Employee Relations Manager

We’re recruiting in our People Team to support our new People Operating Model. We have a new Employee Relations Manager position and are looking for a Senior HR professional, experienced in leading companywide ER/IR matters, with proven ability in managing teams. 

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, and at our Dublin office location. 

What you’ll be doing: 

You will lead all Employee Relations activity for AXA Ireland through the development and implementation of change frameworks, policies and procedures to maximise contribution to the business and People strategies. As a trusted advisor you will provide expert consultancy and deep specialist knowledge.

1.    Lead proactive engagement with AXA employee representative bodies, organising local consultative and company forums to provide an effective channel of communication and consultation.
2.    Manage industrial relations issues, including third party escalations (WRC, Labour Court, and Litigation) to ensure effective resolution that minimizes disruption and risk.
3.    Manage annual Pay Negotiations.
4.    Support the development of employee engagement amongst leadership by providing coaching and guidance on best practices and influencing development programme content.
5.    Increase people management capability through targeted training and workshops, in collaboration with the Centres of Excellence.
6.    Manage employee policies, processes procedures, guidelines, ensuring that they are relevant and legislatively up to date. 
7.    Ensure people aspects of organisational change are considered in the planning and execution phases of all major change programmes and are consulted on in a timely manner.  
8.    Manage ER Specialists to provide solutions focused advice to leaders on a range of Employee Relations issues
9.    Coach, advise and support the People Partners in the management of Employee Relations issues.
10.    Build close effective relationships with the COEs, ensuring initiatives are briefed / consulted about in a timely and effective manner.  

• ·      5+ years’ senior HR experience, including experience leading company wide ER / IR matters and people management. 
• ·      In-depth knowledge of Ireland and Northern Ireland employment legislation. 
• ·      Strong communication, relationship management, stakeholder engagement, influencing, and coaching skills.
• ·      Ability to work collaboratively with employee representative groups, influencing as appropriate.
• ·      Ability to challenge key stakeholders and operate effectively in a complex and ambiguous matrix structure.
• ·      Operate at a strategic level with the ability to navigate complexity, and strong strategic vision with the ability to drive strategic alignment.
• ·      Commercial acumen - understanding how the business operates.
• ·      A trusted advisor with a deep technical knowledge of HR
• ·      Critical thinker who is recognised as an expert in their field.
• ·      Results-driven

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in Ireland and/or the United Kingdom.

This recruitment campaign will be used to support permanent, temporary and/or extension for any upcoming similar positions.

Would you like to wake up every day driven and inspired by our noble mission and to work together as one global team to empower people to live a better life? Here at AXA we strive to lead the transformation of our industry. We are looking for talented individuals who come from varied backgrounds, think differently and want to be part of this exciting transformation by challenging the status quo so we can push AXA - a leading global brand and one of the most innovative companies in our industry - onto even greater things.

In a fast-evolving world and with a presence in 64 countries, our 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors anticipate change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of our 103 million customers.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, at AXA Ireland our values are at the heart of everything we do. We work together as One AXA, embracing our differences to make our teams great. We believe integrity, courage and our customer-first approach is what makes us a great place to work. AXA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from across all communities.

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Ireland, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package reflects that. You can expect to receive:

•    Competitive salary with annual review
•    Annual company & performance-based bonus
•    Contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)
•    Life Assurance
•    Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays
•    AXA employee discounts
•    Education support and plenty of learning opportunities.

AXA is proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, should this be a requirement for you.

At AXA, we want to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. As a financial services company, all successful candidates will require employment checks, so we can ensure regulatory compliance.

We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds. 

AXA Ireland dac consider applicants on the basis of skills, experience & qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status.