Junior HR Business Partner

Junior HR Business Partner 

London – Hybrid (min 50% office based) 

We have an exciting opportunity for a brand new Junior HR Business Partner, to support our growing DB (Defined Benefits) and CM&I (Capital Management & Investments) business. In this role, you will work the Strategic HR Business in partnering with the business to support the people and culture agenda, including headcount management, performance management, talent development, compensation review and other strategic activities.

The Junior HR Business Partner will be able to influence initiatives to achieve outcomes which are fair, appropriate to the Just culture, commercial and aligned with legal and regulatory requirements. 

This is a great opportunity for someone with HR experience who is looking to grow their career in a business partnership role, or  an existing  business  partner  looking for further development. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work alongside the Strategic HR Business Partners on a variety of HRBP colleague lifecycle activities (compensation cycle, performance management, talent reviews etc) such as providing manager support, supporting data requirements and calibration activity. 

• Build strong professional relationships with line managers and senior leaders of the business, with a particular focus on strengthening their managerial capabilities. 

• Work  across  the  business  to  support  succession  planning,  risk  and  developing  functional  and  diverse talent pools. 

• Develop and build tools and solutions that can be used by the wider HR Business partnering team  with a view to add consistency in the service received by the business and drive process efficiency. 

• Support and monitor the resourcing management needs of the business to provide easy clarity on  progress against hiring targets and budgets. 

• Work with line managers to identify employees who would benefit from specific learning  interventions and monitor development over time. 

• Support  the  delivery  of  the  compensation  process  partnering  with  the  business  to  support  the annual salary and bonus cycle, providing input and oversight on benchmarking, total reward and  DE&I principles. 

• In conjunction with the Employee Relations team, partner with the business on employee relations activities ensuring all actions taken are within policy, legal and regulatory requirements.   

• Report on the HR metrics and drive any relevant actions within the business. 

Skills and Experience: 

• Proven experience in HR is essential, with good understanding of HR processes  

• Previous experience of working within Financial Services (ideal) or a regulated environment 

• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to build strong networks and stakeholder relationships as a credible and trusted advisor  

• Experience supporting on a range of core people and talent processes and practices such as recruitment, talent  development, performance management, organisational development and reward 

• Strong  communication  and  interpersonal  skills  –  brings  empathy  and  strong  communication, questioning and listening skills 

• Commercial acumen – understanding business drivers, priorities and how these align with people and talent priorities 

• Has analytical  thinking  and  problem  solving  skills - understands  and  integrates  data  and insights  from  a range of sources to solve problems and inform actions 

• Has a digital mindset – understands how to apply technology in a people environment