Advisor, HR​/Recruitment, HR Generalist ​/ Talent Management

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. People Office Overview:
The People Office serves as a strategic partner to Ankura’s businesses, leaders, and colleagues around the world. We help unlock the potential of our people through a differentiated culture, a compelling employee experience, and meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute.

The People Advisory Manager is a member of the People Advisory team within the People Office, part of Ankura Business Services. This role partners with assigned business groups and People Office colleagues to deliver practical, responsive, and business-aligned people solutions. The Manager develops a strong understanding of the assigned businesses, including their strategy, leaders, talent, and organizational priorities. The role advises leaders across the employee lifecycle, with particular specifically focusing on employee relations, performance management, talent development, engagement, and organizational change.

The Manager also helps deliver firmwide People programs and annual talent processes, translating enterprise strategies into effective execution within the business. The successful candidate will bring sound judgment, strong relationship building and consulting skills, analytical capability, and a hands, off approach. This individual will be comfortable navigating sensitive matters, balancing multiple priorities, developing clear and practical solutions, and collaborating across the People Office and business to strengthen the leader and employee experience.

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resources, business, or a related field.

Five or more years of relevant human resources experience in a complex, commercially oriented, matrixed organization.

Experience in professional services, management consulting, or a similarly dynamic client-service environment preferred.

Demonstrated experience supporting employee relations, performance management, talent management, employee engagement, compensation processes, organizational change, and employee development.

Experience supporting workplace investigations and employee relations matters; experience independently conducting investigations preferred.

Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people priorities with business objectives while ensuring disciplined execution.

Exceptional relationship-management and consulting skills, with the ability to establish credibility and build trusted partnerships with leaders and colleagues at all levels.

Sound judgment and strong critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.

A practical, solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and drive timely outcomes.

Ability to adapt solutions to changing business needs and consider local, regional, and global implications.

High personal integrity, discretion, and courage, with a commitment to fostering trust, openness, and constructive challenge.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and tailor messages for different audiences.

Ability to collaborate effectively with global People Office centers of excellence and translate enterprise programs into effective business-level execution.

Strong project-management skills and a demonstrated ability to deliver initiatives in an organized, efficient, and timely manner.

Experience partnering with executive- and partner-level leaders.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS systems such as Workday, including the ability to analyze data and develop clear, decision-ready materials.

Ability to travel occasionally, as business needs require.

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