People and Culture Partner, Commodities and Global Markets

Macquarie Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Health/dental/vision insurance

401(k) and retirement plans

Employee Assistance Program

Learning & development opportunities

Hybrid work arrangements

Home office equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie is seeking a People and Culture Partner for Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the Americas. Based in New York with a hybrid work model, you will shape talent strategy, workforce planning, succession planning and organizational design to drive performance and growth.

You will partner with leadership teams to enhance leadership effectiveness, employee engagement and culture outcomes, using analytics and market intelligence to

Qualifications

• Significant experience operating as an HR Business Partner in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience supporting Financial Markets / Global Markets and front-office businesses.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate business strategy into people priorities.
• Sound knowledge of US employment law and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior CGM leaders, providing commercially focused people advice.
• Lead workforce planning, talent strategy, succession planning and organizational design initiatives.
• Partner with leadership teams to drive high performance, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement and culture outcomes.
• Use data, market intelligence and workforce analytics to inform decisions and shape priorities.
• Contribute to regional and global people initiatives, ensuring alignment with business strategy.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Executive partnering

US Employment Law

Stakeholder Management

Job description

People and Culture Partner, Commodities and Global Markets

Join Macquarie's Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) People and Culture team as the dedicated People and Culture Partner for our Financial Markets and broader CGM businesses across the Americas. Based in New York, you will work closely with senior business leaders to shape and deliver people strategies that drive commercial performance, talent outcomes, organizational effectiveness, and long-term business growth. As part of a global CGM P&C team, you will partner across regions to deliver consistent, scalable people solutions while influencing key decisions that support business success.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior Commodities and Global Markets leaders, providing commercially focused people advice that supports business performance and growth. You will lead workforce planning, talent strategy, succession planning, organizational design, and change initiatives across your client groups while partnering with leadership teams to drive high performance, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and culture outcomes. Using workforce analytics, market intelligence, and data-driven insights, you will identify trends, inform decision-making, and shape people priorities. As part of a global People & Culture team, you will contribute to regional and global people initiatives, ensuring alignment between business strategy and talent outcomes while partnering closely with colleagues across talent, performance, reward, and employee experience programs. This role is based in New York and follows Macquarie's hybrid working model.

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior leaders, providing commercially focused people advice that supports business performance and growth.
• Lead workforce planning, talent strategy, succession planning and organizational design initiatives across your client groups.
• Partner with leadership teams to drive high performance, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement and culture outcomes.
• Use data, market intelligence and workforce analytics to identify trends, inform decision-making and shape people priorities.
• Lead and contribute to regional and global people initiatives, ensuring alignment between business strategy and talent outcomes.
• Partner closely with global People & Culture colleagues to deliver a consistent approach across talent, performance, reward and employee experience programs.

Salary range for this position: $150,000 - $190,000/Year. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. You may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. You can further read about the full spectrum of benefits we offer our people listed below.

What you offer

• Significant experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a complex, global and matrixed organization, including partnering with senior executives and business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Financial Markets, Global Markets, Sales & Trading, Investment Banking or comparable front-office businesses within financial services.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate business strategy into people priorities and talent outcomes.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills with the credibility to challenge and coach senior leaders.
• Sound knowledge of US employment law and experience operating within regulated environments.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.
We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.