HR Business Advisor

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.  

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

You will be the main resource for people managers in addressing employment relations issues and performance management matters and will handle and deliver on a variety of business critical employee related programs and services.

This position requires you to thrive in a fast-paced ever-changing environment, while having extraordinary communication and people skills. You are comfortable with ambiguity and can be a resourceful, savvy professional that is committed to finding solutions and making an impact.

Responsibilities

The HR Business Advisor role is the primary point of HR contact for the local leadership team, managers and employees to support the business, partnering with regional and global management, HR Business Partners and Centre of Excellence.

Key areas of responsibilities include:

(1) Employee Relations

• Assess, diagnose, and coach managers and employees through complex employee relations and performance management issues;  coach and develop managers resulting in their improved understanding and ability to prevent and/or manage future issues

• Manages and resolves misconduct / disciplinary / grievance cases, including conducting workplace investigations 

(2) HR Operations

• Execute and implement HR programs and initiatives, support organizational transformation workstreams 

• Understand and provide advice on the local regulatory employment environment and country compliance requirements,  ensure compliance with internal and external local regulatory requirements.

• Provides insights on local environment, HR insights and activity awareness

• Delivers rigorous data analysis and reporting solutions to guide decision making for supported business unit/country or region

• Uses people 'placemats' to engage with local managers on their people - reviewing people analytics &  providing insights

(3) Coaching and Development of Managers

• Proactively coaches managers in team effectiveness, workforce planning, and management development

• Advise, coach, and guide people managers in fair employment HR practice

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources or related business studies

• 6+ years of HR working experience in an MNC with proven track record in HR Generalist experience, including a demonstrated ability to  deliver the key responsibilities of the role as described above

• Strong analytical skills required to identify HR-related trends within the business via metrics and other analytical tools, in order to make recommendations for continuous improvement and innovation. Pays attention to details and processes.

• Strong employment relations experience leading various degrees of complexity in employee relations issues

• Ability to work collaboratively and develop strong working partnership with internal clients and HR partners at the local, regional and global level

• Ability to lead and make decisions independently is expected

• Confident, independent, dynamic, proactive, people and results-oriented personality with excellent communication, writing and interpersonal and influencing skills

• Creative thinker and problem solver, strong multi-tasking skill and be able to work under pressure.

• Pro-active and strong team player

• Adaptable and flexible with high drive & commitment

This is a 14 month contract role