Associate, People & Culture

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. With exceptional talent trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform WPP Open we help clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs AI-driven media operating unit bringing together media data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence clients see exactly where how and why their media investment is working.

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What You will be Doing:

Onboarding

• Oversee the onboarding process for all new hires including conducting HR Orientations enrolling employees onto various systems administratingsurveysand reporting data

• Respond to new hire inquiries promptlyefficientlyand accurately to ensure a positive onboarding experience.

• Liaise with hiring managers to coordinate first day details.

Offboarding

• Supporting the offboarding of exiting employees

• Conduct collect and analyze data via Exit Interviews to provide recommendations to the HRBPs and People Team for retention strategies

Payroll Administration

• Coordination of payroll summary reports on a semi-monthly cadence

• Maintain HRIS (ADP Workforce Now) with up-to-date employee data to ensureaccuratepayroll processing and data integrity

• Calculate staff entitlements surrounding medical leaves vacation accrual etc.

People Data & Reporting

• Create collateupdateandutilizeHR metrics to analyze trends and data

• Updatemaintainand present reports with KPIs such as attrition rates vacation usage and hires by client group/department

• Assistwith ad-hoc projects on as-need basis

Policy Interpretation & Application

• Maintain knowledge of HR policies and ON/QC Provincial employment legislation/regulatory changes

• Respond and handle all employee inquiriesregardingbenefits leave of absences paid time off etc. with the utmost confidentiality.

• Support the HRBPs in the Performance Review process ensuringtimelyadherence to policy and deadlines is met by managers

What You Bring:

• University Diploma or Certificate in Human Resources or any related field

• Less than 1 year of experience within Human ResourcesRecruitmentand/or related field.

• Strong client service skills

• Ability to work successfully within a team as well as independently

• Establish andmaintainrelationships interdepartmentally as well as with those outside the team

• You have great teamwork skills and are excited about collaborating with others to create a positive impact

• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment

• You are results-oriented and have a demonstrated ability to handle multiple completing priorities

• Comfortable with change and managing tight deadlines

• Extremely well-organized witha high levelof attention to detail

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and French

• Proficiencyusing Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word Excel PowerPoint & SharePoint)

• Comfort level with learning new systems and exploringnew technology

• Experience working with HRIS/ADP Workforce Now is an asset

What We Offer:

As part of theWPP MediaPeople teamyoullbe exposed to all functions within the HR team including but not limited to total rewards performance management payroll HRIS recruitment employee relations policies etc. This isa great opportunityfor someone who is early in their human resources career and is looking to develop operational and strategic skills within a large multi-matrix global organization.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work andwerejust as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at thecutting edgeof marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office eventsshowcasingteam wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard toparticular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens whenweretogether fostering creativity collaboration and a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If yourequireaccommodations or flexibility please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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