People Operations Sr. Advisor

The opportunity

Our People Function works across brands, geographies, and cultures to support one global Maersk. As People Advisor, you'll play a vital part in our success, supporting our employees with their HR queries so that they can focus on their own jobs. Taking care of their issues, whether big or small, and making sure they get a great employee experience in every interaction with HR.

A People Advisor is responsible for acting as first point of contact for employees and take ownership of managing each HR related query to conclusion to deliver a positive employee experience.

We are looking to hire a new colleague in our People Advisor Team in Warsaw, Poland.  

We Offer

We offer you exciting career opportunities with an international reach to further expand your experience through our diversity-focused and award-winning talent development initiatives.

As one of the cornerstones of our values, we strive to deliver the right environment for the right people while fostering a culture of fairness, mutual respect, responsibility, and care for our business and our customers.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees. Our talent policies are recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry and we continue to look for new ways to invest in our people through ongoing personal and professional development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Your role as People Advisor will be to solve the HR-related queries of our employees and leaders and make sure their interaction with HR results in a great experience. For this you will:

• Own people's inquiries about HR policies and procedures, understand their needs, and partner with other HR colleagues to resolve the inquiries
• Actively work in Workday updating employee data and being on top of employee and company changes
• Support the delivery of the HR Cycle with administrative tasks related to onboarding, annual performance management, job moves, exit, etc.
• Advise employees on medical insurances, sport cards, government benefits
• Guide and train employees and managers how to work in Workday and Asistar and on Maersk HR service delivery model

What we are looking for

Saying that you should be service-minded is an understatement: we need you to be passionate about delivering great employee experience You have a lot of patience, empathy, and drive to take care of every employee's query.

As for the skillset and experience, we are looking for: 

• Experience in HR and knowledge of Polish local labor law/HR practices
• Great collaboration and communication skills
• Structure and solution-oriented, focusing on quality and improvements
• Agility and ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment 
• Fluency in written and verbal Polish and English
• Experience in Workday or ServiceNow HR would be an asset

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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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