Lead HR Business Partner

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

If you like what we’re saying, keep reading!

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

This is a great opportunity for a People Business Partner to shape the culture, improve engagement, promote wellbeing, and contribute to the success of our employees connected to our office in Kiev, Ukraine.

We are currently a headcount of around 200 employees in Kiev.

We are searching for an engaged person who is ready to support our mission and improve our people-focused agenda.

The People Business Partner cooperates closely with our Head of Location People Business Partnering, the Global People & Culture Team and the People Service Delivery Consultants to support managers and employees with life cycle activities and local People topics. The role supports line managers and employees in Kiev with strategic and operational People matters in accordance with local policies and procedures such as onboarding, employment terms, terminations, employee relations, employee engagement, rewards, relocation, wellbeing, social events, performance evaluation and management of local benefit structures.

You will be part of the People Business Partner team which is a truly global team with team members across the globe, as part of the team you will have close collaboration with EMEA, Americas and APAC People Business Partners. You will contribute to the development and execution of global projects and policies, collaborating closely with subject matter experts in P&C.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 

Compliance & Employee Relations

• Build and develop local policies and procedures to ensure that they meet legislative and internal requirements, market standards and are also communicated to employees and managers as appropriate. Maintain awareness of development and changes to local legislative regulations. Ensure that documents and templates are up to date.
• Support and be involved in disciplinary, capability and grievance cases.
• Support managers and employees on local legal topics like parental leave rights, insurance coverage and pension.
   

Performance Management & Rewards

• Support managers with Performance Improvement Plans for their employees located in Kiev.
• Analyse and implement Compensation, Rewards and Benefit programmes with respect to local legislation and market standards.
   

Talent Management & Employee Experience (Onboarding, Wellbeing & Retention)

• Ensure up to date content on onboarding and offboarding presentations and processes to all managers and employees to ensure a positive employee experience.
• Conduct exit interviews with employees in scope
• Be responsible for our Kiev social, health and well-being initiatives
• Support global mobility practices and liaise with Global Mobility team on local immigration ans relocation matters.
   

General People Administration

• In partnership with our People & Culture Service Delivery Consultants ensure:
• Workday records are kept updated in a timely manner
• The necessary onsite records are kept as per local labour law requirements (i.e. time registration, overtime, hybrid policy agreements)
• Ensuring Health & Safety standards are met

WHAT WE VALUE

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest:

• A comprehensive set of resources for collaboration and a solid understanding of Ukrainian labor laws and practices.
• Experience working in an international company in a global role.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders, accommodate diverse needs, and build trust at all organizational levels.
• You appreciate diversity and comprehend how to contribute to the creation and preservation of an inclusive environment.
• You are interested in working with wellbeing and engagement and supporting the local team with event planning
• You are courageous and hold the ability to enhance current practices where necessary.
• Fluent in Ukrainian and advanced English skills.

BENEFITS

Attractive salary and bonus scheme are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an work & private life balance: a hybrid workplace model and extra days of vacation. We also practice a tailored approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

For any questions you are welcome to contact Oleksandra Nelipa, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at Oleksandra.Nelipa@simcorp.com. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated. 

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