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HR Business Partner

IMC Trading

HR Business Partner

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Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Senior level

Fintech • Machine Learning • Software • Financial Services

IMC is a proprietary trading firm powered by research and technology.

The Role

Partner with technology leaders and engineering teams on talent strategy, performance coaching, employee engagement, development, organizational change, and employee relations. Analyze people data to identify trends and proactively address talent challenges. Develop engagement plans, leader communications, and people initiatives while serving as a trusted advisor, change agent, and employee advocate across a fast-paced technology organization.

Summary Generated by Built In

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 technology leads and their engineering teams in the Chicago office. At IMC, the role of HRBP is one of a trusted and strategic people advisor and coach. This role is responsible for connecting the needs of the organization to people strategies and initiatives.
As an HRBP, you will work closely with the leads you support to provide guidance and counsel on all people matters. This role will influence employee experience by architecting and executing people processes and partnerships that stimulate our employees' engagement, retention, development, and performance.
Your Core Responsibilities:

Work with technology leaders to deliver effective talent strategy, structure, and development initiatives
Enable individual and team performance by assessing talent, providing performance coaching, and supporting teams
Develop effective engagement action plans to suit the unique needs of specific teams/employees
Develop communications to equip leaders with the language to drive their message
Analyze people data, trends, and interactions to address challenges proactively
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
Work with personal responsibility for delivering quality work
Willing to iterate on past work to improve and maintain relevance in a changing marketplace
Use a high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems
Solve problems and get to the root cause of complex talent issues; develop and implement solutions

Your Skills and Experience:

A Bachelor's degree or higher level of education 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 supporting technology organizations
Proven experience in proactively coaching leaders and providing strategic guidance on complex people management issues and strategies (including team restructures, talent mobility, change, and widespread capability building)
Superior communication skills - convey confidence, empathy, and trust via candor and diplomacy to build effective relationships; able to engage with individual engineers as well as senior technology leaders on a strategic and operational level
Formal training and accreditation are preferred in coaching, adult learning principles, and psychometric assessments, including MBTI, Hogan Assessments, etc.
Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends
Strong critical thinking skills to identify interdependencies between complex issues, data, and outcomes
Ability to build credibility and trust with senior leaders as an advisor who effectively gives advice and follows through on commitments
Ability to drive change in key people activities and organization shifts
Ability to produce quality deliverables
Ability to aggregate data, complete analysis, and display results visually
Possess confidence in the handling of ambiguity and fluid situations
Possess an abundance of common sense and pragmatism
HR systems experience

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

Skills Required

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
At least 2 years of experience supporting technology organizations
Experience coaching leaders and providing strategic guidance on complex people management issues
Experience with team restructures, talent mobility, organizational change, and capability building
Superior communication skills and ability to build effective relationships with engineers and senior technology leaders
Strong analytical skills and ability to present data-driven insights and trends
Strong critical thinking skills to identify interdependencies between complex issues, data, and outcomes
Ability to build credibility and trust with senior leaders as a strategic advisor
Ability to drive change in people activities and organizational shifts
Ability to aggregate data, complete analysis, and display results visually
Confidence handling ambiguity and fluid situations
HR systems experience
Formal training or accreditation in coaching, adult learning principles, and psychometric assessments such as MBTI or Hogan Assessments

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The Company

HQ: Amsterdam

1,954 Employees

Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.

Why Work With Us

At IMC, the best ideas win, regardless of hierarchy. Graduates receive mentorship and make an impact from day one, while experienced hires get to shape their own path in a flexible, high-performance environment. We remove barriers so everyone can grow and help drive one of the world’s leading liquidity providers.