About the Role
The People Practice is partnering with a forward-thinking financial services institution to hire an experienced and commercially minded HR Lead. In this pivotal role, you will go beyond managing standard HR processes to build a robust people function from the ground up, working directly with executive leadership to shape the company's organizational structure, culture, and talent capabilities during a phase of rapid growth.
Key Responsibilities- Drive the comprehensive people strategy aligned with the company’s overall business and growth objectives.
- Partner with leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and critical talent decisions.
- Lead end-to-end recruitment, talent planning, and career development initiatives for key positions.
- Shape a high-performance culture that reinforces accountability, collaboration, and core company values.
- Oversee performance management, compensation structures, reward decisions, and retention strategies.
- Manage core HR operations, governance, compliance, and reliable people data reporting.
- Guide the business through structural changes and organizational scaling while preserving culture and agility.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive HR experience, including senior business partnering or leadership roles.
- Prior experience in financial services, asset management, professional services, or high-performance environments is strongly preferred.
- Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated success partnering with senior leadership to influence business outcomes.
- Expertise in talent management, organizational development, reward systems, and HR operations.
- Exceptional organizational and administrative skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a growing financial institution.
- Collaborative, high-performance work environment with strong leadership visibility.