People Partner

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70+ cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit .

Job Description

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

We are no ordinary People team - we are on a relentless mission to create an inspiring place to work with a stand out culture. We need game changers, who are able to work in a fast paced environment, not fazed by grappling with a challenge you may never have faced before or being hands on and taking personal responsibility to fix stuff. It’s all in the attitude, the passion about owning, delivering and improving. And most of all, playing a key role in an incredible global team. We need people who are prepared to get stuck in and get rewarded for that.

Client group of around 120 based in the UK. The client group consists of our Sales and Hospitality Teams,  Major Events (such as MLB London Series) Mass Participation,  Legal, IT, Impact and our Marketing  Communications team.  

This role is part of the Global People Partner team so a global mindset is essential.

Stakeholder Management & Coaching

• Create relationships at all levels in the client group, through regular catch ups and keeping an ear to the ground for day to day issues, so you can offer proactive, pragmatic and commercial solutions.
• Support managers on performance issues identified through the probation process, advising on extension and capability processes.
• Working with key stakeholders to ensure an equitable pay and bonus review process.
• Encourage and coach people on setting goals and managing check-in’s with their teams.

Engagement & Learning

• Responsible for analysing engagement data through our Peakon platform , and working with the wider People Team to deliver interventions to increase engagement levels.
• Introduction and maintenance of core competencies for all client groups.
• Identify training needs and support L&D initiatives, including the delivering of internal training initiatives
• Identify appropriate and engaging learning materials through wider L&D programme where required;

Employee Relations

• Responsibility for coaching line managers on all people related issues  - restructures, redundancy, disciplinaries, grievances. Also act as coach to less experiences members of the People Team, sharing knowledge of best practice.

People Ops

• Using Workday to the best advantage – whether it’s the analytics it provides or the ability to automate core processes.
• Partnering with the People Operations team to ensure a seamless employee experience.
• Coordinate offboarding processes, including completing exit interviews and provide feedback to manager and SVP People Parterning.

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED

• You need to know your stuff – good solid grounding in a generalist, client facing people role at People Partner level.
• You must have a solid knowledge of employee relations including but not limited to – Handling disciplinaries & grievances, redundancy process, performance issues, long term sickness.
• Ideally an understanding of sales or agency life – it is a special kind of world, where you have to demonstrate your commercial ability to operate effectively.
• Keen ability to help prioritise and with a deep understanding of the business priorities, you know how to maximise resource and operational efficiencies
• Resilient with a strong sense of team
• Ability to flex style and approach depending on the stakeholder and client group.
• You need to be commercial and work with the mindset of evidence based people activity

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Wasserman is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand services and geographies across the exciting and extraordinary worlds of sports, music, entertainment and culture.

We are committed to making a meaningful difference and driving real change when it comes to diversity equity and inclusion — not only among our employees, but in how we serve clients and push the industry at large.

If this sounds like a place you’d like to work, let’s talk!

Wasserman is a global leader in sports, music, entertainment and culture. Founded in 2002, Wasserman represents many of the world’s most iconic sports and entertainment figures, musical artists, brands and properties, empowering them to shape culture and captivate audiences worldwide.