HR Business Advisor

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The HR Business Advisor role sits within the firm wide HR Business Advisor organization - a Center of Excellence/Shared Service construct. The HR Business Advisor’s responsibility is to work with managers at varying levels of the organization to execute strategic priorities set by senior leaders. They provide support to senior HR Business Advisors and senior managers on core HR activities. They help senior managers engage with others in HR and with specialists to bring resolution to their HR-related matters.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Support the implementation of people agenda initiatives and efforts for a business area and the location
• Provide day-to-day advice on human capital matters
• Work closely with geographically diverse HR teams to help deliver a cohesive regional agenda. Work with HR Centre of Excellence (COE) groups to advise and facilitate people processes across multiple disciplines (recruitment, compensation, benefits, mobility, etc.). Partner with line of business/functional HR Business advisors as needed.
• Advise business leadership and cascade the structuring & re-organizational changes deeper into LOB areas to institutionalize the new organization into BAU
• Employee Relations (ER): Liaise with local labour advisors, internal legal department and ER Center of Excellence teams to resolve managers’ and employees’ matters, adapt new regulations, litigations and warnings, etc.
• Support year-end compensation process by ensuring that baselines are accurate (including joiners, leavers, transfers), providing guidance on incentive compensation and salary planning as appropriate and supporting managers through compensation decisions
• Support the performance and talent management cycle by partnering with leaders on an as-needed basis to handle succession planning needs and requirements, answer performance questions, issues and processes, supporting and providing guidance on the promotion process particularly during quarterly & end-of-year timing
• Facilitate feedback processes and other employee input initiatives, e.g. action plans based on Employee Opinion Surveys, Pulse Checks, etc.
• Support or participate in individualized development and coaching to managers and emerging leaders, as needed, and in partnership with the development team.
• Provide project management support for HR-related initiatives being implemented within LOBs
• Work with management information systems (MIS) and reporting to understand trends and outliers, and facilitate fact based, metrics driven client decisions
• Be a champion of HR process change. Analyze processes, data and trends to make recommendations to management team for continuous improvement
• Partner with HR colleagues of all levels to drive efficiencies and leverage best practices
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place and managed effectively for all critical HR processes
• Lead and/or actively participate in HR projects, aligned to key identified HR priorities
  

Skills And Experiences

• 4 - 9 years of overall Human Resource experience (previous HR Business Advisor experience preferred)
• Bachelor’s Degree required, advanced degree desired
• Good understanding of Swiss labour law
• Knowledge of full range of people practices: goal setting, performance assessment and improvement, compensation practices, talent review and talent management, workforce planning, reductions in force, manager development
• Project management abilities including execution skills and end to end process improvement
• Technically proficient in MS Office Suite - including Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and analytical skills regularly to identify issues and trends, develop solutions and/or recommendations to address root cause
• Strong analytical, quantitative and technical skills that enable individual to leverage data to create HR strategies that support and drive business results
• Ability to navigate a global matrix organization and partner on issues across HR and the business
• Must be able to work collaboratively and to develop strong, positive working relationships
• Proven track record in objectively coaching employees and management through complex, difficult issues and mitigating risks
• Exceptional judgment, demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and be creative in developing alternative solutions in a fast paced environment
• Promote partnership by fostering a shared purpose, trust and teamwork across teams, businesses, functions, regions, and levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English. German preferred .
• CV in English is required
  

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.