HR Business Partner

Jump Trading; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial technology firm in London seeks an experienced HR professional to address organizational challenges and enhance employee engagement. Responsibilities include guiding managers through HR processes and coaching leadership skills. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of HR experience, strong communication skills, and a familiarity with Workday. Join a high-performing team and enjoy competitive benefits in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

Travel Medical Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes

Paid Parental Leave

Parking and Commuter Benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of HR experience with broad HR generalist exposure.
• Proven experience in technology-driven organizations.
• Strong working knowledge of HRIS platforms.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with PeopleOps on organizational challenges.
• Guide employees and managers through HR processes.
• Coach new managers in leadership skills.
• Execute key HR processes leveraging systems like Workday.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and policies.

Skills

HR generalist exposure

Communication skills

Coaching managers

Workday or HRIS platforms

Business acumen

Education

University-level degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

Overview

Jump Trading is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with PeopleOps team members to address organizational challenges, enhance employee engagement, and support talent retention and leadership development in alignment with company values.


• Guide employees and managers through HR processes, including onboarding, performance management, employee relations scenarios and navigating a flat organizational structure.


• Coach new managers in leadership skills such as performance feedback, handling difficult conversations, and employee relations.


• Execute key HR processes such as performance reviews, employee transfers, leave management, and terminations, leveraging systems like Workday.


• Ensure compliance with employment laws and policies and partner with our legal team to manage employee agreements.


• Serve as a culture carrier, ensuring HR strategies reinforce company values and foster a positive work environment.


• Partner with the global People Operations team to share updates, best practices, and innovations, building context and fostering efficiency.


• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Skills You’ll Need

• 7+ years of HR experience with broad HR generalist exposure (employee relations, talent management, performance, compensation, and recruitment).


• Proven experience partnering with technical/engineering teams or within technology-driven organizations.


• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and tailor messaging to varied audiences.


• Demonstrated success coaching managers and resolving complex employee relations issues.


• Strong working knowledge of Workday or other major HRIS platforms; comfortable with data and reporting with ability to analyze metrics and translate into action.


• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.


• High discretion and integrity in handling confidential matters.


• Business acumen with high level of curiosity and proven ability to understand challenges that technology teams face and proven ability to provide strategic HR solutions.


• University-level degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.


• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a willingness to manage ambiguity.


• A healthy sense of humor and enthusiasm for working in a high-performing HR team.


• Reliable and predictable availability.

Benefits

• Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance


• Travel Medical Insurance


• Group Pension Scheme


• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes


• Paid Parental Leave


• Parking and Commuter Benefits