Senior HR Business Partner

Job description / Role

Global professional services firm requires a Senior HR Business Partner to help them undergo a large scale HR transformation project.

Working with the business, the HR Partner team plays an important role in partnering with the business leadership team to support business growth. The team works closely with the Centres of Excellence (COEs) and the shared services team to assist in managing employee relations, HR operations, organisational effectiveness, performance management, talent development and total rewards ensuring seamless delivery to the client.

The primary focus for this role is to work closely with the business leadership to ensure effective delivery of HR administration and services.

Role objectives: Employee Relations and Organisational Effectiveness

Assist managers in addressing performance issues; provide guidance on effective coaching and counselling to improve performance. When necessary, work with managers to outline appropriate counselling, disciplinary steps and possible outcomes. Ensure appropriate actions are taken in cases of involuntary termination, including consideration and mitigation of legal risks.
* Conduct exit interviews; work closely with Office Line of Business (LOB) Leaders, business leaders and managers to identify and correct high-turnover situations leveraging the support of the COEs as required.
* Provide guidance to associates and local leaders in facilitating the resolution of internal issues and conflicts.
* Proactively contribute to effective and timely internal communication on HR programs, organisation issues, and initiatives within the LOB.
* Performance Management / Talent Development
* Work in partnership with the regional Talent team to support the Talent agenda.
* Work with office leaders to champion the Performance Management Process including: reinforce the objectives and expected outcomes of the process, train new hires, facilitating all phases of ongoing communication and follow-up training as needed.
* Act as a resource for office leaders to ensure that mid-year development meetings and year-end performance review meetings are conducted in a timely and effective manner.
* Total Reward
* Liaise with the Compensation and Benefits teams and provide oversight of Reward programs
* Support the annual salary, bonus and band change procedures for the LOB
* Assist managers and leaders in compensation and band determinations and related communications to required governance standards
* Coordinate with the Compensation team to provide data and advice relating to competitiveness of Reward offering - salary range development, market benchmarking etc

PEOPLE
* Work effectively with immediate colleagues and across the broader HR team
* Follow the OneHR philosophy
* Implement, communicate and roll out Global and Regional HR initiatives in the CEEMEA including learning and development activities

Excellence
* HR records and HRIS: Ensure data integrity, appropriate approvals, and timely processing of all transactional requests, e.g., new hires, salary changes, etc.
* Oversee internal movement of associates, including transfers/relocations and promotions
* Seek advice from internal and external legal advisers as needed
* Ensure effective and timely internal communication on HR programs, organisation issues, and initiatives by proactively contributing to the development of these initiatives and providing on-going, actionable assessments of their effectiveness
* Ensure consistent and effective application of human resources processes and programs including annual salary review, performance management etc.
* Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR policies and procedures

Minimum requirements:

* Degree in HR Management or equivalent
* Minimum 8 year's experience working in Human Resources, ideally in an MNC environment
* Excellent interpersonal communication skills (including written and spoken English)
* Project Management skills required
* Integration experience is a must.
* Well versed with knowledge of local labour laws and HR governance practices
* Proactive, able to work independently with minimum supervision
* Analytical - able to gather, interpret and analyse data relating to HR trends
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
* Excellent time management and organisation skills
* Deal with confidential information in a highly ethical manner

Requirements

* Degree in HR Management or equivalent
* Minimum 8 years' experience working in Human Resources, ideally in an MNC environment
* Excellent interpersonal communication skills (including written and spoken English)
* Project Management skills required
* Integration experience is a must.
* Well versed with knowledge of local labour laws and HR governance practices
* Proactive, able to work independently with minimum supervision
* Analytical - able to gather, interpret and analyse data relating to HR trends
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
* Excellent time management and organisation skills
* Deal with confidential information in a highly ethical manner

About the Company

Robert Walters is one of the world's largest specialist professional recruitment consultancies with 53 offices spanning 24 countries.

We've helped thousands of professionals find permanent, contract and interim roles with leading global corporations, small to medium sized companies and innovative start ups. Our specialist recruitment focus includes: accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, operations, legal, IT, sales, marketing, procurement & logistics, HR and support/administration.