Global People Operations & System Coordinator

Overview

Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.

Burson is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. For more information visit  and follow us on Linked In and Instagram.

Burson’s Global People Team is seeking to hire a People Operations & Systems Coordinator
. If you are the kind of person who color-codes spreadsheets for fun, double-checks details instinctively, and gets a thrill from making complex operations run smoothly behind the scenes, keep reading. Our People Team’s mission is to enable sustainable business growth through the art and science of unlocking human potential. The Global People Operations & Systems Coordinator plays a foundational role on that journey.

You will sit at the intersection of people, process, and technology, helping ensure our global HR operations are accurate, efficient, and continuously improving. This is an ideal entry-level role for a true HR “unicorn”: someone who is equally comfortable handling administrative work and digging into data, who is hungry to learn how global People Operations really work, and who takes pride in doing whatever it takes to get the job done right.

You will gain exposure to global HR systems, data governance, process design, and cross-functional collaboration, all while building a rock-solid operational skill set that can take your career in many directions. This opportunity isn’t just about keeping the lights on. It is about building the foundation that allows our People team to scale, innovate, and support employees around the world.

If you want a role where your attention to detail actually matters, where you can grow from executor to expert, and where no two days look exactly the same, this is it. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves, learn fast, and become indispensable, we would love to meet you.

• Be the Operational Glue:
  Manage scheduling, calendars, inbox coordination, and meeting logistics across multiple time zones
• Coordinate meetings, working sessions, and vendor calls, preparing agendas, capturing notes, tracking action items, and driving follow-through
• Track deliverables, dependencies, milestones, and deadlines across People Operations and Systems initiatives using project management tools like Asana or
• Maintain project plans, trackers, SOPs, documentation, and shared team resources
• Support onboarding and offboarding activities tied to People Operations and Systems projects
• Serve as a key connector between People Operations, People Systems, vendors, and regional HR teams

• Support accurate and compliant employee data across core systems including Workday, Unity, Greenhouse, and Culture Amp
• Assist with organizational chart updates, employee lifecycle changes, and M&A-related data transitions
• Compile, validate, and distribute recurring People Operations reports and dashboards
• Perform data audits, validation, and troubleshooting to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies
• Support Joiner–Mover–Leaver (JML) processes and documentation
• Assist with governance initiatives related to job architecture, global HR policies, and data standards
• Support workflow design, process mapping, and documentation using tools such as Visio

• Assist with day-to-day People systems support, including basic configuration, maintenance, and access requests
• Support system testing, validation, and release activities
• Log, track, and triage system issues, questions, and enhancement requests
• Maintain system documentation, job aids, SOPs, and user guides
• Support recurring system reporting, dashboards, and ad-hoc data requests
• Assist with data clean-up efforts and documentation of data definitions and sources

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