Investment Banking HR Associate

Jefferies Financial Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in London is seeking a HR Business Partner at Associate level. The role involves managing employee relations, performance management, and compensation processes within a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have 3-4 years of HR experience, exceptional analytical skills, and strong interpersonal abilities. This position offers a unique chance to support various HR disciplines while contributing to global HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of relevant HR experience.
• Solid analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Flexibility to work independently and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage junior level employee relations cases within EMEA IB.
• Ensure effective management of performance feedback processes.
• Contribute to Year-End Compensation processes.
• Support local and global HRBP with people strategies.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition for IB hiring.

Skills

HR experience

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree level education

Job description

We are recruiting for a HR Business Partner, at Associate level, to support our EMEA Investment Banking (IB) HR Business Partner team in London. This is a forward-thinking role which gives the opportunity to develop skills in a very fast-paced environment. The HR Business Partner will support the IB HR Business Partner team across a range of HR disciplines including:

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Managing junior level employee relations cases within EMEA IB, with the opportunity to develop to broaden this remit.
• Performance Management: Ensuring the performance feedback process is managed effectively. This includes, but is not limited to: Individual Performance Management cases, Mid-Year Reviews, Year-End Reviews and Associate through MD Promotion Processes.
• Compensation: Contribute to the delivery of various aspects of the Year-End Compensation processes by implementing necessary system changes, advising, conducting audits and completing other ad hoc requirements.
• People Strategies: Directly support the local and global HRBP team with business specific people strategies.
• Talent Diversity & Inclusion: Work with the business, HRBP and Talent Diversity & Inclusion teams to identify and implement global training needs and engagement initiatives.
• Recruitment (Lateral & Campus): Partner with the Talent Acquisition team as well as the Campus Recruiting team to manage IB hires and approval process.
• Reporting: Execute regular and ad-hoc reporting requests including but not limited to attrition, disparate impact, severance accrual and headcount analysis to inform decision-making
• Understand and comply with the Firm's obligations under the SMRC and Conduct Rules
• Work closely with global counterparts to ensure effective delivery of global processes

Qualifications

• Other ad hoc project work
• 3-4 years of relevant HR experience
• High-level of accuracy and impeccable attention to detail
• Solid analytical and numerical skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Word and Excel
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to take ownership of initiatives and driving them forward
• Demonstrate initiative and proactively contribute solutions, ideas, views and recommendations
• Flexibility to work independently, as well as collaborate effectively as part of a team
• Ability to deal with pressure and manage conflicting priorities
• Experience in managing expectations of clients and colleagues
• Understanding of employment related risks, with ability to identify and elevate
• A high level of professionalism and integrity, ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times
• Educated to degree level CIPD qualified is desirable but not essential
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and within a global organisation is desired but not essential