Investment Banking HR Associate

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

Job summary

A global investment bank is seeking a HR Business Partner at Associate level to support their EMEA Investment Banking HR team in London. This role involves managing employee relations, performance management, and recruitment processes. Candidates should have 3-4 years of HR experience and strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of relevant HR experience.
• High-level of accuracy and impeccable attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support the IB HR Business Partner team across various HR disciplines.
• Manage junior level employee relations cases within EMEA IB.
• Ensure effective management of the performance feedback process.

Skills

Employee Relations

Performance Management

Compensation

Talent Diversity & Inclusion

Recruitment

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

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:

• 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
• Other ad hoc project work

Skills and Experience:

• 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 escalate
• 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