Senior People Partner - Transformation focused

Step into a role where your strategic impact redefines our organization! We're seeking a proactive Senior People Partner ready to transform critical insights into impactful action, shaping our culture and scaling the future of our People function.

What will your day look like?

We’re looking for a proactive, strategic Senior People Partner with solid HR fundamentals and a passion for driving change in the business. You’ll work with leaders to turn insights into action and lead people-transformation rollouts - while helping build and scale our strategic People function.

• Coach and partner with managers and leaders on performance and everyday people decisions.
• Own and resolve employee relations cases end-to-end (performance, probation, grievances, leave), managing risk and confidentiality.
• Use data to spot trends (attrition, absence, engagement, etc.) and recommend clear, practical actions.
• Ensure compliance with local employment law, GDPR and company policies; build country expertise for assigned markets.
• Run core people processes in your area: Workforce planning, performance/360s, compensation cycles, engagement surveys and exits.

Who are you going to work with?

You’ll join our global People Experience team and collaborate across Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Learning & Development, Comms & Events, and Performance & Talent Development—partnering closely with capability leaders, managers, and teams. We support the entire organization across our 14 locations.

What do you bring to the table?

You’re a proactive, strategic partner who drives change and momentum in the embedded organization. You blend hands-on execution with a strategic approach, are highly organized and can switch between urgent matters and longer-term projects. You are curious, detail‑oriented, thorough and a trusted steward of sensitive information. In addition, you have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in HR/People, Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of HR partnering and employee relations, including coaching managers and owning cases.
• Track record leading multi-country people transformation programs from strategy to execution, including rolling out new initiatives, change management and long-term project delivery; experience improving HR processes and documentation at scale.
• Program delivery: Strong project/program management skills—scoping, planning, stakeholder management, change communications and measurement.
• Applied knowledge of country employment law and GDPR; comfortable navigating compliance.
• Experience with workforce planning and succession is a plus.

A leader in personalized customer experiences

VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are 1000 + technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities.

A global network

We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. 

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WPP (VML MAP) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

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