Assistant Manager- Talent Consulting EY- Parthenon

The opportunity

You will be responsible for supporting the Talent agenda for a business unit in EY GDS and will be the key point of contact for employees, counselors (managers) and business unit leadership on a range of talent-related matters. You will drive and implement the engagement agenda, work closely with other members of the team to provide change leadership, increase workforce capability and talent management. You will build a deep understanding of business unit direction and Talent related topics/issues to ensure successful implementation of key projects and processes.

You will need to be collaborative, influential, and work across functions to execute on attracting, assimilate, develop, engaging and retain key talent. You will drive project management for various HR (Human Resource) initiatives, including Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Talent transformation, Talent Development and Reward & Recognition etc.

Your key responsibilities

• Support the Strategic Talent Consultant in designing a sustainable and scalable engagement framework for the business unit and take ownership for the delivery
• Provide support to the business leaders and counsellors in the implementation of engagement initiatives across the business unit
• Anticipate issues and needs within the business unit and address these effectively
• Provide insight on people issues, particularly ER (Employee Relations) cases within business unit, provide a robust point of view on business decisions and their impact upon people
• Ensure that all necessary people management and development activity required to support the business unit is delivered in the most professional and effective manner
• Execute innovative HR programs
• Ensure resolution of HR related issues and handle these effectively within the given timeline, involving the Employee Relation Talent function where required or expected
• Facilitate change and support the implementation and successful adoption of special projects and initiatives in the business unit, for example Performance Management, Talent transformation, Talent Development and Reward exercises
• Ensure compliance to local regulations and manage risks (e.g., performance management risk)

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness, ability to develop clear, actionable plans in support of an overall business unit strategy
• Ability to engage and influence others, with good change management skills and a desire to act as a change agent
• Strong clients focus with the ability to build good relationships with multiple stakeholders across the organisation at all levels
• Strong Employee Relations experience of complex disciplinary, grievance and performance management activities, especially with employees in senior management/leadership level
• Develop strong relationship with other Talent Centre of Excellence teams to ensure that centrally developed products and initiatives meet the requirements of the business unit
• Ability to work with ambiguity and build consensus across diverse, often global, groups

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate or a post graduate qualification in a Business or Human Resource discipline is desirable.
• 6-8 years of proven HR generalist experience (e.g., performance management, employee relations
• Relevant working experience in delivering / managing talent initiatives

Ideally, you ll also have

• Experience working in a consulting organization or in a similar professional services environment
• Experience of working in a cross-border, virtual environment would be beneficial

• Keen interest to invest time for self-learning, seeking opportunities to work on cross-functional HR projects
• Working collaboratively in a team environment
• A self-starter, independent-thinker, curious and creative person with desire and passion