Head of HR

Head of HR - UK

**Job Title**
Head of HR - UK

**So who are we?**

Hello, we're IG Group. No, not Instagram - we're a leading FinTech who provides trading services to clients across 18 countries

**LEADING THE FIELD THINKING BIGGER**

We're a global FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We've snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.

**Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands with people all over the world. We work in cross-functional teams, focused on delivering at pace to improve the experience of traders on our platforms.** Join us for an exciting future and let's innovate together

**Your role in the Team**

The Head of HR plays an important leadership role in shaping and driving a division's people plan and strategy.

The Head of HR needs to work hand in hand with senior leadership to shape the divisional people strategy and provide guidance on people-related matters, ultimately contributing to division's commercial delivery and performance.

This role requires strong leadership and collaboration skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence organizational culture, change and senior stakeholders.

**What you'll do**
- Develop knowledge of the divisional business strategy, business drivers, products, geographies and culture
- Be an integral part of the business leadership team and actively participate in senior leadership meetings to develop and implement HR strategies that align with the division's commercial objectives.
- Introduce, develop and implement change initiatives to drive a high-performance culture and employee engagement.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Divisional MD and other senior leaders on all HR-related matters
- Utilise HR data and analytics to surface key business issues and talent themes, make informed decisions, and provide insights
- Oversee organisational design and restructuring projects to drive world-class commercial outcomes
- Take a commercial approach when handling ER matters, navigating relevant employment laws and regulations
- Lead a small divisional people team, ensuring a high performance and coaching culture is embedded
- Closely collaborate and influence Group HR colleagues to ensure your business receives a high-quality service

**The way we work**:
We also think hard about our ways of working as a company. At IG Group, we've set out five target behaviours that we expect everyone to strive to achieve in all that we do:

- **Lead & Inspire**: Leading teams in a way that drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm;
- **Think Big**: We focus on the problems that most move the needle of commercial outcomes;
- **Champion the client**: We always keep the client's needs front of mind and deliver as much value for them in all that we do;
- **Deliver at pace**: We work to ensure nothing stands in the way of fast delivery of sustainable growth for our business; and
- **Raise the bar**: We raise the bar by taking ownership of outcomes and being accountable for making things better across IG.

**What you'll need for this role**
- Significant experience in HR, a strong background in financial services is beneficial.
- Proven experience working in a large organisation, with a thorough understanding of complex and multi-national HR and corporate dynamics
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business goals into HR strategies.
- Excellent communication, drive and interpersonal skills. Experience influencing and challenging senior leaders.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
- Solid understanding of employment laws and regulations

**Who we're looking for?**

While there are many profiles of people who work at IG - across all roles, we're looking for a few common traits:

- You are curious about our product and the technology that sits behind it;
- You care about our clients, and you are hungry to improve their user experience;
- You are impatient about driving change and willing to deliver at pace;
- You are not afraid of the complexity of financial regulation and want to learn & grow your expertise; and
- You are a creative problem solver capable of innovating and thinking big.

We don't fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in **, join us in raising the bar for our customers and across the trading industry.**

**The perks**:
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