HR Associate - Investment Banking

Role Description:

We are recruiting for an HR Business Partner at the Associate level to support our EMEA Investment Banking (IB) HR Business Partner team in London. This is a forward-thinking role offering the opportunity to develop skills in a fast-paced environment.

The HR Business Partner will support the IB HR Business Partner team across various HR disciplines including:

• Employee Relations: Managing junior level employee relations cases within EMEA IB, with potential to expand this remit.
• Performance Management: Managing the performance feedback process effectively, including individual performance cases, reviews, and promotion processes.
• Compensation: Assisting in delivering Year-End Compensation processes, system changes, audits, and ad hoc tasks.
• People Strategies: Supporting local and global HRBP teams with business-specific strategies.
• Talent Diversity & Inclusion: Collaborating with teams to identify and implement training and engagement initiatives.
• Recruitment (Lateral & Campus): Partnering with Talent Acquisition and Campus Recruiting teams to manage hires and approvals.
• Reporting: Conducting regular and ad-hoc reports on attrition, impact analysis, severance, and headcount to inform decisions.
• Compliance: Understanding and adhering to the Firm’s obligations under SMRC and Conduct Rules.
• Global Collaboration: Working closely with global counterparts to ensure effective process delivery.
• Other ad hoc project work.

Skills and Experience:

• Relevant HR experience (years to be specified).
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to own initiatives and drive them forward.
• Proactive with solutions-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Capable of managing pressure and conflicting priorities.
• Experience managing client and colleague expectations.
• Understanding of employment risks, with escalation ability.
• Professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, and discretion.
• Degree educated; CIPD qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Experience in fast-paced, global environments is a plus but not required.