HR Advisor – People Governance, Compliance

Thomson Reuters

HR Advisor in the EMEA People Governance & Compliance team delivering HR policy guidance and support. Involved in complex case management, training, and HR projects to enhance employee experience.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide timely, accurate and policy‑aligned guidance to managers and employees on local HR policies and procedures
Build subject-matter expertise in a core compliance area (Immigration, Sickness & Occupational Health, or Leave & Family policies), ensuring consistent and legally robust advice in partnership with the EMEA Advisory team
Own and manage Tier 2 HR case management, handling more complex queries and escalations with strong judgement, ensuring consistent resolution, risk mitigation, and policy adherence
Support Employee Relations cases as a skilled and reliable note-taker, maintaining high-quality, confidential and audit-ready documentation
Partner with HRBPs and Advisory Teams to design and deliver training on HR policies, procedures, and Workday, strengthening manager capability and policy adherence
Act as a trusted contact for employee benefits queries, providing clear, accurate and responsive support
Support redundancy and restructuring processes through accurate preparation of documentation and calculations, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation
Provide support on Workday queries, guiding users effectively through processes and system use
Work closely with Payroll and Global HR Services to ensure employee lifecycle changes are processed accurately, consistently, and within agreed timelines
Contribute to HR projects and initiatives, bringing a continuous improvement mindset and a focus on standardisation and scalability
Maintain employee records to the highest standards of data integrity and GDPR compliance
Actively champion the adoption of AI and approved digital tools, embedding them into daily HR practices to drive efficiency, insight, and improved employee experience

Requirements

What you’ll need

Be an early career HR professional with strong operational foundations and a growing capability in governance, risk and advisory
Experience as an HR Generalist/Advisor, ideally in a complex, matrixed environment
Hands-on experience with Workday or similar HR systems, with the ability to support and guide others
Good understanding of HR policies, procedures, and legal frameworks, with the ability to apply them in practice
Strong judgement and attention to detail, particularly in handling sensitive cases and maintaining compliance standards
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate policy into clear, practical guidance
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Interest in AI, automation, and digital HR tools, with a proactive approach to learning and adoption
Spanish and French language capability is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR policiesHR procedurescase managementemployee relationsdocumentationcompliancegovernancerisk managementWorkdaydata integrity

Soft Skills

strong judgementattention to detailexcellent communicationorganisational skillsproactive learningadvisory capabilityproblem-solvingconfidentialitytraining deliverystakeholder management