HR Business Partner / Transformation Lead

Job Description

At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clientsand identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities . To help us achieve our vision were looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliverresults and keep it simple. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role. An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the HR Business Partnering team within M&G Wealth on an interim basis of 12months. The role will support the development and implementation of effective HR strategies (people plan), alongside the people and commercialperformance delivery of a functional transformation programme. They will build trusted relationships to understand business strategy, people demographics and organisational culture and from this interpret short and long term people requirements / goals toaddress areas of concerns and deliver on strategic priorities. The HR Business Partnering team creates strong relationships with the business to understand and interpret their needs and business challenges; contributing to business unit objectives and proactively driving out the underlying people implications. The HRBP will work in conjunction with the HR Director and/or Senior HR Business Partner (where appropriate) in successfully partnering, coaching and influencing the stakeholders at all levels. The role holder will be able to work effectively with client groups in order to deliver on strategic priorities and people transformation programmes, which add significant value to the business. The role holder will have responsibility for the successful design and delivery of people related change programmes and HR strategic projects. There may be multiple streams of work running concurrently so the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlinesis essential. Key responsibilities for this role:

• Build strong relationships with their stakeholder group in order to understand their strategy and priorities, and to ensure an effective people plan is in place to support delivery of the strategic plans
• Support the development and implementation of the transformation agenda of the respective business area(s), driving through any potential restructures to conclusion, through effective consultation, in conjunction with any areas of specialism across HR andthe wider business.
• Understand the key people metrics within the business area e.g. absence, attrition, hiring, disciplinary, grievances; providing insight and solutions to the business within the overall HR framework.

• Work closely with the Centres of Excellence to ensure a seamless end to end recruitment process for all levels including senior hires; and ensure appropriate talent, succession and diversity & inclusion plans are in place
• Provide innovative, informed and pragmatic solutions to a variety of complex HR issues taking full account of internal policies, HR best practice, legislative practice, equality and regulatory requirements
• Manage the implementation and execution of the cyclical HR processes with the business e.g. performance management, pay reviews, talent reviews
• Support the implementation of wider HR projects as required, ensuring project plans, tracking, and risks are identified and raised with the HRD and business as they arise.
• Support continuous improvement of the HR operating model across the HR Business Partner team alongside CoEs to enhance the services and capabilities of the HR function to our customers
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and to reduce operational risk

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience: To be successful in the business partnering team, the individual will:

• A strong ability to build trusted relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels across HR and the business
• Have strong experience in transformation and change, employee relations, recruitment and talent management
• A strong awareness of employment law and case law and ability to translate this into commercial advice
• A strong understanding of the end-to-end people transformation processes with experience of leading similar projects through to implementation.
• The ability to proactively anticipate issues that may arise and confidence in developing appropriate solutions to resolve.
• An ability to react quickly and decisively to problems once identified, considering options and making decisions to determine the appropriate course of action.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Comfortable working under pressure.
• Experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders at all levels in the organisation.
• Strong organisational, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work collaboratively across the stakeholder group and HR function with ease
• Adaptable and flexible in the way that they work within a fast paced and constantly changing environment
• Resilient in the face of challenge and robust ability to manage conflict
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have the ability to self-motivate and work autonomously
• Good judgement and ability to evaluate a range of potential solutions, considering the impact for customers and risk

Qualifications:

• Previous HR Generalist is required (in a regulated environment preferrable)
• CIPD qualified

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity,age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.