Human Resources Business Partner

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values - Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy - and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry._

Job Description

Primary functions & responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to regional client groups, guiding them through a variety of HR initiatives and change management efforts.
- Build meaningful and influential working relationships with Senior leaders, managers and other key functions across the firm.
- Guide managers through performance review processes, goal setting, and continuous feedback to drive employee engagement and productivity.
- Support the Talent Management team and Senior HR Business Partners with managing a variety of strategic projects and initiatives.
- Advise clients on ER matters with guidance from Senior HRBPs and Employee Relations. This could include involvement in disciplinary, capability, grievance, dismissal, restructuring, TUPE and redundancy processes.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to HR Associates on all aspects of delivering a high quality, accurate service.
- Partner with clients across 14 EMEA locations including the management of a number of complex in country requirements across continental Europe e.g. union elections
- Utilise HR Metrics reports to create data insights for leadership, business group heads, and board meetings
- Work closely with the Talent Management and Compensation team to analyze and implement competitive compensation structures aligned with market trends and firm objectives.
- Lead on facilitating training and coaching requests across EMEA in collaboration with the Talent Development team.
- Champion the firm’s values and culture, through all HR initiatives and day to day interactions.
- Management of end-to-end people processes across EMEA including sickness leaves, occupational health referrals, parental leave and flexible working requests
- Maintain knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees across EMEA reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Support the business with outsourced service provider, consultant and secondment requests.
- Partner with the Compliance function to meet the firm requirements of the Senior Manager & Certification Regime.
- Ensure adherence to employment laws and firm policies, mitigating risk and promoting best practices.
- Work closely with the Talent Management Associate to ensure induction, leavers, joiners, and all HR processes run smoothly.
- Any other tasks as required.

Qualifications

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree required

Experience Required:

- 6+ years of experience in Human Resources
- HR Business Partner experience strongly preferred (Workday experience is a plus)
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent working knowledge of UK employment law (any experience of continental European locations is a plus)

General Requirements:

- A self-directed individual with a can-do attitude, willing to work in an energetic, collaborative and fast-paced environment, proactive in nature, and a proven ability to learn quickly, display flexibility and adaptability.
- Ability to successfully manage multiple, complex, time sensitive priorities and competing demands with numerous stakeholders.
- Confidence & ability to communicate with Senior leaders across the business up to Partner level.
- Strong communication (written and verbal), presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills; client focus and ability to confidently interact with various levels of an organisation.
- Ability to anticipate HR and business needs in efforts to help drive results.
- Highly effective problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong analytical ability and evaluative thinking skills; demonstrated ability to analyse data, spot trends and put forth value added observations/recommendations.
- Very strong attention to detail, highly organised, proactive and process driven.
- Excellent team ethic and the ability to work collaboratively and develop strong partnerships with clients and HR.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability; demonstrates sound judgment and decision-making
- Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
- Good judgment with regard to escalating issues vs. solving problems independently.
- Ability to be flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zones.

Reporting Relationships

EMEA Employee Relations Lead