HR Generalist

IMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global trading firm in Greater London seeks an HR professional to oversee onboarding, manage employee files, and deliver a high standard of HR service. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, thrives in a dynamic environment, and demonstrates strong stakeholder management skills. This role offers the chance to work hands-on in a collaborative and innovative atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience, preferably within an international, tech-driven environment.
• Comfortable working with high standards in a dynamic and flat organization.
• Autonomous with a driven, tenacious and outcome-focused mentality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the employee onboarding process including assisting in post‑recruitment efforts.
• Manage and maintain all employee files, digital library and records.
• Provide a high level of service to employees for all general HR issues.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Hands-on mentality

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor in Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management or Business Administration

Job description

This role is ideal for an HR professional who wants to deepen their expertise and take full ownership of their work in an ambitious yet informal environment. We are looking for someone who is eager to build hands‑on experience across a broad range of responsibilities while becoming a true specialist in their field. From day one, you will have the opportunity to take initiative, be involved with projects, and refine processes. We value curiosity, collaboration, and a strong team spirit. Additionally, this role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with a diverse group of smart people in a fast‑paced environment.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Oversee the employee onboarding process including assisting in post‑recruitment efforts, new hire employee orientation, schedule and paperwork
• Coordinate logistics around expat hires
• Manage and maintain all employee files, digital library and records
• HR data management (data entry in Workday)
• Assist in Benefits administration
• Organize HR events
• Provide a high level of service to employees for all general HR issues
• Coordinate Immigration cases and records including maintain documentation and case progression
• Ad‑hoc (local and global) projects as assigned.

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor in a relevant field (Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management, Business Administration)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience, preferably within an international, tech‑driven, preferably in a scale‑up environment
• Comfortable working with high standards in a dynamic and flat organization
• Hands on mentality, able to prioritize, plan and use time effectively
• Critical, with an eye for detail, though pragmatic
• Great stakeholder management skills and team player
• Autonomous with a driven, tenacious and outcome focused mentality
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Adaptability in adjusting to rapidly changing environment and course of action.

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting‑edge research environment and a world‑class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high‑performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

At IMC, we understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, and are committed to continually improving this in our recruitment process. As part of our commitment, we have added an additional question below, to better understand our candidates, and focus our marketing, sourcing and interviewing efforts, to ensure equitable outcomes. This question is voluntary, and the information you provide will only be used for the purpose stated above and will not be shared with interviewers in the application process. If you do not wish to provide a response to the question, there will be no adverse impact on your application.