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HR Advisor People Governance & Compliance (12 month FTC)

Thomson Reuters


Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 13 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 13 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Were transforming how HR operatesautomating routine work elevating employee and manager self service and using data to drive faster smarter decisions. Our EMEA People Governance & Compliance Team are at the heart of this change to enhance employee experience. Join us as we shape a future where HR is digital data driven and truly human centered.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

The Opportunity

Join a high-impact People Governance & Compliance team to deliver consistent riskinformed and scalable outcomesacross jurisdictions.

As an HR Advisor you will act as a trusted partner to managers and employees providing clear policy-aligned guidance while strengthening compliance governance and operational excellence. You will combine subject-matter expertise with sound judgement and actively contribute to a digitally enabled HR environment leveraging AI and automation to enhance quality and efficiency.

About the Role:

As our HR Advisor you will:

  • Provide timely accurate and policyaligned guidanceto managers and employees on local HR policies and procedures

  • Build subject-matter expertisein a core compliance area(Immigration Sickness & Occupational Health or Leave & Family policies) ensuring consistent and legally robust advicein partnership with the EMEA Advisory team

  • Own and manage Tier 2 HR case management handling more complex queries and escalations with strong judgement ensuring consistent resolution risk mitigation and policy adherence

  • Support Employee Relations cases as a skilled and reliable note-taker maintaining high-quality confidential and audit-ready documentation

  • Partner with HRBPs and Advisory Teams to design and deliver trainingon HR policies procedures and Workday strengthening manager capability and policy adherence

  • Act as a trusted contact for employee benefits queries providing clear accurate and responsive support

  • Support redundancy and restructuring processes through accurate preparation of documentationand calculations ensuring compliance with applicable legislation

  • Provide support on Workday queries guiding users effectively through processes and system use

  • Work closely with Payroll and Global HR Services to ensure employee lifecycle changes are processedaccurately consistently and within agreed timelines

  • Contribute to HR projects and initiatives bringing a continuous improvement mindset and a focus on standardisation and scalability

  • Maintain employee records to the highest standards of data integrity and GDPR compliance

  • Actively champion the adoption of AI and approved digital tools embedding them into daily HR practices to drive efficiency insight and improved employee experience

About You

As our HR Advisor you will likely:

  • Be an early career HR professional with strong operational foundations and a growing capability in governance risk and advisory

  • Experience as an HR Generalist/Advisor ideally in a complex matrixed environment

  • Hands-on experience with Workday or similar HR systems with the ability to support and guide others

  • Good understanding of HR policies procedures and legal frameworks with the ability to apply them in practice

  • Strong judgement and attention to detail particularly in handling sensitive cases and maintaining compliance standards

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate policy into clear practical guidance

  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • Interest in AI automation and digital HR tools with a proactive approach to learning and adoption

Please note the deadline for applications is Friday 24th July 2026. Early applications are encouraged

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Whats in it For You

  • Hybrid Work Model: Weve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

  • Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities whether caring for family giving back to the community or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

  • Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow lead and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

  • Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation two company-wide Mental Health Days off access to the Headspace app retirement savings tuition reimbursement employee incentive programs and resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.

  • Culture: Globally recognized award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging flexibility work-life balance and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers Compete to Win Challenge (Y)our Thinking Act Fast / Learn Fast and Stronger Together.

  • Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

  • Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice truth and transparency. Together with the professionals and institutions we serve we help uphold the rule of law turn the wheels of commerce catch bad actors report the facts and provide trusted unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26000 employees across more than 70 countries where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity accuracy fairness and transparency are under attack we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business we rely on the unique backgrounds perspectives and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that we seek talented qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race color sex/gender including pregnancy gender identity and expression national origin religion sexual orientation disability age marital status citizen status veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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