Business Partner, Enabling Functions

Position: People Business Partner, Enabling Functions
Location: Greater London

Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.#

** Job Description
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London, GB Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including , , , , , , ,  and , among many others. We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.
** Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).
** We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.  
** The Role
** The Manager, People Business Partner will support Conde Nast’s Enabling Functions by helping deliver people initiatives, programmes, and processes that drive business results and strengthen our culture. Working closely with the SVP, Enabling Functions and partnering with the broader People Business Partner team, this role will collaborate with a range of global internal client groups across our Enabling Functions.  This is a hands-on support role for someone proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable navigating a dynamic environment.

You will help problem-solve day-to-day challenges and provide thoughtful partnership to stakeholders. As the needs of our team and clients continue to evolve, you will play an important part in adapting how we work and deliver impact across the business.
* Assist People Partners with the structured implementation of people programs across Enabling Functions and the timely resolution of a wide range of employee relations matters
* Partner with HR Centres of Excellence on end-to end delivery and coordination of key annual people programmes and initiatives, ensuring clear timelines and accountability to ensure successful delivery
* Supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of talent, performance, development and reward processes, ensuring timelines are met, data is accurate, and stakeholders are appropriately supported
* Act as the primary People lead in the design and implementation of key company-wide and functional people initiatives (e.g., job architecture, engagement programmes), partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure effective delivery, adoption and sustained organisational impact.
* Partner with the SVP and PBP’s in implementing operating model and organisational design initiatives, including reporting and planning
* Own the preparation and analysis of people data to produce reports on a regular or ad hoc basis for people-related initiatives to analyse trends and highlight improvement opportunities to business stakeholders and the People team
* Maintain accurate global workforce data and reporting for each division, partnering with stakeholders to ensure data accuracy, including headcount/workforce planning reports and org charts.  Use data records to support key projects such as turnover, job architecture, performance reviews, engagement surveys, etc.
* Own full-cycle employee onboarding and offboarding for the US - assist employees with all new hire and departure logistics, conduct new hire check-ins and exit interviews, partner with line managers to ensure seamless transitions, and report key metrics and qualitative themes
* Process data changes such as promotions, terminations, and job requisitions through Workday
* Provide support for Enabling Functions on a range of ER issues, including investigations, disciplinary matters and grievances, as well as coaching and supporting line managers to ensure cases are addressed in a timely and professional manner, attending meetings and taking notes where appropriate
* Serve as a first point of contact for…