Talent Manager (Maternity Cover) at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Key Responsibilities

• Co-operate with Partners to resolve people issues
• Make sure all HR policies (Recruiting, PMDP, and Learning & Development) are followed throughout the company
• Contribute to maintaining a positive working climate and environment. Encourages and supports company people surveys
• Facilitate focus group discussions and monitors action planning
• Set goals (annual and long-term) for the HR department following the regional HR and company goals
• Identify improvement opportunities in HR functions following business and company needs and initiates implementation
• Working with wider HR team to ensure consistency of approach across all groups, and across the firm
• Build and maintain influential relationships with key stakeholders
• Manage key HR interventions such as Talent Management, Salary Review, Performance Management process, Career Development
• Partner with the business to understand strategic direction and assist in developing appropriate people management strategy
• Act as a true change agent within the business - be prepared to deliver significant and potentially contentious change whilst retaining good relationships
• Provide insight and value around people issues, demonstrating a robust and commercial approach
• Deliver a cultural and operational shift within the group, leading to greater self-sufficiency in terms of use of HR Shared Service Centre, and managers and partners taking greater responsibility for management of people issues

Skills And Attributes For Success

Some key capabilities you should be prepared to bring to client facing and internal initiative teams include:

• Influence and build lasting relationships with stakeholders to gain support for any initiatives and/or decisions
• Encourage and facilitate collaboration amongst team members, and promote an inclusive working environment
• Coach and develop teams and colleagues, and act as a visible role model for our people

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Around 6-9 yrs of prior experience in HR
• Have a primary degree and relevant post-graduate qualification