People Partner

at  Man Group

Job Profile Summary:
Man Group’s People team provides the full range of HR support to our global population. You will partner with one or more Group Executive Committee (EXCO) members and their leadership teams to provide commercially focused HR counsel acting as an advisor, and service provider both strategically and operationally on all people related matters globally. In addition to this you will own delivery of the People strategy into assigned client areas covering all aspects of the employee life cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Strategically partner with our most senior stakeholders and consult with them on people strategy and practices that help them to achieve their strategic objectives.
• Develop an intimate understanding of the key strategic business goals, challenges and opportunities and the different commercial and people levers that influence them.
• Work across HR and the business to influence and input into key decisions through clear communication and relationship building; you’ll proactively share business knowledge and insight with HR colleagues, and actively support in shaping and embedding BAU HR activity across business areas - assembling virtual teams as required to support delivery of people initiatives in assigned client areas.
• Support Line Managers and equip them with the tools to effectively manage their teams
• Executing talent and performance solutions, examples include: management team effectiveness initiatives, psychometrics, organisational design, employee engagement initiatives, management skills development, executive assessments and feedback processes, career management support
• Identify and solve problems through the interpretation of data and be able to build compelling and credible narratives using various data points in shaping the people agenda.
• Act as the gatekeeper of all change activity, leading initial discussions with business stakeholders to shape change proposals and associated activity. You will provoke thought, challenge and influence stakeholders to ensure all options have been considered.
• Design and deliver organisation designs which enable diversity, future skills, and capability to be built and talent developed.
• Helping the business develop an effective reward philosophy where performance is mapped to compensation.
• People Partners operate at the intersection of strategy, organisation, and talent; a key element of the role is giving advice and coaching to critical stakeholders. Working with EXCO, you will identify the development needs of senior leaders in assigned client areas and will work with the relevant COEs to agree individual and team solutions and build development plans.
• Manage People Risks pro-actively with empathy, transparency, consistency, and effective feedback loops to reduce repeat experiences.
• Provide practical contribution in defining and implementing global HR policies, standards and guidelines
• Support for People initiatives and projects
• Promote the importance of staff wellbeing and provide support to Line Managers and employees around welfare including mental health
• Champion the development of a diverse and consciously inclusive culture

Key Skills & Experience:

• Prior experience in a business partnering role within Financial Services
• Ability to use data effectively to drive the strategic People plan.
• CIPD qualified
• Excellent English written and oral
• Prior experience consulting with senior stakeholders on people strategy and practices
• Experience of working with complex ER cases.
• Experience in the delivery of psychometric tests would be a distinct advantage (ESCI, Hogan, Risk Compass)

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man
Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter. Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact
Peopleoperations@man.com
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https://www.man.com/diversity
Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two ‘Mankind’ days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust’s community volunteering programme.
We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact
Peopleoperations@man.com

• Strategically partner with our most senior stakeholders and consult with them on people strategy and practices that help them to achieve their strategic objectives.
• Develop an intimate understanding of the key strategic business goals, challenges and opportunities and the different commercial and people levers that influence them.
• Work across HR and the business to influence and input into key decisions through clear communication and relationship building; you’ll proactively share business knowledge and insight with HR colleagues, and actively support in shaping and embedding BAU HR activity across business areas - assembling virtual teams as required to support delivery of people initiatives in assigned client areas.
• Support Line Managers and equip them with the tools to effectively manage their teams
• Executing talent and performance solutions, examples include: management team effectiveness initiatives, psychometrics, organisational design, employee engagement initiatives, management skills development, executive assessments and feedback processes, career management support
• Identify and solve problems through the interpretation of data and be able to build compelling and credible narratives using various data points in shaping the people agenda.
• Act as the gatekeeper of all change activity, leading initial discussions with business stakeholders to shape change proposals and associated activity. You will provoke thought, challenge and influence stakeholders to ensure all options have been considered.
• Design and deliver organisation designs which enable diversity, future skills, and capability to be built and talent developed.
• Helping the business develop an effective reward philosophy where performance is mapped to compensation.
• People Partners operate at the intersection of strategy, organisation, and talent; a key element of the role is giving advice and coaching to critical stakeholders. Working with EXCO, you will identify the development needs of senior leaders in assigned client areas and will work with the relevant COEs to agree individual and team solutions and build development plans.
• Manage People Risks pro-actively with empathy, transparency, consistency, and effective feedback loops to reduce repeat experiences.
• Provide practical contribution in defining and implementing global HR policies, standards and guidelines
• Support for People initiatives and projects
• Promote the importance of staff wellbeing and provide support to Line Managers and employees around welfare including mental health
• Champion the development of a diverse and consciously inclusive cultur