Senior HR Business Partner- H / F / X

Bernstein Societe Generale Group is the Joint Venture (JV) established between Societe Generale (SG) and Alliance Bernstein to provide high quality independent research in equity and cash equity execution services. Bernstein Autonomous LLP (BA LLP) is the UK Operating Company and employing entity for the JV.

About the team:

The Human Resources department is responsible for:

• Developing the Business Unit (BU) and SG Group's attractiveness as a responsible employer notably in terms of career opportunities, people development, compensation, diversity and working environment;


• Addressing the larger challenges of the BU notably in terms of managerial culture, performance management and people engagement;


• Contributing to the BU and SG Group competitiveness by maintaining critical staffing levels and talented profiles;


• Supporting the strategy and transformation by accompanying the teams and working on their employability., The Senior HR Business Partner provides strategic HR support, ensuring HR initiatives are aligned to the strategy of the business


• Responsible for providing a full spectrum of advice and guidance in relation to the employee lifecycle


• The HR Business Partner is responsible for the operational implementation of the global HR strategy and its roll out, Liaison with senior management team across functions, where the ability to give commercial and credible advice is paramount.


• Builds, develop and maintains strong relationships with internal client base and provides advice on all HR issues to management and employees.


• Thoroughly conversant and advises on changes in employment and regulatory legislation and ensures that HR topics are managed in compliance with HR policies and regulations.


• Implements and enforces corporate initiatives and global HR policies.


• Highlights and responds to HR related business and conduct risk and ensures best practice with employment issues including liaison with legal advisors as appropriate.


• Ability to manage complex employee relations issues


• Partners with HR specialist teams, middle office and other relevant individuals outside HR (e.g. Compliance Officer) to ensure HR team deliver a best in class service.


• Works on projects both locally and globally which add value to HR's corporate service offering


• Management and ongoing development of HR Business Partner direct report(s).


• Oversight responsibility for MO advisor supporting business line.
  
  Strong understanding and/or experience of working across all disciplines within HR, knowledge of best HR practice and UK employment legislation


• Proven experience in managing complex employee relations cases


• Knowledge of banking industry, banking practices and the regulatory environment


• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships across all levels of the organisation including Exco members


• Ability to work autonomously with their client group within the framework of the applicable policies and delegation rules


• Ability to work with managers to build comprehensive business cases to influence and persuade decision-making


• Experience working in an international matrix organisation


• Experience of change delivery, process roll-outs and implementation
  
  People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like "hard work" and "dedication" together with "community" and "respect" has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.