HR Business Partner

About us @Symphony

We’ve spent the last 10 years building the financial markets largest, most trusted communication network. Over 500 market participants across the buy-side, sell-side, securities servicing, and beyond. Over half a million users from trading desks to operations and custody teams interacting securely and in real-time on Symphony.

But that was only chapter one. We’re now using our technology foundation to accelerate far beyond secure collaboration to become the standard connective layer that enables more efficient and automated workflows across the industry to bring the future to financial markets.

The opportunity and our ambition are huge. But we need passionate, dedicated individuals to get there. At Symphony we work hard and fast. Our unique blend of technology and financial services makes it an environment you won’t get elsewhere.

Role Description:

The HRBP role drives the overall HR strategy and company strategy through a deep understanding of the business needs, partnerships with key business leaders, and input and delivery of talent solutions that directly fuel achieving the business strategy to support a vibrant, fast paced, and high-performance culture.

Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic HR partnership and counsel to executives across the assigned client groups
• Cultivates flexible organizational design and structure that allows the business to communicate and operate at optimal levels
• Develops a robust understanding of business financial performance and commercials. Provides inputs to the budget and planning process as needed.
• Coaches executive and managers through difficult and delicate situations and in a way that continually develops strong leadership behaviors and accountabilities 
• Contributes to the design and implementation of the firm-wide talent strategy
• Partners with the business to define workforce and hiring plans are aligned with the company and location strategy
• Utilizes data and broad thinking to guide decision making at strategic and operational levels. 
• Leads M&A talent due diligence and end-to-end integration efforts including change management and the employee experience
• Leverages a deep and broad understanding of talent across the organization to partner with executives on developing fungible and thoughtful succession planning
• Proactively plans for and leads change management in partnership with firm leadership 
• Leads key business initiatives including but not limited to projects such as:
• Sales incentive plan design
• Capability identification and solutions
• Develops HR Generalist team capabilities through but not limited to: 
  • Performance
  • Learning & training- NHO (location specific, as needed)
  • DEIB
• Manager coaching
• Employee relations guidance and serves as an escalation point
• Tier 2 support and escalations
• Program execution (global approach with regional application)
• Project/program mgmt 
• Special projects 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven working experience as an HRBP in complex, matrixed and global corporate environments
• Significant experience of true HR business partnering and advising (senior business stakeholders) with a track record of leading across the full spectrum of HR activities including talent, performance, development, change management, culture, engagement, DEI, and total rewards.
• Business acumen and the ability to apply talent solutions to solve business needs
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively
• People- oriented and results driven
• Insights-led decision making
• Knowledge of HR systems and databases (Workday, Greenhouse)
• Strong HR project and change/transformation experience
• Excellent active listening, influencing, communications, and presentation skills
• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• In-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices

Compensation:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Plan
• Benefits and Perks vary based on location.

Benefits and Perks:

• Regional specific competitive benefits
• Build your own Benefits (BYOB) perk
• Many other fun and exciting benefits and activities!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 

Symphony reserves the right of ownership for all unsolicited resumes submitted for this requisition and is not responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.