HR Consultant

Tasks

• Provides advice on all personnel matters and supports functional/business heads and their management teams in personnel-related issues, planning, and decision-making.
• Advises and coaches line managers to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements throughout the employee lifecycle
• Supports the implementation of the HR strategy in line with the bank's strategy and the business strategy
• Supports/coaches functional/business heads in their human capital management activities (strategic human resources management, succession planning, talent management, low performer process, etc.)
• Collaboration with the various HR Centers of Excellence, both locally and with Zurich
• Maintains good working relationships with external recruiters and suppliers

recruitment

• Use appropriate channels to facilitate the search for candidates for open positions.
• Provides meaningful and balanced assessments of shortlisted candidates, enabling managers to make informed hiring decisions
• Proposes hiring conditions that are consistent with the bank's compensation philosophy and aligned with external benchmarks and internal fairness.
• Manages the hiring approval process

Performance management and compensation

• Collaborate with functional/business heads and their management teams in administering the performance management process (goal setting, mid-year review, year-end review, performance appraisal calibration, and potential evaluation exercises)
• Supports the performance improvement plan (PIP) process with managers
• Manages the compensation process with managers (e.g., compensation benchmarking, job matching, ad hoc/year-end compensation review processes, etc.)

Employee matters and disciplinary measures

• Handles employee matters in a fair, sensitive, and balanced manner
• Supports managers and control functions in handling disciplinary matters and violations

projects

• Leads internal projects that are assigned from time to time
• Participates in and contributes to other internal projects

Requirements

• Strong ability to influence and partner with senior leadership
• Forward-thinking and solution-oriented
• Ability to balance business needs with personnel strategy, as well as excellent communication skills
• Rational thinking
• Ability to empathize with people and connect with them
• 12-15 years of experience as an HR all-rounder, preferably in a banking environment
• Competent in a wide range of HR functions (e.g., recruitment, performance management, compensation, employee relations, etc.)
• Up to date with the latest developments in legal and regulatory matters