HR Business Partner at IMC

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

Job summary

IMC is seeking a strategic Human Resources Business Partner to partner with technology leads in the Chicago office. The HRBP will serve as a trusted advisor, connecting organizational needs to people strategies and initiatives to boost engagement, retention, development, and performance.

You will influence employee experience by architecting and executing people processes, partnering with engineering teams, and driving meaningful outcomes across the organization.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years as an HR Business Partner in a fast-paced environment with at least 2 years supporting technology teams.
• Proven experience coaching leaders and guiding on complex people management issues, restructures, mobility, change, and capability building.

Responsibilities

• Partner with technology leaders to deliver talent strategy, structure, and development.
• Coach individuals and teams to enhance performance and engagement.
• Develop engagement plans tailored to specific teams and employees.
• Create communications to enable leaders to articulate messages effectively.
• Analyze people data and trends to proactively address challenges.
• Act as change agent and employee advocate.
• Address employee relations matters thoroughly and thoughtfully.
• Collaborate across HR to deliver a connected employee experience.
• Maintain high-quality work with personal accountability.
• Iterate on past work to stay relevant in a changing market.
• Exercise judgment in handling complex tasks and root-cause analysis of talent issues.

Skills

Talent strategy

Coaching leaders

Communication

Data analysis

HR systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

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
• HR systems experience

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

Salary Range

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.

$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.