Senior HR Business Partner Media

Location: Greater London

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* Job Description:

**** Dentsu
* * is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.
** Purpose of the Role:
** As one of two Senior HR Business Partners in dentsu’s UK Media Practice you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering on our people strategy, proactively driving successful partnerships with business leaders and taking accountability for HR support to our leaders and employees.  It’s an exciting time as you’ll support leaders across the newly unified Amplifi group into one connected organisation.

Primary partnership will be with the Chief Media Officer and the Chief Investment officer and their leadership team running the Amplifi area of business of c.1200 employees. The HRBP will help teams navigate this transformation, embedding clarity, new ways of working and stronger collaboration across media, partnerships and solutions. You’ll play a key role in organisational design, change support and culture building as we simplify structures and move at pace into this next chapter for  Media includes three brands (Carat, iProspect and Dentsu X) and comprises of c.

1,700 employees and spans six locations in the UK (London, Stafford, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Newcastle) along with near and offshore locations for key talent and skills.

You will be a strategic advisor, change agent and advocate for our employees, working closely with senior leadership to align HR initiatives with business goals. Your focus will be on driving talent management, organisational development, employee engagement and diversity and inclusion efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced business environment.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Strategic HR Partnership
** Collaborate with senior leaders to understand business objectives and develop HR strategies that support organizational goals.
* Provide expert HR guidance on talent management, succession planning, and workforce development.
* Partner with leadership to identify and address employee relations issues, ensuring a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
* Working with colleagues in the HR Centres of Excellence, lead on communication, implementation and measurement of key people initiatives and programmes to support a vibrant, fast paced, and high-performance culture.
* Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
** Champion DEI efforts, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected.
* Develop and implement strategies to attract and retain diverse talent.
* Lead initiatives to raise awareness and foster a culture of inclusion.
* Organisational Development
** Support the HRD to drive change management initiatives to support organisational growth and transformation.
* Support the HRD to facilitate organisational design and restructuring efforts to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
* Provide coaching and support to managers and employees during periods of change.
* Senior Business Relationships
** Building strong, trusted partner relationships with senior business leaders. Establishing creditability as a strategic business partner through developing a robust understanding of the business direction and landscape.
* Supporting senior leaders to be role models who demonstrate strong leadership behaviours and accountabilities, and cascade this through their teams.
* Change Management
** Leading and advising senior leaders on key organisational people change management initiatives (organisation culture change, business process re-engineering, reorganisations, organisational design).
* Talent Acquisition and…