Description
Position: Human Resources Business Partner
Location: Manila
About Us
The Maples Group is a global leader in financial services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations. Our side-by-side financial and legal teams consistently deliver award-winning services to a global client base, offering unrivalled learning and career opportunities to our 3,000 colleagues worldwide.
What’s it like to work here?
We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team.
About Your New Role
We are looking for an accomplished HR Business Partner with experience in full HR Partnering to join our team as part of our financial services business. Reporting to the Regional HR Lead, you will provide strategic and consultative services to the business aimed at delivering HR solutions to business issues while leveraging technical expertise from the HR Centres of Excellence to deliver impactful solutions to our colleagues across the region.
The Maples Group is establishing a centre of excellence in Manila. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the HR team responsible for supporting the build out of our operations there:
Primary responsibilities:
- Develop strategies and provide guidance on workforce planning, team structures, and succession planning, ensuring that core HR processes are applied appropriately;
- Ensure local HR strategy is aligned with business and global HR strategies to achieve organisational objectives and alignment with Maples’ vision, mission, values, culture and objectives;
- Liaise with CoEs and the business to ensure global and regional initiatives/policies are deployed with success and any potential challenges addressed;
- Assist the Regional HR Director and CoE leaders on shared HR projects, including managing local HR Project Plans. Co-ordinate local/global projects to ensure successful implementation of within client groups;
- Anticipate workforce planning needs by assessing rolling attrition rate; work closely with the business and TA to identify recruitment needs and reasons for attrition in order to provide strategic insights;
- Develop a people plan for the business taking into account the wider HR agenda and any challenges that may exist within the business;
- Maintain resource allocation through HR reports. Facilitate budget allocation with the business to ensure adherence with the allocated budget;
- Modify/Create and implement internal HR policies and procedures in line with local legislation;
- Analyse trends and metrics to enhance HR solutions, processes, and programs that address current/future problems;
- Drive L&D initiatives and act as the liaison between L&D and the business including participation in formal learning programs required by the organization;
- Provide the day-to-day performance management guidance to the business through coaching, career development, counselling, and management of disciplinary actions or grievance hearings;
- Support employee engagement and wellbeing through mental health and wellbeing programs advocacy to ensure our employees feel valued and connected to the organization.
What You Bring
In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:
- At least 5 years’ of experience as an Human Resources Business Partner in a fast paced environment;
- Strong communication and leadership skills;
- Fluency in English is required;
Sound like you?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits & Rewards
The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events
You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.
Disclaimer: All personal information collected during the application process will be used for recruitment-related purposes only. Please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice at maples.com/privacy for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.
“Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.”