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GLOBAL FIRM WITH A DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE CULTURE

Our vision:

At PGIM, we care about our employees, and we are committed to seeing them succeed. We provide our employees with access to professional development and support to help drive their success and ability to innovate.

What you will do:

We are looking for an astute, experienced professional to fulfil the role of Senior Human Resources Associate within a motivated, energetic, and resourceful PGIM Human Resources Operations team. This role is based in the UK and one of three Senior HR Associates. You will also work closely with team members based in North America, Europe, and Asia to support and manage all employee life-cycle events.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized, diligent and inquisitive individual looking to demonstrate their HR knowledge and experience in an fast paced, exciting and ever-changing environment. Exposure to Human Resources practices across different geographies, language skills and experience in European HR practices would both be advantageous.

Excellent problem-solving skills and a high degree of customer focus are essential in this dynamic, high performing culture.

This role is primarily based at our London office (near Trafalgar Square) and currently the office is operating with hybrid working arrangements.

What you can expect:

• Own the administration, processing, documentation and validation of different employee life-cycle events
• Collaborate with the other HR team members throughout PGIM and Prudential Corporate HR to assist in the delivery of an excellent customer experience for all client groups
• Optimize operational excellence by managing process improvement within the HR operations processing space this would include identifying problems/inefficiencies, researching, reviewing, vetting, and implementing best practices for cyclical process improvements
• Establish strong relationships with European HR Business Partners and other HR functional teams to develop an understanding of PGIM business culture and provide timely and well-planned process support
• Act as an important point of contact for employee life-cycle processing concerns or changes that need addressing
• Escalate any important or urgent issues to the team lead
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks to the business in relation to HR processing
• Participate in HR projects

What you will bring:

• At least 1-3 years relevant HR operations experience
• Good working knowledge of HR processes
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
• Experience working within HR in a global/multi-national entity, ideally in a regulated financial services Company
• Expertise in processing and documenting employee life-cycle changes, including hiring, payroll, benefits, compensation, and termination processes within globally linked HR, payroll, benefit and external vendor or regulatory systems/portals
• Good written and verbal interpersonal skills, dependability, and the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization required.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills required.
• Process oriented, driving improvements to make things as efficient as possible
• Excellent judgment and discretion required in handling highly sensitive, privileged, confidential and/or non-public information in an appropriate manner.
• Proven ability to develop and sustain positive working relationships and influence others
• Experience of working in a matrix organization, across multiple countries and cultures
• Good HR systems knowledge
• Strong IT Skills, including good proficiency in Excel. Able to manipulate data, generate reports and provide analysis
• Ability to self-manage and meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and completeness
• Strong critical thinking and logic skills
• Proactive problem solving

What will set you apart:

• A strong commitment to HR operations
• HR project experience
• Fluency in a language other than English – European languages a plus
• Experience with Workday HCM
• Payroll knowledge

• We know not everyone will meet 100% of the requirements, however we encourage you to apply if you think your skills are a good fit for this role.

What we offer you:

In joining PGIM you’ll be working in an organisation where your work and efforts are recognised and you will be encouraged and enabled to develop and succeed.

Employee Benefits include:

• Health Insurance
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working environment
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to online learning platforms.
• Employee recognition programme
• Excellent work-life balance

About PGIM UK

Diverse ideas, perspectives and people are the foundation of PGIM’s enduring success. By promoting an equitable workplace and a welcoming and inclusive environment, we nurture a “low ego” culture that allows all employees to bring their authentic self to work and to harness our collective intelligence for the benefit of our clients. If you are an out of the box thinker and like to work in small teams within a flat organisation, we look forward to receiving your application.

About PGIM – Global Asset Management

PGIM is the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a leading global investment manager with US$1.27 trillion in assets under management as of 31st March 2023.

With offices in 20 countries, PGIM’s businesses offer a range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors around the world across a broad range of asset classes, including public fixed income, private fixed income, fundamental equity, quantitative equity, real estate, and alternatives.

With a history dating back almost 145 years, and experience through more than 30 market cycles, PGIM takes a long-term view, not only in our investment philosophy, but also in how we develop our talent. We want to see our employees excel from their first day with the firm and throughout their tenure with PGIM. We will inspire you, support you, and help you reach your greatest personal and professional aspirations. If PGIM sounds like the place for you, join us. For more information about PGIM, visit Overview (pgim.com)

PGIM UK is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants’ gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, or membership of the traveler community. PGIM's aim is to hire the best people for the open roles and all appointments will be made on merit.

Any offer of employment made by PGIM UK will be contingent on receiving satisfactory references. Applicants should be aware that background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position within PGIM UK.