Intern, Human Resources

Business Unit:Global Human Resources

Reporting To:Director, Head of HR, India

Shift:India Standard (India)About Russell Investments, Mumbai: 

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 88-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm has over $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2023) and $302.7 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2024). Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

As an HR Intern, you will contribute to the overall efficiency of the Human Resources Department. You will provide support to all of Russell Investments business units through HR Operations, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and other HR projects thereby contributing to the attraction, retention, and development of our employees.
We are seeking a proactive team player with an ability to work in a fast-paced and agile environment, and manage various tasks simultaneously, yet flexible to accommodate changing priorities.

The responsibilities of the individual in this position include:
• Assist on a variety of projects as required e.g. associate policy review, build out of e-learning content on Workday Learning, benefits and compensation initiatives, talent acquisition assistance.
• Ensure all associates receive accurate answers to queries within a reasonable time frame. This may require escalating to appropriate functional area or HR leadership.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of employee engagement initiatives aimed at promoting a positive work culture.
• Assist with new hire and onboarding process.
• Become familiar with Workday (HR Information System) to ensure data integrity, data input and changes, manager awareness, running reports.
A successful candidate will have extensive demonstrable skills and experiences including the following:
• Master’s Degree (or in pursuit of) in HR Management (required).
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information (required).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (required).
• Demonstrated ability to manage and follow through on multiple priorities and assignments (required).
• Willingness to learn, take on new challenges, and develop HR knowledge (required).
• Professional experience with Workday HRIS (preferred).
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel (required).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (required).
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team environment (required).