Head of HR, Americas

Company Description

Ocorian is a global leader in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets.  Wherever our clients hold financial interests, or however they are structured, we provide compliant, tailored solutions that are individual to their needs.  

We manage over 15,000 structures for 6000+ clients with a global footprint operating from 20+ locations, delivering administration and compliance services for funds, corporate, capital markets and private clients.                  

Job Description

This position is responsible for employees across US, Bermuda, Cayman and BVI, working as part of the global Human Resources Business Partner Team.   You will also be the global HR business partner for a service line ensuring a close working relationship with client facing teams providing strategic and operational HR support to build people capability and execute against business strategy and priorities.

With one HR Business Partner for the region, you will be supported by a shared service team providing HR operations, recruitment, reward, and reporting expertise.

Main Responsibilities

• Build a best-in-class HRBP capability in support of business priorities for the region
• Build collaborative relationships with strategic internal clients - able to influence senior leaders in a collaborative manner to drive results outcomes.
• Develop understanding of strategic priorities and goals. Support the embedding of business strategy through providing strategic and operational HR support, solutions, and advice.
• Influence organisational design, job design and resource planning for the region and service line
• Build and implement strategies to build business capability required to deliver premium quality client service and business growth
• Coach leaders and managers, identify and develop top talent, facilitate conflicts and difficult discussions
• Collect feedback to identify gaps in corporate culture, HR and management practices and address them
• Manage people related risks, grievance, and compliance procedures
• Support change, communicate change internally and gain trust of employees
• Deliver key HR processes (performance management, annual review, succession planning) to drive business success
• Take responsibility for leading and/or supporting a range of important HR projects, to include career pathing, organisational design and various, employee engagement and retention and culture change initiatives.
• Analysis of HR data (trends, metrics, and insight) to develop and enhance solutions, processes, and programs that address current problems and to avoid future ones.

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Qualifications

• Relevant HR qualification - ideally SHRM-SCP
• Degree level qualification in HR Management, Business Administration, or equivalent subject

Knowledge/ Skills/ Experience

• Proven experience of developing and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and customer service.
• Experience of performance management and creating high performing teams.
• Proven experience of successfully leading and managing a team.

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong organisational skills, including planning and time management to enable effective prioritisation of multiple activities.
• Proficient user of Microsoft office suite of applications
• Working knowledge of Employment Law across region is essential.

Additional Information

This is an office based role with regular opportunity to work from home, most of our team travel to the office for our anchor days and it’s always a fun event to have the team together!

We are looking for someone with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in HR, preferably in the financial services sector, please apply if this fits you. Our core values underpin everything we do and reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  

These are:

• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high and are always seeking new ways to delight our people and clients
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done
• We are COLLABORATIVE – We achieve more working together
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times                                                   

Apply today and you can expect to hear from us within 2 days