HR Advisor - Maternity Cover in Lutterworth

Location: Lutterworth

Contract: 12 months FTC

Ideal start date: Aug 2024

What you’ll do

• Coaching & counselling leaders in UK & Ireland on policy & procedures, employment/labour laws, conflict resolution while effectively mitigating business and company risk
• Assisting with on-going performance management process on complex cases
• Creating & Reviewing of Talent policies & procedures
• Identifying Talent compliance issues and suggesting corrective actions
• Management of a broad variety of Employee Relations cases at various levels & lead employee relation investigations
• Partner with the relevant CoEs to provide developmental training and coaching on employee relations techniques, corrective action and documentation and performance management best practices
• Liaising with all relevant stakeholders and work cross functionally (Legal, Talent Strategy, Talent Operations, Talent Acquisition  
• Managing or participating in special projects / programs / continuous improvement initiatives

What you’ll need

• Several years of experience in an HR Generalist/ ER Specialist role. 
• Extensive knowledge of UK labor law, basic knowledge of Irish labor law would be a strong asset
• Fluency in English. 
• A solution-oriented approach & a high degree of business acumen, analytical capability and an ability to adapt to continuous change
• Proven ability to effectively build relationships with individuals at varying levels within an organization
• Proven ability to create, analyze and report data as it relates to people metrics
• Diplomacy, executive maturity, organizational agility, and a know how to align corporate methods and agendas with ambiguity and trust

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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