People Advisor, Corporate Functions

Job Description Overview At  Vertex, the People Advisor delivers high-impact, manager-facing HR advisory support that helps leaders make effective people decisions, strengthen organizational health, and create a consistently positive employee experience. This role supports the Corporate Functions portfolio and will partner closely with managers through everyday people decisions, moments of change, and critical workforce cycles.

Operating within Vertex’s HR service-based model, the People Advisor focuses on proactive coaching, early intervention, talent planning, program enablement, and people insights while partnering with People Experience, Employee Relations, HR Business Partners, HR Operations, and Centers of Excellence to route transactional, programmatic, or formal investigative work to the teams best positioned to deliver it.

Key

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manager Coaching, Advisory & Early Intervention Coach managers through day-to-day people challenges, performance concerns, conduct matters, and team effectiveness opportunities

Advise on policy interpretation and practical application, helping managers make consistent, values-aligned decisions

Support early intervention in difficult or sensitive employee situations by helping assess risk, clarify options, and prepare for appropriate next steps

Engage Employee Relations when formal action, independent fact-finding, or investigation support is required

Employee & Employment Life-Cycle Services Advise managers through complex employment moments, including workforce cycles, compensation cycles, performance, role changes, and promotion decisions

Support leave of absence and return-to-work planning by helping managers navigate timelines, decision points, and stakeholder coordination

Guide accommodation and workplace adjustment processes in partnership with the appropriate HR, Benefits, Employee Relations, and legal stakeholders

Support sensitive employment transitions, including involuntary separations, reductions in force, and other complex exits

Talent Strategy Activation & Enablement Support rollout, adoption, and consistent execution of enterprise talent programs, workforce cycles, and manager-facing HR initiatives

Enable managers with clear guidance, practical tools, and timely communications that help translate programs into day-to-day action

Reinforce consistent application of standard processes and ways of working across functions and teams

Partner with Centers of Excellence and HR teams to standardize processes, support change adoption, and ensure scalable, business-relevant delivery

Talent Planning & Consulting Advise managers on organization hygiene, role clarity, workforce planning, and headcount-related initiatives

Assess people implications of business and operating model changes across Corporate Functions and provide practical recommendations

Translate business needs into talent actions that balance near-term execution with longer-term workforce goals

Support restructures, role changes, work shifts, and related stakeholder coordination across HR teams as needed

People Intelligence & Organizational Health Analyze workforce trends and patterns to help leaders understand what is changing, why it is happening, and where action may be needed

Monitor organizational health indicators, manager capability signals, and emerging workforce risks across the Corporate Functions portfolio

Conduct targeted diagnostics, highlight themes and opportunities, and guide managers toward appropriate actions rather than simply providing reports

Knowledge and

Skills:

Demonstrated ability to coach and influence managers through complex people decisions, early interventions, and sensitive employment situations

Strong knowledge of HR policies, employment practices, and service-based HR operating models, with the ability to apply guidance consistently and practically across geographies

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce trends, identify organizational health themes, and translate insights into action

Ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate ambiguity, assess risk, and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, matrixed environment

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