HR Business Partner Sheffield, England
Job description
Company
Sopra Banking Software are proud to be an inclusive employer. At Sopra Banking Software, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences, we value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All personal information will be treated as confidential according to the Equality act.
Sopra Banking Software works with banks, building societies and other financial services institutions across the world. We help them to develop, deliver and operationalise their digital transformation strategies. Using our suite of digital banking products and services enables these organisations to deliver remarkable financial services to their clients.
Sopra Banking Software is the partner of choice for more than 1,500 financial institutions worldwide.
The rich variety of our software, the strength of our conviction and our passion for innovation enable us to support our clients on a daily basis and in their projects, as well as in their goals regarding financial inclusion.
Our customers, based in over 80 countries around the world, benefit every day from our technologies and software, as well as the expertise of our 5,000 employees.
Sopra Banking Software is a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group, a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development. With more than 46,000 employees, the Sopra Steria Group generated a turnover of €4.3 billion in 2020.
For more information, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram or visit www.soprabanking.com
Function
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious, thought leading UK HR team as we evolve our UK business and embark on an exciting period of change, growth and development.
Sopra Banking Software is part of global organisation which operates in 30 countries, with in excess of 47,000 employees and sits within the top 5 organisations for tech leadership across Europe.
Sopra Banking is one of the Financial Tech organisations which forms part of this global group, affording us all the advantages of being part of a wider group but also with the opportunity to operate independently.
We at Sopra Banking Software UK are a leader in Financial Software for Banks and Building societies and have a significant foothold in the UK and across Europe. As we continue to excel our growth over the forthcoming years we are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to take this journey with us.
We have a significant HR agenda over the next 2-3 years and are on a mission to create a culture where people can be their best and are inspired to work here and can develop their future careers across our business. This agenda supports the UK’s aspiration for growth and evolution and therefore is an excellent time to welcome you to become part of our team and join us on this exciting journey.
Profile
We are looking for someone who has at least 5 years' experience within HR, previously operating in a business partnering capacity.
You will be experienced developing a strategic approach to your partnering with senior leaders across the business.
You will be used to analysing data and metrics to inform and drive decision making.
You will have previous exposure across a variety of initiatives such as Leadership and Development, Organisation Design and Development, Career and skills creation, Employee engagement, Workforce planning & Future skills and may have also managed transformation programmes.
We are looking for someone:
- With a passion for building capability, productivity and performance across a diverse workforce
- Who recognises the importance of understanding the business, its plans, direction, and objectives and therefore identifies the challenges and can interpret the people impacts
- Has experience developing meaningful relationships with senior leaders across the business and can challenge, influence and guide, being recognised as a subject matter expert across the sphere of HR
- Who is committed to supporting our employees to reach their maximum potential through clear development and action plans.
- Who holds programme and project management skills, with previous experience leading, developing and delivering on significant HR initiatives, with experience managing the relevant complexities
- Who can use data, metrics and the soft skills of a true HR Business Partner to identify ways in which we can increase engagement.
- Will have significant experience and exposure across the full spectrum of ER issues and can demonstrate their catalogue of ER knowledge by leading on complex ER issues including Tupe, Mergers, acquisitions and international ER activity.
- Who understands the benefits that an inclusive and diverse workforce provides and be as passionate as us about striving to make continuous improvements.
- Who can support and mentor junior members of the team and drive improvement, developments and successes of the strategy and agenda.
The ideal candidate:
We are interested in hearing from you, if you have most of the following attributes:
- You’ll be self-motivated, proactive and engaging, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders in order to become a trusted advisor in your areas of expertise.
- You’ll have experience of collecting, analysing and presenting people data
- You’ll know how to prioritise, taking ownership of and managing your own workload, alongside setting work for the wider team in order to help you achieve your goals.
- You will have the ability to facilitate discussions around change and transformation. ideally, you will be able to identify in advance where and when change management will be needed and proactively participate in developing plans.
- Ideally you’ll be CIPD qualified or have significant work experience across HR
- You’ll continuously look for improvements in areas such as Talent, Performance, Engagement, Retention, Learning & Development, Culture and Organisation Design and Development
This is an excellent opportunity to join a HR team in a highly successful, global technology company, enabling you to get exposure across the full sphere of HR, with the opportunity to work autonomously and drive your own growth, development and career.
Offer
Sopra Banking Software are a certified Great Place to Work!
We offer flexible – hybrid working model of 2 days in office and 3 days working from home. All employees are supported to work from home with DSE assessments and IT equipment where required to be fully productive when remote working.
By joining the Sopra Banking Software team you will enjoy a market competitive salary and our excellent rewards and benefits schemes including 25 days holiday with an option to buy up to 5 more, a 6% pension contribution, a buy one get one free employee share scheme, private medical insurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan, and we offer flexible working arrangements to all employees, plus many more excellent benefits.
We take pride in rewarding our colleagues through Summer parties, treat days in the offices, and a social budget for each department.
Salary range of £45,000 - £60,000 p/a depending experience.
How to apply:
If you would like to work for Sopra Banking Software please apply following the advert link to our career page and the recruitment team will be in contact.
As part of our hiring process new employees will be required to pass a confidential consumer credit check and DBS check. This is a straight forward credit check for CCJ’s, bankruptcy and a criminal record check, however if you wish to know more about what is or is not acceptable please ask our recruitment team.
