Job Description

At EY, you\'ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we\'re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Join our Core Business Services (CBS) team and help support important business enablement functions that keep our organization running strong. As a CBS professional, you will work across teams to provide the knowledge, resources and tools that help EY deliver exceptional quality service to our clients, win in the marketplace and support EY\'s growth and profitability.

We call our human resources group the Talent Team, reflecting how important our people are to the success of the EY organization. Working with the Talent Team, you\'ll help develop and execute our people strategy and solutions, including the programs, measures and tools that help our EY member firm\'s employees achieve their goals. You will lead as well as support the development and implementation of strategies for performance management, leadership development, learning, reward and wellbeing, recruiting, onboarding reporting processes and other initiatives.

About the opportunity

The HR Business Partner role is an internal client-facing role where the individual is expected to provide consultative guidance on all talent matters that contribute to the achievement of Service Line or Business Unit strategy and objectives. The role is responsible for providing the best people solutions, analysis, advice and insights that will meet the strategic imperatives of the business and impact business performance. He/She will share policy knowledge, best HR practices and market intelligence to influence business decision-making and support successful change initiatives.

In the role of HR Business Partner, you will:

Key responsibilities

Strategic talent initiatives and planning

• Deliver talent strategy aligned to EY regional and global priorities
• Understand the talent agenda, facilitate change and execute innovative HR programs, as well as successfully adopt EY regional, area and global projects and initiatives

Workforce planning

• Understand Service Line or Business Unit capabilities, skills development needs and talent pipelining for workforce planning purposes
• Understand the implications of future talent demands and work closely with other talent functions to adapt to the changes
• Provide latest and current people trends, potential areas of concern and solutions through data analytics

Talent management

• Execute and run Talent Management initiatives and strategies to build organizational capability and continuity for EY people and for talent development, retention and engagement
• Support the business in implementing action plans as a result of insights from People Survey and other listening surveys
• Collaborate with Talent Development and Reward in managing careers, development and performance across all ranks
• Collaborate with D&I and Reward to provide input as needed for recognition programs and other initiatives that promote diversity, health and well-being; drive adoption of such programs in the business through advising on the benefits and how it support our exceptional EY experience

Influencing culture change

• Champion and drive change within a specific client group, embedding behavioural change to align with talent priorities; advise business leaders in effective change management strategy and deployment of change
• Advise the business on developing a culture within the Service Line or Business Unit that underpins our values, aligns with EY Diversity & Inclusiveness (D&I) strategy, promotes high-performance teaming and enables the delivery of exceptional client service and partner with business to implement supporting actions

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A graduate qualification.
• Eight to 10 years of Human Resource experience in HR Strategy & Transformation, Business Partnering, Organization Design, Talent Management or Talent Development. Experience in consulting will be useful.
• A comprehensive understanding of both talent strategy and business strategy, as well as the ability to develop clear, actionable talent plans that deliver improved performance flowing from business strategy
• Strong business acumen or commercial awareness. Financial acumen with experience in forecasting, cost benefit and ROI analysis will be useful.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders at all levels across the organization or virtually across borders
• A strong client focus and the ability to build good relationships and engage with business leaders
• Experience working in a matrix environment, with the agility to attend to multiple demands and shifting priorities, and deal with ambiguity and rapid change
• A good understanding of digital technology and the impact and opportunities that it creates
• We also encourage strong people developers who have worked and led teams within a consulting firm setting to consider this as a career broadening opportunity.

What we look for

A highly-motivated individual with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage successful change in a complex environment. An effective communicator and a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you\'re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seek out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

What we offer

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience, where you will be rewarded for your individual and team performance. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible work arrangements (FWA) as needed. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You\'ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We\'ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We\'ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You\'ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It\'s yours to build.

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