Job Description

Overview of job Mindshare is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a HR Business Partner to join us. In this role you will partner with leadership team contributing to the agency performance by providing strategic consulting on people and organizational development strategies to support the business success and growth of talent. You will manage various aspects of HR functions and builds a valuable relationship with internal clients.
At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.
Reporting of the role This role reports to the Talent Head – Mindshare, South Asia 3 best things about the job:

• Great opportunity to develop your HR BP skills in the world’s leading media agency group
• To be part of a very dynamic HR team that has been adding value to business through its strategy and HR initiatives y-o-y.
• Culture of learning, opportunities, creativity, and teamwork.

Measures of success: In three months:

• Build an open, collaborative, and positive relationships with stakeholders and colleagues
• You will be able to get a decent grip on the business unit that you are supporting
• Thrive to get the best from every member of the team
• Demonstrate good problem-solving skills even when under considerable pressure
• Build a solid understanding of GroupM, and our agencies, their structure and talent requirements
• A good understanding of various Mindshare specific talent initiatives and policies

In six months:

• You will have started making significant business impact through your understanding, knowledge and initiatives
• Build trusted relationships with the agencies, having built credibility as a reliable, responsive, and trusted advisor
• Give clear, considered, and concise advice on HR issues and demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills across all levels of seniority

In 12 months:

• Considered a trusted advisor, an ally and a problem solver
• Widely respected and valued by stakeholders
• Translate business strategies and objectives into organization capability and talent requirements

Responsibilities of the role:

• Responsible for the effective day-to-day business partnering of the full spectrum of HR functions including but not limited to Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Learning and Talent Development, Employee Relations, Compensation and Benefits and HR Service Delivery.
• Acts as change agent to business through process design and approaches that support change and transformation – striving to lead mutual processes to best practice status.
• Creates checks and balances for headcount utilization, budget controls, hiring costs etc. works closely with the Talent head and Finance team to keep a track of budgeted headcount for all clients
• Acts as a trusted advisor and counsel to leadership team on managing complex situations, timely people conversations and right measures
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with HR peers to develop solutions; programs and policies.
• Provides day-to-day coaching to leadership on a variety of actions to include employee relations issues, policy interpretation and application
• Invests and drives agency culture initiatives, creating moments of celebration, recognition and inspiration that nurtures a sense of belonging and pride among the people
• Acts as the performance improvement driver and provokes positive changes in the people management
• Collaborate with Talent- Centre of Excellence teams to drive all organization level KPIs
• Builds a quality relationship with the internal clients
• Acts as a single point of the contact for the employees and managers in the business unit.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong problem-solving orientation with an ability to decode people challenges in constantly changing business environment
• Agility to multitask between different priorities and land projects that are time critical
• Adept at data analysis with numerical acumen to be able to work on compensation exercises
• Emotional quotient suitable to be able to manage complex situation that require maturity and sensitivity
• Willing to go beyond the brief, anticipate potential issues and proactive thinking helping leadership take the right people related calls
• High integrity while maintaining positive relationships that help manage talent better
• Deep understanding of talent priorities w.r.t. our clients, business objectives and talent vision
• Initiative orientation to introduce best in class people practices and create a differentiating culture
• Work in a highly matrixed and ambiguous environment

Minimum qualifications:

• 6 -10 years of advisory experience, as a strong hands-on HR operational and a proven track record of delivering an excellent integrated and client/stakeholder-focussed generalist HR service, ideally in a matrix organization

• Project Management and Change Management Skills
• Proficiency in Advance Excel, and powerpoint
• Master’s degree (HR) from a reputable university preferred

More about Mindshare We were born in Asia in 1997, a start up with a desire to change the media world. Now we are a global agency with more than 7,000 employees in 116 offices across 86 countries, operating as one team - #teammindshare. We believe that in today’s world, everything begins and ends in media. We aim to be our clients’ lead business partner, to grow their business, and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork and provocation and by operating as a network of networks rather than a rigid hierarchy. We create new things and have fun doing it. Whenever and wherever you join us, you open a door to opportunities in any and of all aspects of media, technology and innovation. We will support you, recognize you and reward you, making Mindshare the place where you do the best work of your career. Mindshare APAC has won 500 awards in the last year alone, including “Agency Network of the Year 2017” by both the MMA SMARTIES™ and Campaign Asia for the fifth and third consecutive year, respectively. Mindshare is part of GroupM, the media investment management arm of WPP, the world’s leading communications services group. To learn more about Mindshare and our philosophy of Original Thinking, visit us at www.mindshareworld.com and follow us on Twitter @mindshare and facebook.com/mindshareapac and linkedin.com/company/mindshare. Hear our stories (and join us) at www.mindshareworld.com and follow us at: WeChat ID: Mindshare China; Instagram and Twitter: @mindshare; Facebook: facebook.com/mindshare and Linkedin: LinkedIn.com/company/mindshare.
About India 2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale. At GroupM India, there’s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done. GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.