HR Business Partner

IMC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid time off

Health insurance

Job summary

IMC is seeking an HR Business Partner to partner with technology leads in our Chicago office, guiding people strategies that boost engagement, retention, and performance. You will coach leaders, drive talent strategies, and act as a trusted advisor on organizational changes and capability building.

The role requires 5+ years as an HRBP in a fast-paced environment, with proven experience supporting technology teams, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication to engage engineers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years as HR Business Partner in a fast-paced environment, with at least 2 years supporting technology organizations.
• Proven experience coaching leaders and guiding on complex people management issues (team restructures, talent mobility, change, capability building).
• Superior communication: candor, empathy, diplomacy to build relationships with engineers and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Work with technology leaders to deliver talent strategy, structure, and development initiatives.
• Enable individual and team performance with coaching and supporting teams.
• Develop engagement action plans for specific teams or employees.
• Develop communications to equip leaders to drive messaging.
• Analyze people data, trends, and interactions to address challenges proactively.
• Operate as a change agent and employee advocate.
• Address employee relations matters thoughtfully.
• Collaborate across HR to deliver a connected employee experience.
• Own quality and timeliness of deliverables.
• Iterate on past work to stay relevant in a changing marketplace.
• Use judgment to handle complex tasks and root-cause talent issues.

Tools

MBTI

Hogan Assessments

Job description

We are looking for a strategic, thoughtful, and motivated Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) with a bias for action to join our team. This person will be a key partner to technology leads and their engineering teams in the Chicago office. At IMC, the role of HRBP is one of a trusted and strategic people advisor and coach. This role is responsible for connecting the needs of the organization to people strategies and initiatives.

As an HRBP, you will work closely with the leads you support to provide guidance and counsel on all people matters. This role will influence employee experience by architecting and executing people processes and partnerships that stimulate our employees’ engagement, retention, development, and performance.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Work with technology leaders to deliver effective talent strategy, structure, and development initiatives
• Enable individual and team performance by assessing talent, providing performance coaching, and supporting teams
• Develop effective engagement action plans to suit the unique needs of specific teams/employees
• Develop communications to equip leaders with the language to drive their message
• Analyze people data, trends, and interactions to address challenges proactively
• Operate as a change agent and employee advocate
• Address employee relations matters thoroughly and thoughtfully
• Collaborate across the HR department to build and deliver a connected employee experience
• Work with personal responsibility for delivering quality work
• Willing to iterate on past work to improve and maintain relevance in a changing marketplace
• Use a high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems
• Solve problems and get to the root cause of complex talent issues; develop and implement solutions

Your Skills and Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree or higher level of education in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a progressive, fast-paced environment with a minimum of 2 years supporting technology organizations

Proven experience in proactively coaching leaders and providing strategic guidance on complex people management issues and strategies (including team restructures, talent mobility, change, and widespread capability building)

Superior communication skills – convey confidence, empathy, and trust via candor and diplomacy to build effective relationships; able to engage with individual engineers as well as senior technology leaders on a strategic and operational level

Formal training and accreditation are preferred in coaching, adult learning principles, and psychometric assessments, including MBTI, Hogan Assessments, etc.

Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends

Strong critical thinking skills to identify interdependencies between complex issues, data, and outcomes

Ability to build credibility and trust with senior leaders as an advisor who effectively gives advice and follows through on commitments

Ability to drive change in key people activities and organization shifts

Ability to produce quality deliverables

Ability to aggregate data, complete analysis, and display results visually

Possess confidence in the handling of ambiguity and fluid situations

Possess an abundance of common sense and pragmatism

Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.

The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance.Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$150,000 - $185,000 USD

About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.

IMC is an equal opportunity employer. IMC prohibits discrimination of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, and/or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Completion of this section is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment or the terms or conditions of your employment. The data collected from these questions will be stored separately from your individual application and will not affect your opportunity for employment or the terms or conditions of your employment. The data collected from these questions will be stored separately from your individual application and will be kept confidential.