HR Business Partner Sr Job Listing at Stifel in New York, NY (Job ID 7639)

Description

The Senior HR Business Partner provides consultative human resources support to business units within the Institutional group including Investment Banking. The Senior HR Business Partner is the designated expert on the interpretation of HR programs, policies, and procedures to ensure alignment with business objectives and work cultures in achieving business goals while minimizing risk to the Firm.

• Manage and address complex employee relations issues with business group for appropriate resolution including US and abroad. Depending on issue, may work with the employment law group and outside counsel for appropriate action.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers and employees on various HR-related topics, including performance management and career development. 
• Partner with senior management to identify opportunities opportunities for employee development and planning strategic HR initiatives in support of business objectives.
• Partner with senior managers on strategic searches to manage the search and maximize the return with search firms.
• Manage the employee life cycle for assigned business units while collaborating with management, designated staff in the business group, global HR partners, and other specialty areas within HR for a cohesive process. May include assisting in various administration functions involved with onboarding to separation of employment.
• Partner with other HR specialty areas and business groups to manage any immigration/visa issues.
• Collaborate with other members of the HR team to implement HR strategy in support of the business group's goals and objectives, representing HR to the business units, and reconciling issues that create conflict between HR and business unit strategy.
• Proactively look for ways to improve and enhance current functions within HR and the business group supported.
• Lead and/or participate in various HR related projects.
• Identify trends and recommend actions when appropriate.
• Participate in HR planning, practices, training, development, and meetings; monitor legal updates and collaborate internally to identify opportunities for best practices, efficiency, and continuous improvement;

• Effective leadership skills and ability to influence change.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Interpersonal skills demonstrating tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.
• Ability to create, maintain, and analyze data using spreadsheets and databases.
• Solid understanding and experience with HR Body of knowledge - Business Management & Strategy, Workforce Planning and Employment, Human Resources Development, Compensation and Benefits, Employee and Labor Relations, and Risk Management.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Understanding of the implications of personal, cost, and business strategies for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree in HR or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Required: 5+years' of HR experience; Investment Banking experience preferred.

• Minimum Required: None

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.