WONY – People and Culture Manager
What’s the role?
Support senior team in making our talent, strategy and culture come to life
• People - Find great talent, help onboard them, support resource managers in creating individual training programs, oversee our real time review process and nurture other ongoing development needs
• Culture – Ensure that client and employee experience is on brand and that the Wolff Olins culture is brought to life through front of house, our space and facilities, catering, flowers, marketing and employee events
• Policies – Keep us up to date with Omnicom and other relevant HR policies, ensure that we are both on brand and legally compliant with compensation, contracts and records, benefits, health and safety
Our People and Culture manager will need to build very strong relationships with the NY senior team. It will also be crucial for them to gain the trust and respect of all employees. They will need to be great networkers – knowing what talent is out there, partnering with recruiters, optimizing the Omnicom network and tapping into London and Dubai offices.
A thorough understanding of our business and culture will be essential for success, they will need to be one step ahead of the senior team in anticipating their recruitment needs, the training and develop needs of their team and the individual needs of our 50+ employees.
They will also need a strong foundation in US employment regulations, be super buttoned up and able to advise our senior team about how to best to maintain the delicate balance between legal recommendations and keeping our policies on brand.
The current role stretches from the big picture to the in the weeds details, and from people to place, and will therefore require a range of skills including managing a small reception team and working in partnership with IT, finance and the senior team.
We would hope that the People and Culture Manager’s role and team would grow with us. The People and Culture Manager will report to the MD and be a part of the senior team.
What kind of person?
The People and Culture Manager will:
• Be great at building relationships and trust with all levels of employees
• Will have strong point of view and the convictions, but also be a good listener with the instincts and judgement to know when to challenge and when to let something go
• Be a great communicator precise and clear at all times
• Be extremely detail-oriented and organized, and have the charm and tact to ensure employees deliver on their commitments
• Seek to turn problems into opportunities at all times – attacking every challenge with optimism, positive energy and enthusiasm
• Will have somewhat of a start-up mentality, they will be able to wear a few hats, juggle a lot of plates and be willing to pitch in and help others
• Will care about what things look, feel and taste like, they will have an aesthetic and creative sensibility in keeping with the Wolff Olins brand
• Will be resourceful and able to manage a budget and get things done
The opportunity:
• Freedom and flexibility to shape and grow the role around you
• Plenty of autonomy to make decisions and get things done
• Surrounded by lots of interesting, curious minded and creative people
• Access to resources and advice within the WO and Omnicom network
• Chance to help create and instil best practices in NY and other offices
• Potential to help set up additional offices and offer based teams as we grow in the future
Ideal qualifications:
• Minimum of 5 years experience administrating human resources benefits and policies in the US
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Active affiliation with HR networks and organizations preferred
Interested?
Please send your cover letter and resume to peoplenewyork@wolffolins.com subject line: People and Culture Manager.