Global HR Business Partner – Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
London
Who We Are
GP Bullhound is a leading technology advisory firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world’s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 10 offices across Europe and the US. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com .
Your Role
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven HR Business Partner to join our team, who will play a critical role as a global generalist in our exciting business. The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor across the investment banking business, providing HR expertise and support to drive business objectives forward. This role will be instrumental in executing initiatives that enhance talent management, training, performance, employee relations and reward. Reporting to Head of HR, this is an incredible opportunity for a skilled BP to work alongside the the global business and have an impact across the full employee life cycle.
By delivering a creative, pragmatic, and best-in-class HR service to GP Bullhound, you will play a pivotal role in growing this dynamic business and strengthening the unique and entrepreneurial environment that we pride ourselves on.
This position is a fixed-term contract for 12 months, with the possibility of extension based on business needs and performance.
General Responsibilities
Function as a trusted advisor to GP Bullhound stakeholders on employee relations matters, including performance management, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions across offices in Europe and the US.
Drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement, retention, and morale through effective communication, recognition programs, and feedback mechanisms.
Develop people practices supporting the future of the company, specifically in relation to organisational structure, culture, reward, talent management and working practices.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities & Key Projects
Business Partnership: serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to business leaders and managers globally. Build strong relationships across the organization to understand business needs and proactively address HR challenges and opportunities. Provide guidance and coaching to employees around questions related to employment, career development, benefits, payroll, onboarding, policies, holiday etc.
Employee Relations: Oversee employee relations matters globally, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies and procedures. Provide guidance and support to managers on employee performance, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution.
HR Operations: drive operational excellence in our processes and systems – oversee benefits enrolment/offboarding, pension requests, parental leaves, and HRIS implementations or upgrades as needed.
Training: Management and coordination of the firms Training Academy. Identify training needs, developing learning initiatives, and supporting and managing employee skills and career development through ongoing support to relevant L&D programmes.
Engagement: manage and review engagement strategies, most notability the employee pulse survey, and implement actions to increase engagement scores. Sharing results with managers to identify areas of risk and opportunity.
On-boarding & Off-boarding: lead the onboarding process, creating schedules, enrolling employees into benefits, payroll, pension and sharing policies, and facilitate orientation sessions. Manage effective off-boarding and exit interviews, providing feedback where appropriate to leaders. Measure attrition trends and provide leaver analysis to leadership.
