HR Partner

Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

The Team

The HR Advisory team are our regional HR generalists, who span across partnering and operations, acting as the advisor to the business and the People team on the market(s) they oversee.

HR advisors combine credible activism, culture and change stewardship and our role as organizational developers to build and strengthen Checkout.com’s colleague experience across the globe.

The Role

As an HR Partner, you share responsibility for the health, compliance, and engagement for the region. You'll build, optimize and iterate on the core components across the employee lifecycle. As a guardian of local communication and culture, you'll provide critical cut-through for Checkout.com's People Strategy and act as a key conduit to see that our department results land with success.

You'll have a solid understanding of your market, including the basics around employment law and best employment practices, as well as experience of and/or capability as a partner to drive value across the talent agenda regionally. You'll have had exposure to matrixed organizations, and scale-up ecosystems where there are foundations to lay and, most importantly, have a flexible approach across all strategic, tactical and operational aspects of HR.

How you'll make an impact:

• People Team – Be a subject matter expert for Mauritius employment law and customs for the HR team.
• Law - Stay current with employment legislation and support developing People policies and processes to meet employment law regulations and requirements
• Employee lifecycle - Support and drive people management processes such as joiners, leavers, and absences
• Support global People programs and processes, such as regular employee engagement surveys, performance cycles, and compensation cycles
• Business partnership - working closely with our management population to drive the people agenda for your client groups in the region
• Development - Collaborate with our Talent and Reward teams on training and development initiatives
• Culture champion - Cultivate an inclusive culture in harmony with our values and be the central point of contact for all cultural activities
• Admin - Support administrative work across the region, and assist and support team members with their day-to-day requests for information needed from the People team
• Benefits - Collaborate with the Reward team on the implementation of benefit programs locally, understanding how to drive an attractive and competitive offering and working closely with the Global HR team for parity
• Employee Relations - Build on a solid foundational knowledge of local ER issues, seeking simplicity in complexity and developing the organization’s zero-tolerance policy for misconduct and poor performance.
• Employee Engagement - support with the running of quarterly and bi-annual engagement reporting. Staying close to sensitive hotspots and supporting action planning through workshops and facilitation with local teams as required.
• Compliance – Uphold a high standard of people compliance across systems, audits and any regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate on general projects globally and regionally.

Qualifications

About you:

• Proven experience (5+ years) with employment law and employee relations best practices in Mauritius
• You have experience in leading transformational and organizational change and in delivering multiple change projects simultaneously
• Educator of regional culture - you enjoy working collaboratively, through effective communication and being customer-focused.
• Ability to build and develop relationships with stakeholders up to senior levels
• You're comfortable with ambiguity, able to flex and adapt, and resilient through periods of change
• Not afraid to challenge; ensuring the right decisions are made for our people and our business.

Additional Information

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U  
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/