People Operations Manager

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Welcome to Publicis Groupe ANZ.

Here you will get an inside look at life within our network including the brilliant people working across our agency brands. Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication and digital business transformation driven through the alchemy of data creativity media and technology.

Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework.

Its a cultural model weve built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 110000 talents across 100 countries globally.

In Australia our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi Leo Publicis Worldwide) media agencies (Starcom Zenith Spark Foundry Performics Atomic 212) Razorfish Digitas Epsilon Arc Prodigious PXP PMX and PR (Herd MSL). We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients.

Were looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded People Operations Manager - Data & Programs to join our People & Culture this role youll play a critical part in delivering workforce insights remuneration programs job architecture governance and people operational initiatives that support strategic decision-making across the business.

This is a unique opportunity for a people-focused professional who is passionate about leveraging data to uncover meaningful insights influence decision-making and drive continuous improvement.

About the Role

Reporting to the People Operations Director youll work closely with People & Culture leaders Centres of Excellence and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality workforce reporting support remuneration and job architecture initiatives and enhance employee data governance and operational excellence.

Your ability to analyse complex workforce data identify trends and provide actionable recommendations will help shape key people decisions across the Groupe.

This role will lead coach and develop our People Operations Executive providing guidance and support to build capability enhance performance and contribute to a high-performing People team.

What youll be doing

Workforce Reporting & Analytics

• Develop and maintain workforce reports dashboards and people metrics.
• Analyse workforce trends including headcount turnover recruitment employee movements absenteeism diversity and demographics.
• Deliver insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.

Reward & Job Architecture

• Support the administration and delivery of annual remuneration review processes.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis.
• Assist with pay equity reporting and remuneration insights.
• Maintain and support job architecture and job family frameworks.

People Programs & Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate project planning implementation and reporting activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve people processes reporting capability and operational effectiveness.
• Support change initiatives across the People & Culture function.

Data Governance & Compliance

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of workforce data.
• Conduct audits and validation activities.
• Support compliance with privacy obligations reporting standards and internal policies.

About You

• 5 years experience in People Operations Reward HR Analytics Workforce Reporting or a similar People & Culture discipline.
• Experience supporting remuneration reviews salary benchmarking or job architecture initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data into meaningful business insights.
• Advanced Excel capability including Pivot Tables XLOOKUPs and workforce data analysis.
• Experience working with HRIS platforms and reporting tools.
• Power BI experience.
• Strong stakeholder management communication and organisational skills.
• A commitment to data quality governance and continuous improvement.
• Experience with AI tools and automation technologies will be highly regarded.

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Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the worlds most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at .

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical mindful and financial wellbeing.
• A creative lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach working your way with us.
• Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women Égalité enABLE EmbRACE and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave Flexible Public Holidays and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure paid primary carer leave secondary carer swap and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors psychologists and professionals through Sonder an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open supportive and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: partners of Diversity Council Australia Pride in Diversity Family Friendly Workplaces Supply Nation and the Australian Disability Network.

If you dont tick every box in this ad please dont rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion collaboration adaptability fearlessness and integrity rather than ticking boxes so if this role resonates with you please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race age culture ability ethnicity gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldnt be where we are today. So be you we like it that way.

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