Role Description:
We are recruiting for a HR Business Partner, at Associate level, to support our EMEA Investment Banking (IB) HR Business Partner team in London. This is a forward-thinking role which gives the opportunity to develop skills in a very fast-paced environment.
The HR Business Partner will support the IB HR Business Partner team across a range of HR disciplines including:
* Employee Relations: Managing junior level employee relations cases within EMEA IB, with the opportunity to develop to broaden this remit.
* Performance Management: Ensuring the performance feedback process is managed effectively. This includes, but is not limited to: Individual Performance Management cases, Mid-Year Reviews, Year-End Reviews and Associate through MD Promotion Processes.
* Compensation: Contribute to the delivery of various aspects of the Year-End Compensation processes by implementing necessary system changes, advising, conducting audits and completing other ad hoc requirements.
* People Strategies: Directly support the local and global HRBP team with business specific people strategies.
* Talent Diversity & Inclusion: Work with the business, HRBP and Talent Diversity & Inclusion teams to identify and implement global training needs and engagement initiatives.
* Recruitment (Lateral & Campus): Partner with the Talent Acquisition team as well as the Campus Recruiting team to manage IB hires and approval process.
* Reporting: Execute regular and ad-hoc reporting requests including but not limited to attrition, disparate impact, severance accrual and headcount analysis to inform decision-making
* Understand and comply with the Firm’s obligations under the SMRC and Conduct Rules
* Work closely with global counterparts to ensure effective delivery of global processes
* Other ad hoc project work
Skills and Experience:
* 3-4 years of relevant HR experience
* High-level of accuracy and impeccable attention to detail
* Solid analytical and numerical skills
* Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Word and Excel
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
* Ability to take ownership of initiatives and driving them forward
* Demonstrate initiative and proactively contribute solutions, ideas, views and recommendations
* Flexibility to work independently, as well as collaborate effectively as part of a team
* Ability to deal with pressure and manage conflicting priorities
* Experience in managing expectations of clients and colleagues
* Understanding of employment related risks, with ability to identify and escalate
* A high level of professionalism and integrity, ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times
* Educated to degree level CIPD qualified is desirable but not essential
* Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and within a global organisation is desired but not essential