HR Manager for Wealth Management London on 6 Month FTC An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Manager to join a leading global Wealth Management business, supporting employees across EMEA and APAC.
This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of HR operations across multiple jurisdictions, working within a high-performing and collaborative environment. You will play a key role in ensuring efficient HR service delivery, maintaining compliance, driving process improvements, and supporting the full employee lifecycle.
This position is ideally suited to an operationally focused HR professional who enjoys working in a hands-on environment and partnering closely with senior stakeholders to deliver an excellent employee experience.
Why Apply? ✅ Join a well-established global Wealth Management organisation with an international presence.
✅ Broad remit covering HR Operations, Employee Relations, Compliance, Workday, HR Projects and Employee Lifecycle Management.
✅ Opportunity to drive HR process improvements and operational excellence across multiple regions.
✅ High level of visibility and stakeholder exposure across the business.
✅ Collaborative and supportive culture with a strong focus on employee development and continuous improvement.
✅ Genuine opportunity to make an impact while supporting a diverse and international workforce.
The Role Key responsibilities will include:
• Leading day-to-day HR operations across EMEA and APAC.
• Managing and optimising HR systems, including Workday.
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company policies across multiple jurisdictions.
• Maintaining HR data integrity, governance and reporting accuracy.
• Managing employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance and absence management cases.
• Supporting managers with performance management and employee-related issues.
• Managing onboarding, offboarding and wider employee lifecycle processes.
• Overseeing HR policies, procedures and operational controls.
• Producing HR metrics and management reporting.
• Managing relationships with external HR vendors and service providers.
• Leading HR operational projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
About You To be successful, you will have:
• Previous experience in an HR Manager, HR Operations Manager, People Operations or similar role.
• Experience supporting international employee populations across EMEA, ideally with APAC exposure.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR compliance.
• Proven experience managing employee relations cases.
• Advanced HRIS experience, ideally Workday.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset.
Preferred Qualifications • Degree educated in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualification.
• Experience within Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investment Management, Private Banking or Financial Services.
Apply This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious HR professional to join a growing international business and take ownership of a broad HR operations remit across EMEA and APAC.
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