HR Generalist, EMEA

Pure Storage is proud to support a world-class employee experience, and people teams like Pure’s HR Operations & Shared Services Team are a core part of our global experience.  We engage with our 5,000+ employee population across 37 countries in a regional structure, and our Team Leads and HR Operations Specialists partner with our employees, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and other cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class support and perspective.

The HR Consultant is a key member within our HR Operations & Shared Services team, combining the day-to-day operational prowess of HR Operations while balancing direct HR support to front-line people managers across multiple countries in close partnership with our HR Business Partners and Employee Relations team.  This includes assisting managers with HR and specific topics that can span across performance management, Employee relations agenda (incl. conducting investigations and reporting of their outcomes), compensation and benefits, policy and guideline building / translation, learning initiatives, and education on Pure HR tools and programs. This support is often done virtually across different time zones and spans multiple countries. 

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

• Engages as a trusted adviser, partner, and subject matter expert to provide coaching to managers and employees on a variety of Human Resource related topics. 
• Displays a foundation understanding of Pure’s goals and business opportunities, and where the HR team and this role can contribute to execute its efforts, programs and initiatives.
• Provides guidance and support in areas such as performance (incl. Performance Improvement Process) and talent, employee relations, employee development, and employee engagement.
• Through strong consultative skills diagnoses, consults, and facilitates scenarios including performance development, performance improvement, policy interpretation and conflict resolution - this includes goal setting, use of talent reviews and, as needed, facilitating calibration sessions.
• Assists people managers and employees with policy, guideline, HR programs interpretation and ensures we are compliant.
• Collaborate effectively with regional HR Operations Managers, HR Business Partners, Legal, and outside counsel, on initiatives related to organizational changes and redundancies, understands and mitigates risk through best practice strategies for a positive employee experience.
  
  
• Continually reviews and improves core employee processes, makes analysis and reports, advises on trends etc. (i.e. exit interviews).
• Partners with HR Business Partners and our HR Centers of Excellence (CoE’s), in the development and implementation of our HR programs in the region.
• Utilizes Pure's HR information system (Workday) to transact, track, and audit complex transactions from the PERC ticketing system, while exercising professional communication with employees and managers.
• Performs data analysis, identifies trends or concerns of organization health, as needed.
• In collaboration with HR Operations Managers, partners across regions (AMER, EMEA and APJ) to identify best in class practices for use in the region.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• 5+ years experience in a HR Operations position and / or a client-facing HR Specialist role
• Bachelor's degree and / or equivalent work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with attention to details
• Is confident in presenting to larger groups and deliver workshops both in person and remotely 
• Is confident in mentoring and advising team members
• Ability to work across time zones and is comfortable in a virtual work environment through Zoom meetings
• Comfortable working with remote management, remote updates and weekly check-in with your manager and team
• Team player who demonstrates a positive, 'can do' attitude - willingness to roll up your sleeves and be excited to contribute in all parts of employee experience
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of individuals
• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to details and problem-solving skills to thrive in a fast paced, always changing environment
• Possess the maturity to work with & manage confidential information
• 4+ years experience with Workday (or other HR Information System), ServiceNow (or other enterprise ticketing system)
• Collaborative, motivated, self-starter ready to jump into a fast paced environment to develop best in class strategies and approaches to a broad range of HR topics
• Demonstrated competence in the various HR functional areas including employee relations, compensation, consulting / coaching and leadership development.
• Ability to understand and interpret multiple sides of complex scenarios, involving the necessary team members at the appropriate time
• Ability to lead, influence and partner across key stakeholders to ensure the team achieves the best outcome
• Demonstrates commitment to helping employees and managers be successful and achieve desired results in alignment with Pure’s values and business goals
• Ability to drive change management and organizational initiatives
• Thrives in an unstructured environment and helps others do the same
• Knowledge of multiple country employment and labor laws, ability to interact internally and with external counsel where appropriate, and conduct data research through external sources or networks, as needed
• Pluses: 
• Knowledge of any project management methodology
• Knowledge of any other language besides English (preferably Czech, German, French, Spanish, Italian).