People Partner

Merchandising and planning teams set assortments by region and climate. Fernstack & Co. operates more than 400 apparel stores and a large online business. Holiday season means extra hours for everyone.

Position summary:

Fernstack & Co. has an opening for a People Partner. This role sits on the Corporate Functions leadership team and owns the people plan for that group. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Core hours are 10:00 to 15:00 CET. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate team effectiveness sessions and manager training.
• Support leaders through acquisitions, reorganizations and other major changes.
• Analyse turnover, engagement and headcount data in Workday to spot problems early.
• Coordinate with talent acquisition on workforce plans and hard-to-fill roles.
• Partner with compensation on merit, promotion and equity decisions.
• Lead annual talent reviews and succession planning for the client group.
• Review employee relations cases and decide when to bring in legal.
• Drive engagement survey action plans with each leadership team.

Minimum qualifications:

• 3-5 years of progressive HR experience, with recent time as an HRBP.
• Clear communicator in writing and in meetings.
• Working knowledge of US employment law.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, business or a related field.
• Strong employee relations background, including investigations.
• Comfortable with data: Workday reports, Excel and basic dashboards.
• Track record running talent reviews and compensation cycles.

Preferred:

• Workday HCM experience.
• Experience supporting sales or engineering organisations.
• Organizational development or coaching certification.

Pay and benefits:

• Paid time off.
• Paid in USD.
• Company laptop.

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Fernstack & Co. A/S.