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People (HR) Consultant - 6 month fixed term contract

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Category:  Consultant
Freelance
Senior (5-10 years)
English, German

Other Skills

  • Coaching
  • Team Effectiveness
  • Consulting
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Social Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

  • HR professional with proven experience partnering with all levels including Sr. Leaders, managers, and employees throughout the entire employment cycle
  • Skilled in coaching and facilitation
  • Subject matter expertise in local employment laws and practices, employee relations, compensation and benefits
  • Fluent in German and English

Requirements:

  • Provide consultation leveraging regional expertise and knowledge on complex labor and compliance issues
  • Support performance management including coaching on Performance Improvement Plans
  • Engage in program deployment and drive adoption of HR initiatives across business units
  • Facilitate team effectiveness and change management processes

Job description

Job Requisition ID #

26WD99297

Position Overview

As part of the People Experience organization, People Consultants share a mission to design and deliver a five-star experience to employees in moments that matter to our employees.  This means providing reliable and expert guidance where needed, anticipating the needs of employees, and personalizing their experience in a way that adds value. People Consultants enable leaders and teams to thrive by offering expertise in areas of coaching, facilitation, and other advisory practices aligned to Autodesk culture code and global behavior standards. They work closely with managers and employees throughout the employment cycle and provide expert advice and coaching in areas of team effectiveness, engagement, manager enablement, career development, termination, performance management, mediation, and resolution of employee relations issues in a systematic approach.  They are also active partners to COE and Business teams in the design, deployment and adoption of programs and initiatives. 

Responsibilities

Consultation Leveraging Regional Expertise and Knowledge

  • Complex labor and compliance issues

  • M&A -diligence and integration

  • New location set up or closures

  • Involuntary Terminations

  • Performance management (coaching on Performance Improvement Plans)

  • Investigation procedure (if not standard ER investigation scenarios)

  • Site council and site leader support

  • Crisis Management

Proactive Consultation  

  • Team dynamics (development, intervention, facilitation)

  • Team effectiveness (reorganization, redeployments, retention)

  • Change Management

  • Leader onboarding and assimilation

  • Employee Insights interpretation and action plans

  • Employee career development coaching and planning

  • Performance management (coaching on performance management cycle, feedback and improve performance)

On Demand Consultation

  • Employee relations (in partnership with ER manager), conflict management and mediation (peer to peer, within teams, or manager)

  • Support and guidance around established programs (calibration, focal, job leveling, etc.)

Program Deployment and Adoption

  • Engaged in program deployment and drive adoption in country/geo across a division/business unit, country/geo or assigned team, such as salary reviews, performance management, benefits programs, culture and D&B programs and/or organizational changes.  Coordinates with key stakeholders for implementation and effective assessment, leveraging appropriate consulting and HR planning and development.  Recommend appropriate actions consistent with the strategic direction of the company

  • Business programs: May support a business team, e.g. internal training programs by leveraging personal expertise, existing internal resources or external vendor

Minimum Qualifications

  • You are an HR professional with proven experience partnering with all levels incl. Sr. Leaders, managers and employees throughout the entire employment cycle

  • You are skilled in coaching and facilitation

  • You possess subject matter expertise, e.g. local employment laws and practices, employee relations, compensation and benefits, etc

  • You prioritize and apply targeted effort to the work that matters most

  • You are an excellent communicator and passionate about making a positive impact

  • You are a strong advocate of Company culture and values

  • Previous experience in a multinational matrix organization is preferred

  • Holding certifications such as MBTI, Strength Finder, Coaching is a plus

  • 8 + years relevant experience: BA/BS or equivalent work experience. +; PHR/SPHR or equivalent preferred

  • You must be fluent in German and English

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About Autodesk

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We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

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