About this role
Here’s a summary of the role:
Our People team is growing, and we're looking for an HR Business Partner to serve as a key link between HR, the business, and cross-functional teams. In this role, you'll lead critical people and performance initiatives that reflect and reinforce our strong company culture and values. As a trusted advisor, you'll support regional business units by designing and implementing commercially focused HR solutions. You'll collaborate closely with fellow HRBPs and Centres of Excellence to deliver strategic projects, while continuing to provide comprehensive generalist HR support to the business.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):
Partnering with business leaders to develop and embed the people strategy and strengthen our culture, aligned to business needs and goals.
Developing strong, credible relationships with managers and senior stakeholders
Partner with our specialist teams including Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Reward, and HR Operations to deliver people strategy and support to the business
Ongoing employee relations management including performance management, employee cases, and policy development
Talent management including succession planning, internal moves and global mobility
Partner with Talent Acquisition in interviewing, onboarding, and assessment.
Support business leaders’ org design for new and existing roles and teams.
Drive data and reporting to support leaders in making informed business decisions
Lead and support projects including year-end processes, engagement survey, change initiatives, and local business-driven initiatives.
These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview:
Strong knowledge of local employment legislation – Switzerland and Austria, and experience managing employee relations, including unions or works councils
Proven HR business partnering experience with the ability to balance strategic insight and day-to-day HR operations
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence, persuade, and build strong partnerships
Demonstrated ability to lead through change, manage ambiguity, and handle multiple priorities under pressure
Innovative mindset with a willingness to challenge norms and drive continuous improvement
Experience working in a matrixed environment and collaborating across teams, while also operating independently
Solid understanding of all HR functions with deep expertise in at least one area (e.g., talent, performance, or org development)
It would be great if you had these to, but we’ll support you if you don’t:
HR qualifications
Background in organizational design or change management methodologies
HRIS expertise, with experience using tools like Workday
Previous experience in fast-paced or high-growth industries
Candidate must be in Switzerland, Germany or Austria.
Working arrangement – hybrid 2x in the office
Here’s a bit about us:
YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.
We speak daily to our panel of over 24 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviours around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.
What Can You Expect When You Become A ‘YouGover’?
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.
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Other facts
About YouGov
YouGov is a global research data and analytics group that is powered by reality. Thanks to a unique panel comprising millions of highly engaged members across 55 countries, we deliver unsurpassed accuracy, to inform better, more impactful decisions.
When you want unsurpassed accuracy to inform more impactful decisions, you need real-time, real-world data from real people.
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What you'll do
- The HR Business Partner will lead critical people and performance initiatives while collaborating with business leaders to develop and embed the people strategy. They will also manage employee relations and support talent management processes.
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