HR Business Partner - Trading

IMC is seeking a strategic and motivated Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join their Chicago team, partnering with business leads and trading desks. This role involves acting as a trusted people advisor, connecting business needs to HR strategies, and influencing the employee experience through designing and executing people processes that drive engagement, retention, development, and performance.

Must Have

• Work with business leaders to deliver effective talent strategies, organizational structures, and development initiatives
• Enable individual and team performance by assessing talent, providing performance coaching, and supporting teams
• Develop effective engagement action plans to meet the unique needs of specific teams and employees
• Develop communications that equip leaders with the language to deliver their messages
• Analyze people data, trends, and interactions to proactively address challenges
• Operate as a change agent and employee advocate
• Address employee relations matters thoroughly and thoughtfully
• Collaborate across the HR department to build and deliver a connected employee experience
• Take personal responsibility for delivering quality work
• Iterate on past work to improve and maintain relevance in a changing marketplace
• Use sound judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems
• Solve problems and identify root causes of complex talent issues; develop and implement solutions
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a progressive, fast-paced environment, with a minimum of 2 years in this industry
• Proven experience proactively coaching leaders and providing strategic guidance on complex people management issues and strategies
• Superior communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends
• Strong critical thinking skills to identify interdependencies among complex issues, data, and outcomes
• Ability to build credibility and trust with senior leaders as an advisor
• Ability to drive change in key people activities and organizational shifts
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables
• Ability to aggregate data, conduct analysis, and display results visually
• Confidence in handling ambiguity and fluid situations
• Strong common sense and pragmatism
• HR systems experience

Good to Have

• Formal training and accreditation in coaching, adult learning principles, and psychometric assessments (e.g., MBTI, Hogan Assessments, Saville)

Perks & Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Paid leave
• Insurance

We are looking for a strategic, thoughtful, and motivated Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) with a bias for action to join our team. This person will be a key partner to business leads and their trading desks in the Chicago office. At IMC, the role of HRBP is that of a trusted and strategic people advisor and coach. This role is responsible for connecting the needs of the business to people strategies and initiatives.

As an HRBP, you will work closely with the leaders you support to provide guidance and counsel on all people matters. You will influence the employee experience by designing and executing people processes and partnerships that drive engagement, retention, development, and performance.

Role:

• Work with business leaders to deliver effective talent strategies, organizational structures, and development initiatives
• Enable individual and team performance by assessing talent, providing performance coaching, and supporting teams
• Develop effective engagement action plans to meet the unique needs of specific teams and employees
• Develop communications that equip leaders with the language to deliver their messages
• Analyze people data, trends, and interactions to proactively address challenges
• Operate as a change agent and employee advocate
• Address employee relations matters thoroughly and thoughtfully
• Collaborate across the HR department to build and deliver a connected employee experience
• Take personal responsibility for delivering quality work
• Iterate on past work to improve and maintain relevance in a changing marketplace
• Use sound judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems
• Solve problems and identify root causes of complex talent issues; develop and implement solutions

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a progressive, fast-paced environment, with a minimum of 2 years in this industry
• Proven experience proactively coaching leaders and providing strategic guidance on complex people management issues and strategies (including team restructures, talent mobility, change, and broad capability building)
• Superior communication skills—able to convey confidence, empathy, and trust through candor and diplomacy; capable of engaging with front-line employees and senior leaders at both strategic and operational levels
• Formal training and accreditation in coaching, adult learning principles, and psychometric assessments (e.g., MBTI, Hogan Assessments, Saville) preferred
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends
• Strong critical thinking skills to identify interdependencies among complex issues, data, and outcomes
• Ability to build credibility and trust with senior leaders as an advisor who provides effective guidance and follows through on commitments
• Ability to drive change in key people activities and organizational shifts
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables
• Ability to aggregate data, conduct analysis, and display results visually
• Confidence in handling ambiguity and fluid situations
• Strong common sense and pragmatism
• HR systems experience

Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.

The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$145,000 - $185,000 USD

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.