Thoughtworks
2022 People Operations Associate (Start ASAP)
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 70,000 - 75,000 / Year
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 18 Nov 2022
- Start date ASAP
This role will support the People Team through the employee lifecycle in a way that creates a positive impact for new and existing Thoughtworkers. The goal is to ensure that the day-to-day activities of the People Team are conducted effectively to deliver maximum value.
Job Responsibilities
- People Systems: maintain, reconcile and improve various internal people management systems and processes
- Reporting: management and analysis of People related data and reports
- Communications: administration of shared inbox and People related queries from Thought workers
- Exit management: maintain data and associated reporting
- Supporting People Partners with ad hoc tasks
Job Qualifications
Technical skills
- Proficient with GSuite / Office
- Previous administration experience preferred
- Exposure to people systems preferred
- Studies in the Human Resources field an advantage
Professional skills
- Great communication skills
- Be a self-starter and able to manage tasks independently
- Able to prioritise, problem-solve and execute
- Have a strong sense of ownership
- Quick learner
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Desire to learn and grow within HR or People Processes Systems space
Other things to know
L&D
There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however, if you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.
What's on offer
Our goal is to equip you with career-defining experiences, to help you to grow professionally and personally, and to foster a community where you feel you belong. We're committed to making Thoughtworkers an employer of choice, and we offer a wide variety of benefits to support the teams' advancement, their health and well-being. If you're ready to find your home at Thoughtworks, click to apply now (even if you don't feel like you tick all the boxes).
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Not on a project at the moment, so focusing on personal development, and helping out with various tasks. (Would prefer to be on a project.)
It varies, sometimes I am on a client, which involves me working with a team of other thoughtworkers or client staff to complete work for the project. We try to use test driven development as much as possible & all the ussual agile practices. When not on client I'm on 'the beach', which is a space to update your info/goals/admin, learn (self driven, or via courses / books), help the sales team or with a client pitch, help with interviews, some low priority beach projects & anything else that pops up.
When you are staffed on a project with a client, things are generally good. Though, over work is common as you almost have two roles. 1 - your client role, and 2 - your ThoughtWorks role. Sometimes managing 2 sets of calendars, and 2 sets of emails gets a bit stressful.
About the employer
Thoughtworks
4.6
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Technology
Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation.
Pros and cons of working at Thoughtworks
Pros
Awesome culture, everyone is super friendly and understanding.
Diverse culture
They look out for my experience with them from training to working, and they work hard to keep a good culture at work.
The people are amazing. Very friendly and smart, very open to feedback, and always willing to help.
They seem to really treat employees as people, they will work with you if you're in need of support rather than punishing you. Also they do some work pro-bono / discounted for social justice projects, so it feels less like a heartless corporation & can really help add meaning to your work. They have Transition leave for trans people & understand the reality of the medical necessity of certain procedures & ensure you have time to recover if you do take paid leave for it.
Caring and supportive culture. Everyone is willing to share and help out.
Cons
As the nature of the work is consulting, uncertainty in terms of what/where you will be working.
Teams tend to be siloed within client accounts and the remote nature of work in Australia has made it more difficult to build relationships and collaborate across teams.
Starting during a pandemic and not being able to meet fellow grads and colleagues in person.
In between projects - when you are waiting to be staffed. During that time, there is a lack of structure and you generally get pulled in to do internal work that may not align with what you want to learn.
The flat structure can make it a little confusing knowing who to talk to. Some of the clients are hard to work with, or work in industries I wouldn't consider the most moral like Banking or Oil, but those are minimal & you can opt-out for working with them.