P&C Specialist - Austin, United States - Aurora Energy Research

Description

(Senior) P&C Specialist

Department: Core - People & Culture

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Austin, USA

Description

We are looking for a motivated and experienced People and Culture (P&C) Specialist to join our fast-paced P&C team.

Reporting to the Senior P&C Business Partner (based in the UK) you will be responsible for delivering a proactive and flexible HR service, driving best practice, and ensuring compliance with all company procedures and employment legislation in alignment with the Aurora culture and values. The role will be supporting our Oakland, CA, New York and Austin, TX offices.

You will be a pragmatic collaborator with excellent delivery, integrity, and the ability to challenge respectfully. This role requires excellent written & verbal communication, problem solving and high attention to detail. It would suit someone with an international mindset, someone who enjoys working with colleagues in in different geographies and time zones, including the US, UK, and Australia.

We welcome someone who thrives on working at pace in a dynamic environment, someone who values quality, and who is a true team player. The global head office is based in the UK, and the role will involve cross-collaboration with the Central P&C team, and will suit someone who has transferable experience within a similar organization.

The P&C team is a close-knit, fun bunch and is hugely supportive of each other. Our main mantra is 'one P&C; one team', we strive to develop individual capability characterised by personal accountability and shared responsibility. Our other mantra, 'better never stops', underpins our determination to deliver P&C excellence in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of a first line generalist P&C advisory service, providing up to date and informed P&C guidance and support on P&C policies, processes, and systems
• Having a "seat at the table" business partnering approach to supporting and advising the relevant stakeholders
• Advising on employee relation issues (including disciplinary, grievance, attendance, probation) through to an effective resolution, escalating complex cases as appropriate to the Senior P&C Business Partner
• Supporting the visa sponsorship, coordinating visa applications for new joiners, and conducting regular employee sponsorship reviews and liaising with our outsourced immigration legal advisors and working with our internal Global Mobility team
• Assist with the development and implementation of local P&C policies and procedures and escalating any gaps based on local legislation
• Conducting exit interviews and identifying any patterns, themes, or issues that require action or escalation
• Design and deliver internal training programmes on P&C and people management topics
• Advising and supporting the P&C Coordinator to ensure the administrative tasks such as contracts, parental leave, references and ensuring our HR system is kept up to date and relevant with employee data are maintained and managed in accordance with local legislation
• Overseeing the administration of payroll, pension and benefits tasks and managing the monthly processes in the absence of the P&C Coordinator
• Overseeing the company's Performance & Development Review cycles; planning activities, delivering employee and line manager training, and providing guidance to the P&C Operations Coordinator on administration tasks
• Collaborating with the relevant P&C team members on internal mobility transfers and relocations
• Contribute to and lead on P&C projects - working with the Business Partnering and wider P&C teams on delivering global initiatives as well as local projects

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• Demonstrable experience within a generalist or Business Partnering P&C function in multinational environments, ideally with experience of working with a head office function outside of the US
• Experience supporting the business with employee relations activity such as absence management, capability, performance management, and investigation and disciplinary processes
• Strong knowledge of relevant US legislation; particularly employment law and worker-related regulation. Knowledge of any LATAM country legislation could be considered as a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships at all levels
• A self-starter and a real team player, who can evidence using their initiative and their ability to work under pressure
• Flexible approach to work with a can-do attitude, taking pride in delivering outstanding work
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities whilst maintaining good attention to detail
• Excellent MS skills particularly MS PowerPoint, Excel & Word

Desirable attributes:

• Proven experience working for a fast-growing international consultancy or professional services business
• Proven work experience managing complex meeting schedules across multiple time zones

What we offer

• A fun, informal, collaborative and international work culture
• A competitive salary package
• Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills within the responsibilities of your role and within the wider context of the industry
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects

About Us

From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 600 of the world's most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments.

While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.

We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.