HR Manager (Capital Markets)

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

HR Manager (Capital Markets) - The role

You will partner with our Capital Markets team to deliver on the firm’s strategic people priorities:

• Lead on talent management, performance, career development, and diversity & inclusion.
• Drive people strategy and planning aligned to business goals.
• Coach and support Partners in people leadership and management.
• Advise on communication, morale, and engagement issues.
• Anticipate and respond to people trends, both internally and in the market.
• Structure and deliver talent management and retention plans.
• Support and deliver on engagement survey actions.
• Oversee performance management, feedback, and objective setting.
• Ensure fair and inclusive work allocation and promotion processes.
• Collaborate on headcount management, resourcing, and recruitment.
• Act as escalation point for employee relations and support global HR projects.
• Facilitate and deliver internal training as needed.

HR Manager (Capital Markets) - What we're looking for:

• Proven HR experience in a global, matrix environment, working within professional services.
• Strong background in talent, change, engagement, and/or performance management.
• Experience managing and developing team members.
• Data-driven decision-making skills.
• Strong technical HR and employee relations expertise.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business dynamics.
• Confident influencer, able to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with sound judgment and independence.
• Excellent relationship builder with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Adaptable, flexible, empathetic, and collaborative.
• Solution-oriented and committed to diversity and inclusion.

HR Manager (Capital Markets) - What's on offer:

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments 

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ([email protected] for legal roles or [email protected] for business team roles).