HR Learning Project Manager
When you look at L’Oréal, what do you see? If all you see is lipstick, look again and experience the Freedom to go Beyond the ordinary. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal. We operate in 150 countries on 5 continents. With 36 international brands and 86,000 employees worldwide, we’re well on our way to fulfilling our common purpose: to create beauty that moves the world.
By 2030 we want to capture over another 1 billion consumers around the world. How? By creating cosmetic products which meet the infinite diversity of consumers beauty needs and desires, and always through digital innovation. Not only that, but taking our sustainability goals seriously; moving us to a more inclusive and sustainable society, for every generation.
Our brands, dynamic culture, and always being our own challenger mean that we offer freedom and opportunity you won’t get anywhere else.
If you want the Freedom to go Beyond, we’ll see you at L’Oréal.
Our Corporate Division supports the 4000+ strong workforce in L’Oréal UK & Ireland. It’s a fast-paced and dynamic environment when you’ll have visibility over our 4 Divisions and play an integral role in moving our business forward.
We embrace our entrepreneurial spirit in everything we do, always challenging ourselves to new ways of doing things. That means looking for innovative solutions, sustainable developments, and having the freedom to go beyond the ordinary.
Our founder Eugène Schueller once said that “a company is not walls and machines, it’s people, people, people”. Joining our corporate teams means joining the world leader in beauty, at the cutting edge of innovation. But above all, it means becoming part of a team of talented and inspiring people.
You will
Be a dynamic project manager, with a passion for, and experience in Learning and Development. You will work across a number of areas in the learning scope, autonomously partnering with members of the HR team, learning team and the business to ensure that they help shape these key initiatives.
• Projects – a key part of your role is to manage the end to end process of high profile projects within a given budget. These projects will have a large impact on the business, and will involve multiple stakeholder management and the ability to both develop a vision and manage the detail. Management of external providers is often required. Once the initiative is in place, analysis of its performance against target, and any improvements are required.
• Overseeing and developing new starter onboarding – with support from the HR learning apprentice, you will plan and deliver the onboarding process for all UKI starters. This includes planning and facilitating the day long ‘Welcome Day’ and introducing new improved elements to the programme
• Foundational Upskilling for new starters – you will be responsible for developing and running the 3 week long foundational upskilling programme for new starters in the organisation. This requires close liaison with the business, and managing multi stakeholders at varying levels including the ELT. This part of your role requires constant evaluation and improvement to keep moving the dial and you will be fully autonomous in planning and delivering this 3 week programme, encompassing 600 learning hours
• Management and Leadership upskilling support: you will the lead on the management and direction of all UKI leadership and management upskilling. This includes identifying and registering employees for the international training offer, as well as playing a key role in the planning and execution and development of our UK led training such as Ignite – our female leadership programme. You will also be the relationship lead with all external providers. You will also be expected to add to the offer portfolio if a need arises, including sourcing the provider and supporting with content. Your leadership development budget is £250K
• Pulse: you will oversee the back end planning for our annual employee survey which involves liaising with the HRBPs to ensure that their populations are coded correctly, and liaising with the international team on the key survey milestones. You will also be the lead contact for the survey global pilot
• Budget management – You will be responsible for tracking the budget expenditure and ensuring all POs are raised, invoices processed and answering invoice queries. You will work closely with the budget holders in the team, and report the budget position to the Learning Director on a monthly basis, ensuring that we do not overspend throughout the year. This will require good attention to detail and intermediate level understanding of Excel and SAP. You will be managing a budget of £1.5M
• Country reporting – you will be the key liaison point with Paris HO on the annual country reporting, and will be responsible for tracking the key learning KPIs on a monthly basis. This requires you to work closely with other team members to ensure that the reporting is up to date and accurate
• Adhoc support to the learning team – you will be an integral part of the learning team, and will therefore be expected to participate in developing and implementing the team vision and events such as learning week, and to ‘muck in’ when needed on various tasks
o NB: This scope is not exhaustive, there will be opportunity to work in projects and across other areas of Learning
You have
• An energetic and pragmatic approach. Enthusiastic with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Excellent communication skills: ability to build genuine relationships at all levels, to actively listen, question and influence people in a constructive way. You'll be charismatic, energetic and have an engaging delivery style with ease at using PowerPoint
• Organisational skills: ability to plan, co-ordinate and react quickly to changes, to prioritise and manage your own workload. Experience in managing projects is useful
• A drive to constantly improve – the status quo doesn’t roll in our team – we’re always looking to make things even better
• Attention to detail: ability to analyse data and draw conclusions, you‘ll be able to learn systems and use spreadsheets with speed and accuracy
• Integrity and professionalism: to act as an ambassador for learning, company values and culture internally and to liaise with external training partners.
• Confidence and autonomy: in a small team you need to be comfortable speaking your mind, taking ownership of your objectives and helping others around you when necessary.
• A passion for innovative learning: curiosity, collaboration and commitment.
You show
Ambition: You anticipate, think and dream big, demonstrating a high level of aspiration. You are self-driven and show proactivity, especially when seeing problems as challenges. You thrive for exceptional performance.
Judgement: You can balance operational and strategic thinking, challenging the status quo and managing confrontation effectively. You cut quickly through complexity and ambiguity whilst also thinking sustainably and are future-oriented. You reduce complexity to get things done.
Resilience: You always demonstrate purpose and ownership mindset but manage your own energy well. You uphold positivity for others and persist, bouncing back when faced with obstacles. You step back at times and accept limits.
Empathy: You cooperate and network effectively, creating genuine and trustful relationships with diverse people. You are sensitive to beauty and related emotions, always supporting others and showing benevolence. You understand and respect others’ feelings and motives.
Learning Agility: You are a self-motivated learner, showing self-awareness and demonstrating openness and curiosity. You experiment and learn from mistakes and past experiences, always showing courage and stepping out of your comfort zone. You support the development of a learning culture.
You get
We put people development and learning at the heart of our business; we’ll help you master your role, develop your technical expertise and you’ll benefit from exceptional management and leadership programmes. From face-to-face workshops to our global online learning resources, you’re actively encouraged to embed learning into your daily life and are rewarded for continuous improvement. Don’t forget that every employee gets 3 Coursera credits; that means you can get qualifications from over 1000 universities from around the world, with thousands of courses to choose from.
Looking for a good work/life balance? With our new hybrid working scheme, you can take a flexible approach to work as well as benefit from early finishes on Fridays during the summer...so you can enjoy more time with your friends and family.
As any great employer should do, we make sure we look after your financial wellbeing. That’s why we have a great pension plan, profit share scheme and many more incentives to give you the security you deserve. We also put employee health and wellbeing at the front of everything we do; fully training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate ourselves further. There’s also the chance to enrol in medical and dental insurance, gym discounts, health check-ups and even yoga and Pilates classes to employees in all of our locations.
Oh, did we mention that as an employee you also get discount sales of up to 70% off throughout the year on our 36 brands? Plus, you also get the option to share that in our Friends and Family sales as well!
How we recruit
At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal.