Job Description :
Role Profile
Job Title:
HR Innovation Manager - 12 month FTC
Reports To:
Global HR Innovation Lead
Context/Scope of role
At Diageo, there are two core assets that drive growth across our business: 1) our brands and 2) our people. They drive one another:
The innovation shown in our brands and products is an inspiration to our people, and our HR function aspires to take findings from this We need to effectively work as an HR function to solve challenges in a sustainable global way. In doing so we will create an employee experience that enhances the culture, drives efficiency, and gives Diageo a competitive advantage in attracting and developing the best talent for now and the future.
The CHRO and HR leadership team have identified an opportunity in the HR function to work differently enabled by Agile ways of working and a user-centred approach.
HR Innovation are pioneers ️in pursuit of Diageo HR being recognised as the best performing , most trusted and respected HR function in the world
HR Innovation have a unique and exciting opportunity to identify and solve problems for the business and shape the future of work at Diageo. HR innovation will be externally focused trialling new ideas, technologies, and ways of working.
Dimensions:
Leadership & Complexity:
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This role operates Globally. It is critical that the incumbent can navigate the matrix organisation, lead through others, engage and build strong relationships and influence across all levels of the business
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This role partners with other business innovation teams to find opportunities
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The HR Innovation Manager constructively challenges partners at all levels across the HR function -bringing new thinking and presenting opportunities
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Creates followership of others by logically presenting solutions, taking feedback and hypothesis testing
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This role has a strong external facing aspect
Purpose of Role
The purpose of the HR Innovation team is to shape the future of HR at Diageo whilst solving global challenges in our people processes, technologies, policies, and ways of working.
HR Innovation is an exciting and challenging part of the business. All members of the Innovation team need to be able to combine creative flair with strategic insight, commercial foresight and strong project management skills to lead initiatives that will cut across the HR function and wider business innovation teams to accelerate & orchestrate sustainable ideas and change.
Curiosity:
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You will learn and apply new skills -Introduction to Agile and user centered design
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You will get closer to users using compassion and insight whether that’s colleagues, line managers, HRBPs or COEs
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You can expect diverse and varied work with a global focus
Results focused:
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You have all the support to make ideas a reality
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Finally, the opportunity to get to the root cause of problems and have support to make tangible sustainable changes!
Career building:
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There are plentiful opportunities to sharpen your commercial focus
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You will receive exposure to senior HR leaders, opportunities to demonstrate leadership on initiatives and develop more junior team members as the team grows
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Perhaps you want to expand your HR partnering experience with tangible delivery experience or further a career into consulting/change management. There is no one size fits all!
Top Accountabilities:
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You will be responsible for leading a portfolio of innovation projects, in the HR portfolio– some projects already in development, others requiring initial briefs, through to finalised concept. Each project is likely to require a team of specialists (across the HR function and business) to be led by the HR Innovation Manager to deliver to clear timelines.
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You will represent, and can apply both an Agile way of working and user centred approach to the HR function (following informal and formal development)
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You will shape the HR innovation proposition and concept development. Deliver market launch / test plans, that are grounded in employee & cultural insight.
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Deliver the Innovation principally through value delivery (minimal viable products) and by ensuring sufficient partner understanding/commercial execution focus is in place to ensure success
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Works with others to identify problems, define root causes and determine solutions
Qualifications and Experience Required
Key Criteria to be successful in this role:
You will have a consistent track record as a collaborative teammate, are able to work in a cross functional project team and collaborate to deliver ambitious timelines. You will have most (if not all) of the following experience and capabilities.
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People strategy experience
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Change Management experience
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Experience in using Agile ways of working
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Influencing -able to work with all types of partners to influence proactively and positively
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Analytical –identifies business value
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Proven problem solver -resilient in leading change
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High energy, drive, and a relentless passion for change
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Global mentality
You will also bring strong functional expertise and are a subject matter expert in one or more of the following areas:
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Marketing Innovation
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SCRUM
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Communications and engagement
Barriers to Success in Role:
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Uncomfortable with ambiguity
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Inability to influence others and deal with senior partners
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Lack of curiosity and critical thinking
About Us
Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Worker Type :
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)
Primary Location:
1HQ
Additional Locations :
Budapest
Job Posting Start Date :
2023-05-22