HR Manager

Team Overview

To effectively meet client needs, it is crucial to recruit, retain, and develop top-tier advisors. The global people team is structured to provide the business with the talent, skills, and strategic support necessary for growth. Operating in a fast-paced environment, the team delivers high-quality HR and recruitment services, interfacing seamlessly across all levels and driving innovation in the organization’s people strategy.

As a small function within a growing, entrepreneurial business, members of the people team must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be committed, agile, and self-starting, while upholding the highest standards of professional delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Advisory, Business Partnering, and Employee Relations

• Collaborate with colleagues to offer guidance, coaching, and support on HR matters, including talent development, recruitment, and contributing to the organization’s broader people strategy.
• Focus on supporting colleagues through mentorship, promoting continuous feedback mechanisms, and acting as a resource for career advice and development opportunities.
• Participate in and help organize the local Group Works Council, fostering positive working relationships with employee representatives.
• Play an active role in the resourcing team, ensuring fair work allocation aligned with development goals, and addressing workload concerns.
• Proactively suggest ways to support colleagues, particularly in areas of wellbeing and welfare, and advise senior management on potential people-related issues.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues through regular and effective communication to promote an inclusive culture.
• Manage employee relations issues, including performance management, terminations, conduct, and sickness cases, supporting both employees and managers.

Employee Lifecycle Processes

• Ensure new joiners have a positive onboarding experience.
• Lead HR inductions for new employees.
• Serve as the first point of contact for HR queries.
• Manage processes related to family leave, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.
• Oversee the reintegration of employees returning from family leave, secondments, or long-term absences.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date HR data and manage all local contracts and employee correspondence.
• Handle all departure and exit procedures.

Learning and Development

• Collaborate with leadership and L&D colleagues to implement relevant training programs.
• Conduct training needs analyses, identify learning opportunities, and promote training programs.
• Support cross-office learning initiatives and coordinate regional and global training programs.

Performance, Remuneration & Benefits

• Assist with the annual appraisal, remuneration, and promotion processes, ensuring timely completion and capturing objectives.
• Attend calibration meetings and document key feedback and outcomes.
• Support the accurate submission of promotions and advise on promotion criteria and processes.
• Participate in salary benchmarking exercises with external suppliers.
• Address queries related to the appraisal system and provide guidance on setting objectives.

HR Projects and Initiatives

• Contribute to the Inclusion & Diversity strategy.
• Review policies in collaboration with the regional HR team.
• Stay informed about relevant legal updates.

Recruitment

• Manage recruitment processes in collaboration with senior stakeholders and the global recruitment team.
• Oversee the hiring of interns.
• Explore ways to promote the organization and identify diverse candidate pools to support DEI goals.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Proven experience in a generalist HR role within a professional services or client-facing environment.
• Solution-oriented with the ability to manage complex issues from start to finish.
• A self-starter capable of working both independently and within a team.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels.
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic professional environment with a variable workload.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• A positive, proactive attitude with the ability to offer solutions beyond the immediate brief.
• Comfortable working in a fluid environment.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel and Word, with knowledge of HR systems (Sage People is desirable).

The SR Group (Germany) GmbH is acting as an external recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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