Director - HR Business Partner (gn)

Our client is a leading international financial institution with a strong presence in the EMEA region. With a broad platform and a clear growth agenda, the company offers a wide range of career opportunities across corporate finance, investment banking, advisory, and global capital markets. Professionals joining the firm can expect to work on diverse and high-impact projects, gaining valuable experience in a dynamic and globally connected environment.

This position involves close collaboration with senior leadership, HR teams, and employee representatives across the EMEA region, requiring strong relationship-building skills within both local and international organisational structures.

• Act as a strategic HR partner to senior management, building strong relationships across local and regional functions

• Lead and deliver HR projects that support organizational transformation and cultural change

• Collaborate with the business to shape and implement the annual People Plan, with a focus on ECB onboarding and strategic IPU initiatives

• Oversee core HR lifecycle activities, including compensation, performance, talent, and succession planning

• Promote adoption of HR technologies and systems, including cloud-based platforms (e.g. SuccessFactors, Employee Central)

• Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives across multiple business units

• Coordinate local execution of global and EMEA HR initiatives in close partnership with subject matter specialists and employee representatives

• Proven experience in Senior HR business partnering roles within dynamic, international environments

• Demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives and support organizational development

• Strong affinity for HR technologies and data, with experience in platforms such as SuccessFactors or ServiceNow considered an advantage

• Confident in engaging with senior stakeholders, including executive-level management and employee representatives

• Collaborative team player with a solution-oriented mindset and excellent interpersonal skills

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

• Private health insurance, including life and disability coverage

• Counselling and coaching services to support mental wellbeing

• Comprehensive learning and development programs

• Attractive compensation package

• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture