Associate, HR Talent Management

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Ares Management is a seeking a Human Resources Associate to join the Talent Management team (within the Human Resources function) on a 12-month fixed term basis as a Maternity leave cover. The Associate will be responsible for providing key support for HR tasks and ownership of a number of processes across the EMEA region. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, driven, process and detail-oriented, flexible with an ability to learn and adapt quickly and must be organized with a strong sense of client service.

The role will continuously evolve as the organisation grows and the HR team enhances current processes and procedures. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who has already gained experience in a junior HR role and is eager to continue their development within a close-knit HR team.

• Support the EMEA Investments Talent Management team and HR Business Partners with a variety of day-to-day HR matters and projects across multiple European jurisdictions
• Ability to anticipate HR and business needs in efforts to help drive results
• Employee lifecycle ownership including running the probation review process, owning end to end leaver processes and completed regulated reference requests for certified staff
• Document production for parental leaves, flexible work arrangements, updates to employment agreements, leaver letters, transfer letters, etc.
• Utilising HR Metrics reports to create data insights for leadership and board meetings as well as completing ad hoc reporting requests
• Working with the HR Operations team on continuous improvement projects and best practices
• Supporting HRBPs on ER cases including note taking in investigation meetings and drafting scripts
• Management of Workday processes for the EMEA Investments population including, but not limited to, creation of new positions, transfer of employees, annual leave adjustments and ensuring correct documentation is uploaded
• Managing of a range of local in country requirements across continental Europe e.g. related to leaves and statutory filings
• Advising employees on the application of a variety of local policies in line with firmwide standards
• Supporting the business with outsourced service provider, consultant and secondment requests
• Invoice processing for the HR team
• Maintaining knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees across EMEA reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
• Any other tasks as required

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required

Experience

Required:

• 3-6 years of experience in Human Resources
• HR Operational experience strongly preferred (Workday experience is a plus)
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel and Power Point

General Requirements:

• Ability to successfully manage multiple complex, time sensitive priorities and competing demands with multiple stakeholders; strong time management and prioritisation skills; ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication (written and verbal), presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills; client focus and ability to confidently interact with various levels of an organisation
• Highly effective problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong analytical ability and evaluative thinking skills; demonstrated ability to analyse data, spot trends and put forth value added observations/recommendations
• Very strong attention to detail, highly organised and process-driven
• Ability to work collaboratively and develop strong partnerships with clients and HR colleagues
• Dependable, great…