HR Associate - Investment Banking

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
  
  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