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Job Title: Senior People Partner
Location: London
Reporting Line: COO
Level for Referral Policy: Mid
Contract Type: Fixed-term, 12-14 months (maternity cover)
Who We Are
Founded in 2002 as a pioneering hedge fund, Marble Bar has built its reputation on intellectual discipline, research, data-driven insight, and a deep understanding of investment behaviours. Since its founding, the firm has helped portfolio managers identify repeatable processes within their investment practice and sustain their edge in constantly evolving markets. For over twenty years, we have successfully identified exceptional managers and created environments to help them generate durable returns.
What We Do
In 2016 we launched The Partners Business and opened our integrated architecture to independent hedge fund managers, supporting them initially as they navigate the fragile early stages of building their businesses.
We are a shared operating system purpose built to support hedge fund managers at every stage of their lifecycle, from launch and early operational resilience to performance development, capital formation, and long-term scale.
This has established Marble Bar as the leading home for exceptional managers wishing to create unique and independent investment firms with the freedom to focus on investing.
Your Role
We are seeking an accomplished and well-rounded People professional to lead the People support function across all group entities on a fixed-term basis, providing maternity cover, and to advise the Senior Management Team on the key areas of Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Employee Experience, Performance Management, and Remuneration.
This is an exciting fixed-term opportunity, providing maternity cover, within this established and successful firm lending support to 60+ people. The role will stretch across a range of responsibilities and require a combination of hands-on People experience, commercial acumen, and market knowledge. This is a multi-faceted organisation with multiple key stakeholders so the ability to build relationships at all levels is essential.
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Your Key Areas of Impact
General People Function
- Lead the People function and oversee all aspects of People operations, policies, and practices.
- Be a strategic advisor and confidant for key stakeholders.
- Work with the Head of Finance to ensure accurate payroll (Iris), benefits & pension processing.
- Support with employee lifecycle admin tasks as required and maintain integrity of HRIS (BambooHR).
- Progress and support ongoing project work on high-level People and firm-wide matters such as regulatory changes, culture, and philosophy of the business.
- Analyse People processes, data, and trends to make recommendations to management for continuous improvement.
Business Partnering
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and business leaders.
- Provide strategic People input into business planning and decision-making.
- Use people analytics and metrics to inform strategy and decision-making.
- Partner with leaders to design organisation structures that support growth and efficiency.
Recruitment & Talent Management
- Drive a consistent and robust recruitment process, maintaining strong relationships with recruitment partners.
- Advise on contract content, structure, and language for senior and complex hires or consultancies as required with support from the General Counsel & CCO.
- Responsible for coordinating internal training of staff and development initiatives.
- Oversee delivery of the firm's annual performance review process via BambooHR to support effective feedback and talent development.
- Support partners and managers in effective management of their teams, providing advice and guidance on People processes, good work practice, and the handling of 'sensitive' or difficult situations.
Employee Relations
- Advise and manage complex employee relation cases.
- Dealing with employee relations, litigations, managed exits, conflict management, etc.
- Build manager capability through training and coaching on ER best practice.
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Employee Experience & EDI
- Plan annual employee experience and EDI activity calendar and assist with delivery.
- Lead initiatives to improve employee engagement and retention and foster a positive and inclusive culture.
- Monitor Employee engagement and analyse data to inform improved cultural practice.
- Drive wellbeing and inclusion initiatives across the firm.
Compensation
- Support the year-end compensation review process in alignment with business performance and market benchmarks.
- Ensure competitive and compliant reward structures within FCA frameworks.
- Prepare and advise on Remuneration Policies and best practices.
- Liaise with external compensation consultants and benchmark data providers as required.
Expected Annual Activities
- Payroll and pension submissions (monthly)
- Employee experience calendar (quarterly)
- PoSH training (October)
- Year-end review process (November)
- Annual Compensation Review process (December to February)
- Marble Bar audit (December to January)
- Benefits renewals (March to May)
- Year-end benefit in kind process (April)
- Mid-year review process (June)
What We Are Looking For
- 5+ years’ experience in a HR role with a Financial / Asset Management background
- A true HR generalist with a wide understanding of HR processes and structure.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and regulatory requirements (FCA).
- Commercially minded and able to formulate creative solutions which mitigate operational risk and promote legal/regulatory compliance.
- Pro-active nature and always one step ahead
- A ‘roll your sleeves up’ attitude and team player
- Highly organised and comfortable managing the administration components of the role
- Excellent and adaptive communication skills across senior leadership, peers, and partners.
- High level of emotional intelligence combined with strong listening skills and understanding of discretion.
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