HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking – SGCIB is seeking an HR Business Partner to support workforce planning, recruitment, and career development in a global, matrix organization. The role requires strong labor law knowledge and fluency in German and English.

You will partner with business leaders to drive talent reviews, compensation processes, and change initiatives while ensuring regulatory compliance and a positive employee experience across the Frankfurt perimeter.

Qualifications

• University degree and professional HRBP experience in an international setting.

Responsibilities

• Plan workforce and recruit efficiently, including internal and international transfers.

Skills

Labor law knowledge

Fluent German

English proficiency

Communication skills

Change management

HR tools

MS Office

Education

University degree

Tools

MS Office

HR tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• You ensure proper workforce planning and efficient recruitment, as well as encourage efforts for internal and international transfers to support career development and to meet staffing needs of the assigned perimeter.
• As a partner to the business, you accompany and lead staff development. This includes career discussions, succession planning and individual training plans. You proactively ensure the execution of the annual talent review and build a promotion pipeline.
• Working in a global organization, you implement global HR guidelines locally and support global HR processes, such as the annual compensation review, evaluation campaign, strategic talent reviews, etc. This involves frequent exchange with our global and local expert teams and/or counterparties.
• Advising the Business during the annual compensation process, ensuring alignment with the global and local guidelines as well as the regulatory and employment law requirements, while remaining in the given budget.
• Within the daily business you ensure that managers and employees act in compliance with labor and social law and advise accordingly.
• To mitigate operational risks, you execute regular control efforts ensuring consistency and quality throughout the business lines.
• You handle or assist the HRD throughout employee relations and litigation cases as well as any negotiations within your perimeter.
• You conduct exit interviews and manage offboarding processes.
• You raise awareness on culture and conduct topics.
• You manage all contracts and contract changes within the assigned perimeter.
• You implement or assist on relevant HR projects, such as employee satisfaction surveys or the implementation of new HR tools.
• You also liaise with the local works council and maintain a good relationship with them.
• You support the local management in leading and supporting change.
• You represent SG at career fairs and share the Group values to promote SG culture

Profile required

• You have a relevant university degree and professional experience as HR BP or in a similar role
• You are used to working in an international and multicultural environment as well as in a matrix organization.
• Ideally you have experience in the financial industry or a similar environment.
• You have excellent knowledge of labor law, both individual and collective labor law.
• You are fluent in German and have excellent written and oral English language skills.
• You are proficient with MS Office and have a good command of HR tools.
• Ideally you have previous experience in change management and restructuring.

Experience & Technical Skills

• You have a relevant university degree and professional experience as HR BP or in a similar role
• You are used to working in an international and multicultural environment as well as in a matrix organization.
• Ideally you have experience in the financial industry or a similar environment.
• You have excellent knowledge of labor law, both individual and collective labor law.
• You are fluent in German and has excellent written and oral English language skills.
• You are proficient with MS Office and have a good command of HR tools.
• Ideally you have previous experience in change management and restructuring.

Personal Abilities / Competencies

• You are proactive and take initiative.
• You have strong communication and negotiation skills.
• You have good analytical capabilities.
• You are curious and open for change, as well as flexible and able to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• You are highly people and client-orientated and display a result-orientated way of working.
• You are capable to systematically balance benefits and risk.
• You are a team player, while also being able to work autonomously.

Business insight

As HR Business Partner you work closely with local managers of dedicated perimeters and support them to face their business challenges with a strong HR support. You advise managers and employees in your scope and contribute to their development. In this role, you are involved both strategically and operationally, translating business objectives into effective people solutions while ensuring excellent day-to-day HR support and execution.

You ensure HR efficiency, accompany recruitment, compensation, staff development and transformation processes. Thereby you also work closely with our global and local partners of business lines, support and control functions.