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10About the Role:
As a Regional People Advisor, you will support HR initiatives across the Americas region, offering guidance on local employment laws, compliance, and HR best practices. You will contribute to talent engagement, development, and retention efforts, helping to build a strong, diverse workforce in line with business needs. In this role, you'll provide advice to People Leaders and employees, spanning across all business lines, on a range of HR matters, including performance management, employee relations, and adherence to local employment regulations.
What’s in it for you:
This role provides an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with the chance to collaborate across teams and regions. You’ll gain valuable exposure to both global and local HR practices, offering potential for learning and career growth. As a part of the Americas HR team, you will play a role in implementing people priorities that are aligned with S&P Global's enterprise strategy and follow our legal and compliance requirements.
You’ll work with various People team members, Centers of Excellence (COEs), and other stakeholders and business partners to deliver effective HR solutions, contributing to the day-to-day HR needs of the enterprise.
Responsibilities:
HR Advisory: Support the Americas region on HR matters, particularly around local employment laws, compliance, and regulatory issues. Ensure HR practices are aligned with country, state, and local labor legislation.
Support Enterprise Strategy: Help implement HR initiatives that align with global business goals while addressing the unique needs of the Americas region.
Performance Management: Assist People Leaders and employees with performance management processes, including appraisals, coaching, and performance improvement plans. Help ensure consistency and fairness in performance reviews.
Employee Relations & Compliance: Collaborate with employee relations teams to resolve issues, support positive employee relations, and ensure compliance with legal and organizational standards.
Talent Development Support: Provide insights on talent development needs, support training and development initiatives, and ensure their successful implementation within the Americas.
Coaching & Development: Advise People Leaders on best practices for managing performance and career development. Assist in resolving performance issues and help build high-performing teams.
Partner with Insights & Analytics Team: Work with the Insights and Analytics team to share regional insights that inform decisions on workforce planning, talent trends, and people data.
HR Process Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes by leveraging technology, automation, and AI tools. Ensure that processes are efficient, effective, and aligned with business objectives.
Support Engagement Initiatives: Help implement local engagement initiatives aligned with business goals, working with leadership to improve retention, foster inclusivity, and build a positive culture across the region.
Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $64,320 to $116,429.25. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.
This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here
What We’re Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:
Knowledge of Local Employment Laws: Comprehensive understanding of US employment law and HR best practices, with the ability to apply these laws effectively in a business context.
Experience in Performance Management: Practical experience supporting performance management processes, including employee reviews and feedback.
HR Generalist Experience: 4+ years of progressive HR experience, with a strong foundation in HR practices and a focus on regional support.
Strong Communication Skills: Clear verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build trust and work effectively with leadership and employees.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to interpret HR data and make decisions that align with business needs.
Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution: Ability to resolve people issues and manage conflict with a focus on sound decision-making.
Cultural Sensitivity: Understanding of the diverse cultural landscape and ability to adapt HR strategies to meet local needs.
Technical Acumen: Understanding of strategies for implementing process improvement using automation, A.I., and other technology tools. Experience and capability to leverage ServiceNow, Workday, and common productivity tools.
Educational Background: A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field is preferred.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Right to Work Requirements:
This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
Return to Work:
Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.
What’s In It For You?
Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries
Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
Recruitment Fraud Alert:
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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
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