At a Glance
- Tasks: Collaborate with teams to shape people strategies and tackle HR challenges.
- Company: Dynamic financial services firm committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Private medical insurance, generous holiday, and fully funded training opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive environment that values diversity and fosters career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on employee relations and drive positive change in the workplace.
- Qualifications: CIPD qualified with strong knowledge of UK employment law and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Office Location: London (Gresham Street)
What will you be doing?
The HR Business Partner will work closely with the HR team and management team to support the delivery of key objectives in the context of the people agenda. Working in partnership with the business, the HR Business Partner will combine an understanding of the organisation and its context with HR expertise, in order to tailor business solutions and develop effective interventions to meet organisational needs, now and in the future. The HR Business Partner will provide commercially focused and pragmatic solutions for all employment-related matters, ensuring people plans and activities are integrated consistently and coaching managers to foster positive working relationships with employees.
As HR Business Partner, your responsibilities will include among others:
- To work collaboratively and commercially as an integral part of business area management teams, influencing the development and delivery of the people strategy in support of the achievement of the overall business objectives.
- Manage relationships and expectations to provide proactive, commercially sound insights and flexible solutions to address HR challenges across the organisation.
- Advise and coach managers through a range of employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters.
- Support the effective implementation of change management initiatives, including medium to large acquisitions and business transformation projects, minimising ER impacts.
- Understand and apply the company's approach to compensation; manage the compensation review and benchmarking activities for their business area.
- Create and contribute to Policy and Process development to ensure HR processes and practices are fully compliant with legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Design and deliver Management Information (MI), interpret results to identify trends which translate to HR initiatives, present and interpret data to senior management.
- Advise and oversee recruitment within business area, ensuring an exceptional end-to-end recruitment and onboarding experience for new hires in associated business area.
- Work closely with Finance to track and manage headcount budget.
- Assist the HR Operations team to meet performance objectives and deliver a commercial, customer-focused approach across all activities in the department.
- Help to build a high-performance culture, which reinforces our values and behaviours and is underpinned by strong performance management capability.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- In-depth knowledge of UK employment law and experience in resolving complex people-related issues.
- Understanding of the regulatory framework affecting financial services.
- Strong commercial and business acumen in order to assess risk and opportunities for the organisation.
- Ability to work at pace and deliver against established personal and team targets.
- Resilient, approachable and confident.
- Has gravitas and is able to build credibility easily.
- Highly articulate with excellent written and verbal skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong influencing skills and is able to adapt style to different audiences.
Professional Qualifications and Education
CIPD Qualified
Additional Information
As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include:
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension contribution
- Generous holiday package
- Option to purchase additional holiday
- Shared parental leave
- Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
HR Business Partner employer: SW Group
At S&W, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture in the heart of London. Our HR Business Partner role not only provides competitive benefits such as private medical insurance and generous holiday packages but also fosters professional growth through fully funded training towards qualifications. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential in a supportive environment.
