Job Description

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead, act with certainty and earn the lasting trust of their stakeholders. We develop powerful ideas and tell magnetic stories that move at the speed of news, make an immediate impact, transform culture, and spark movements.

The Role

The ideal candidate will currently be an HR professional who is business focused and be able to bring a flexible way of working to the role. You will be comfortable building strong client relationships quickly and have gained experience working in a very fast-paced dynamic working environment. You must have a proactive and positive approach as you will be working with a range of client groups and senior stakeholders with different HR requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic HR business partnering to the client groups
• Serve as a strategic partner and act as the interface between HR and business leaders, managers and hiring managers
• Work across the HR structure to deliver an integrated HR offer to the business
• Coach internal clients and stakeholders on effective team building, performance management and culture initiatives both reactively and proactively
• Recommend and approve solutions for addressing poor performance or behaviour and for motivating, developing, and retaining talent
• Understand and display good judgment regarding the overall business, applicable laws and policies, internal and external culture and values
• Serve as an advocate and champion for diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Live Edelman values, leading by example and serve as an ambassador of the company brand
• Consistently measure and analyze program effectiveness, utilizing analytics and redirecting, as needed

Experience:

• A relevant HR or business-related degree and post graduate qualification
• Must be comfortable with ambiguity, craves autonomy with the ability to gain buy in and trust
• Generalist HR experience in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Track record of building excellent relationships and credibility with business leaders and an ability to identify customer needs and go beyond just delivering defined HR solutions
• Strong communication, engagement, and interpersonal skills – delivers impactful messages and influences outcomes
• Ability to get work done and make a difference i.e., performing and delivering business-oriented HR solutions and approaches through influence, coordination, and individual effort
• Knowledge of Indian labour laws and regulations

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

For more information please visit: www.edelman.com