HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

Trading Firm

City of London

Permanent

£60,000 - £80,000

I have partnered with a leading Trading firm in their search for a HR Business Partner to join their Human Resources department. This is a truly generalist position to report directly into the established Head of HR, as well as having line management duties of 3 individuals. The role has generalist Business Partnering responsibilities, as well as leading projects end to end around change & transformation as well as D&I.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Heads of Department, Managers and where appropriate, Directors across the Company, providing direction and guidance on all core HR processes, strategic and tactical people decisions
• Build and maintain an in-depth understanding of the Company and wider business challenges to enable to effective HR support
• Assist the Head of HR, across client groups to deliver the annual people plan, including compensation review, performance review, competency assessment, employee opinion survey, talent and succession audit
• Provide specialist HR advice and guidance in line with Company policy and employment legislation to managers of all levels, liaising with legal advisors as required
• Provide coaching for managers on people issues to support their development
• Pro-actively seek ways of enhancing management and leadership capability across client groups
• Manage investigations, disciplinary & grievance matters in conjunction with the relevant Hearing Manager(s) in an empathetic manner, escalating to the Head of HR where appropriate
• Facilitate local training activities, inclusive but not limited to Performance Management Training, and relevant training in conjunction with the Group Learning and Development Department.
• Continue to identify areas for targeted training for employees and managers across client groups
• Manage talent and succession planning activities across the client groups, providing the Head of HR with resultant proposed training plan, and/or resultant proposed strategies
• Work as part of the wider Company HR team and where appropriate the Group HR team, ensuring wider team members and Head of HR are kept up to date of any people matters relating to individuals and projects
• Work with the Recruitment team and associated managers when required as part of the recruitment process
• Oversee and provide direction to the HRBP team, ensuring all core processes are completed in a timely manner, in line with legal and regulatory requirements
• Manage the required updates to the Company's Staff Handbook and HR systems so that they remain up-to-date and legally and regulatory compliance

Skills:

• Level 7 CIPD qualified or equivalent level of HR experience
• Experience of partnering with multiple client groups with a demonstrable ability to deliver a high touch, customer-focused service in a fast paced environment activities
• A successful track record of delivering people change programmes
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrable ability to influence senior managers
• Excellent management skills with a proven track record of leading engaged teams