nordics. If you thrive in an "all hands-on deck" environment, love solving people's problems, continuously improving processes and can pivot quickly, we want to chat with you!

Your Area of Responsibility:

• Partnering with local managers and the global People team to roll out all key people processes in the region (compensation, development programs, etc.)
• Being the local point of contact for both managers and employees when it comes to any people-related topic
• Building and improving local processes, policies, and guidelines related to people to uplift employee experience
• Maintaining an in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance, partnering with legal department.
• Implement key people team initiatives, covering organizational capabilities, employee relations & engagement, local legislation, onboarding & exiting, risk mitigation, performance management, and payroll for EMEA countries.
• Consulting with managers and providing guidance and coaching when appropriate. Partnering with them on employee relation cases to address growth plans and performance issues
• Owning the employee onboarding and offboarding process
• Organizing various internal events ranging from CSR activities to virtual and in person festive events.
• Oversee and manage the local pages for employees in the region on the company intranet
• Working with Workday – responding to questions from employees, processing business requests, ensuring data integrity from a local perspective
• Oversee the employee records and prepares all documents (letters, contracts, notifications, etc.) relating to changes in terms and conditions, including internal transfers, off-cycle promotions, extensions, title changes, changes to working hours, relocations, departmental re-organizations, unpaid leave, references.
• Continually innovate and bring forward new actionable ideas to engage the employees and build brand image
• Working with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Procurement, Facilities, and IT on local cross-team projects and policies
• Actively support the integration process of newly acquired companies

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management with 4-6 years of experience as an HR Generalist.
• Thorough knowledge of theories, practices, and methods across the broad spectrum of Human Capital discipline with strong knowledge of labor laws and employment policies.
• Well-versed with labor laws and regulations of EMEA countries (Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland and Nordics).
• High proficiency with HRIS software (e.g., Workday) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel for data analysis).
• Business-minded, globally minded, analytical, and goal-oriented.
• Resilient and not afraid to challenge the status quo.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to simplify complex concepts based on stakeholders' needs.
• Well-versed in communicating with all levels of the organization, anticipating potential objections and influencing people to adopt a different point of view.

If this sounds like the right fit for your experience and career interests, we would be happy to talk to you! What we offer in return is

• 25 days annual leave + an extra day off for your birthday
• Company funded private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Progress is an experienced, trusted provider of products designed with customers in mind, so they can develop the applications they need, deploy where and how they want, and manage it all safely and securely. We take pride in what we do, always valuing the whole person—at work and in life. Our diverse life experiences enrich our culture because people power progress. As a People Experience Partner in Ireland, you can join us in doing what we do best: propelling business forward.

The People Experience team at Progress is tasked with one of the company’s most important goals: preserving and driving Progress’s culture of invention, agility, collaboration, and shared, celebrated success. In this role, you will drive a stellar employee experience and drive HR projects and process optimizations locally and globally. As part of a high-energy, global collaborative team with a flexible approach to anticipating and addressing our customer’s needs, you will consult with management while acting as an employee champion and change catalyst for both day-to-day and global programs for the EMEA region, including the Netherlands, Ireland, UK, Germany, and the Nordics. If you thrive in an "all hands-on deck" environment, love solving people's problems, continuously improving processes and can pivot quickly, we want to chat with you!

Your Area of Responsibility:

• Partnering with local managers and the global People team to roll out all key people processes in the region (compensation, development programs, etc.)
• Being the local point of contact for both managers and employees when it comes to any people-related topic
• Building and improving local processes, policies, and guidelines related to people to uplift employee experience
• Maintaining an in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance, partnering with legal department.
• Implement key people team initiatives, covering organizational capabilities, employee relations & engagement, local legislation, onboarding & exiting, risk mitigation, performance management, and payroll for EMEA countries.
• Consulting with managers and providing guidance and coaching when appropriate. Partnering with them on employee relation cases to address growth plans and performance issues
• Owning the employee onboarding and offboarding process
• Organizing various internal events ranging from CSR activities to virtual and in person festive events.
• Oversee and manage the local pages for employees in the region on the company intranet
• Working with Workday – responding to questions from employees, processing business requests, ensuring data integrity from a local perspective
• Oversee the employee records and prepares all documents (letters, contracts, notifications, etc.) relating to changes in terms and conditions, including internal transfers, off-cycle promotions, extensions, title changes, changes to working hours, relocations, departmental re-organizations, unpaid leave, references.
• Continually innovate and bring forward new actionable ideas to engage the employees and build brand image
• Working with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Procurement, Facilities, and IT on local cross-team projects and policies
• Actively support the integration process of newly acquired companies

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management with 4-6 years of experience as an HR Generalist.
• Thorough knowledge of theories, practices, and methods across the broad spectrum of Human Capital discipline with strong knowledge of labor laws and employment policies.
• Well-versed with labor laws and regulations of EMEA countries (Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland and Nordics).
• High proficiency with HRIS software (e.g., Workday) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel for data analysis).
• Business-minded, globally minded, analytical, and goal-oriented.
• Resilient and not afraid to challenge the status quo.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to simplify complex concepts based on stakeholders' needs.
• Well-versed in communicating with all levels of the organization, anticipating potential objections and influencing people to adopt a different point of view.

If this sounds like the right fit for your experience and career interests, we would be happy to talk to you! What we offer in return is

• 25 days annual leave + an extra day off for your birthday
• Company funded private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing Program
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeedare available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, weencourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Ourunique combinationof perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positivelyaffects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each otherthat we make Progress. Join us!