Human Resources Generalist

ZRG Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ZRG Careers is partnering with a well-established financial services institution in London to recruit an Senior HR Business Partner. This role will serve as the primary HR point of contact for an assigned employee group, focusing on employee relations, performance management, talent planning, and engagement.

You will work with People COEs and Legal to deliver solutions that drive talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness, including change management, workforce planning, and leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR, or related field required; master’s degree a plus.
• 5+ years of progressive People/HR experience, with 3+ years in a client-facing partner/advisory role.
• Certifications in HR or business are a plus but not required.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and driving organizational change.
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate data into People insights.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with employees and leadership as a partner and coach.
• Develop business acumen and drive people strategies for group performance.
• Lead workforce planning, succession, org design, and leadership development.
• Develop analytics and reporting on turnover, engagement, and talent pipelines.
• Ensure fairness, compliance, and alignment with policies and values.

Skills

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Change management

Employee relations

Business acumen

CoE collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Master’s degree (plus)

Job description

Location: London (Hybrid – up to 3 days in office)

This is an opportunity to join a well-established financial services institution which has recently secured significant funding from a large global and publicly held financial services firm. The business has over 900 employees globally, and this newly created position will partner with the private equity and consulting business primarily in London, UK. The business has over $3 billion AUM, and the holding company has over $100 billion in AUM.

This role partners closely with leaders, employees, People Centers of Expertise(COEs), and People Operations/Shared Services to deliver effective solutions across the employee experience. This role will serve as the primary HR point of contact for an assigned employee group and will work to provide guidance and support on specific employee relations, performance management, talent planning and acquisition, learning and upskilling, wellbeing, and employee engagement matters.

The PBP ensures that talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness drive sustainable business performance.

Business Partnership

• Build trusted relationships with employees and leadership, serving as a sounding board, coach, and driving sound recommendations to foster engagement and retention.


• Develop deep business acumen to assigned areas, and drive people strategies that create strong conditions for group performance success.


• Working to identify opportunities within groups for stronger workforce planning, succession management, organizational design, and leadership development, and partnering with People COE’s on execution.


• Developing analytics and corresponding business metrics/reporting in the areas of People initiatives (e.g. turnover, representation, engagement, succession depth, and talent pipelines), and provide insights to influence business decisions.


• Work creatively to support employee relations concerns, in partnership with COE’s and legal, ensuring fairness, compliance, and alignment with company policies and values.

Alignment with People Centers of Excellence (COE)

• Collaborate and drive COE initiatives within assigned business groups, such as performance management, liaising with the Comp Committee regarding annual merit and bonus processes, promotion processes, adherence to compliance requirements, talent acquisition and talent planning, and promoting benefits and wellbeing campaigns.


• Support employee experience and relations matters in partnership with (internal and external) Legal, Compliance, and People Operations, ensuring fairness, compliance, and alignment with company values.


• Act as an advocate for employees while balancing business needs and organizational goals.

Change Management Delivery

• Lead change management efforts to support organizational transformation, including communication planning and employee readiness.


• Champion and help define and create company culture, inclusion, and engagement initiatives.

Necessary Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a business discipline, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field required or commensurate experience; master’s degree a plus


• 5+ years of progressive People/HR experience with at least 3 years in a client-facing business partner or advisory role.


• Certifications in HR and/or business field is a plus but not required.


• Experience influencing senior leaders and driving organizational change.


• Strong business acumen with ability to translate business data into People insights.