Director, Talent Practices

at Publicis Groupe in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description

Publicis Groupe, known for its award-winning creativity, best-in-class technology, digital and consulting expertise, is the world’s third largest communications group. With 80,000+ colleagues in over 100 countries, the Groupe has four Solution hubs: Creative with Publicis Communications, Media with Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis.Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health.

Since 2014 with the acquisition of Sapient, Publicis Groupe has undergone a profound transformation by scaling a new model connecting data, creativity, and technology. The Groupe has continued this journey with the 2019 acquisition of Epsilon to further scale the data-led offering and provide true momentum to our client’s own transformation.

This model, with a country-led approach, is called the “Power of One” and gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organization.

Job Description

The Director, Talent Practices will oversee employee relations, individual and manager coaching, performance management preparation and execution, and will partner with the SVP, Talent and CTO on organizational development, change management, diversity & inclusion, the creation of employee programs and culture, and compensation review cycles. The Director, Talent Practices should have flawless attention to detail, be highly organized, able to prioritize, and have the maturity to handle confidential and sensitive information with poise and confidence.

Role Objectives:

+ Serves as first line of contact for people managers with questions or employee challenges, providing counseling fornumerous facets of employment management, including, but not limited to:

+ Employee relations issues

+ Performance management process

+ Policy interpretation and compliance

+ Managing employee relations cases and consulting with appropriate individuals as necessary, including legal, benefits, and the SVP, Talent

+ Leads efforts related to Talent management initiatives; specifically:

+ Annual and mid-year review process, including communication, monitoring completion and addressing any performance concerns

+ Prepares bi-annual compensation review templates and helps managers and leaders make appropriate salary increase recommendations based on guidelines

+ Performance coaching for people managers

+ Coordinates and leads Talent Planning sessions with people managers

+ Complex accommodation requests requiring review by employment counsel

+ Partners with legal counsel to mitigate risk and ensure that policies, practices and employment decisions comply with federal and state employment laws

+ Partners in the development of employee programs and leads efforts in launching and managing them

+ Pro-actively identifies areas for process improvement

+ Takes on projects as necessary relating to achievement of Talent and business objectives

Qualifications

+ 10+ years in a Human Resources generalist role

+ Proven experience in handling of employee relations issues, with ability to navigate policy, yet find creative solutions and maintain an open mind to each unique situation

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface at all levels of management and personnel

+ Adept at influencing, negotiating and partnering with a diverse group of people in a cross functional matrix environment

+ Ability to organize and prioritize work and deliver with a sense of urgency

+ Ability to operate in undefined areas (“gray areas”) with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and multiple tasks

+ Knowledge and experience implementing compliance practices and policies related to Human Resources

+ Desire to understand culture and business priorities and take initiative to make improvements to HR practices in order to align with each

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence "means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on encouraging belonging and creating equitable &inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and allow every person to grow. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact hrcompliance_usms@publicis.com .

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