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About this role
The Senior Human Resources Business Partner for Continental Europe is a senior leadership role accountable for shaping and delivering the people strategy across multiple European markets. This role partners closely with BlackRock’s European Country Managers and regional leadership to drive organizational effectiveness build leadership and talent pipelines strengthen cultural cohesion and ensure regulatory and people risk management – directly enabling BlackRock’s commercial success and delivery to clients as the most global asset manager operating in Europe. The role operates at the intersection of global strategy and local execution shaping the future of BlackRock’s people agenda across Europe.
The ideal candidate is a strategic hands-on leader who thrives in complexity and translates strategy into action. They bring experience across the European labour market and a strong track record of navigating global high-performance organisations. This is a high-impact role requiring deep HR Business Partner expertise and the credibility to advise challenge and influence senior leaders in a fast-paced matrixed international environment.
We’ll trust you to:
Own and deliver a cohesive HR strategy for Continental Europe aligned with global people priorities and country business objectives.
Service as a trusted advisor to Country Managers and regional leadership on organizational design workforce planning leadership effectiveness succession and change management.
Anticipate and interpret geopolitical macroeconomic and regulatory developments and translate their potential impact into clear workforce leadership decisions and people risk implications.
Represent Continental Europe in firmwide people initiatives and contribute to global HR strategy.
Operate locally but navigate globally to support leaders and employees across diverse markets.
Provide regional oversight across core HR disciplines developing high-performing partnerships with the broader HR BPs HR Operations Centres of Excellence Legal Finance and others across Europe and New York to deliver effective outcomes.
Drive standardization and process optimization to improve efficiency and employee experience.
Drive organisational change and shape decision-making on high-impact and complex people issues.
Influence senior leaders on engagement employee experience and inclusion initiatives.
Lead and develop the Continental European HR Advisors to deliver high-quality guidance across the employee lifecycle and drive resolution to complex operational matters.
Partner with Employee Relations and legal counsel to identify mitigate and resolve employee relations issues and manage local staff delegations.
Provide leadership input into reward philosophy and delivery of the annual compensation cycle.
Drive informed decision-making through data and insight.
Reinforce and continually evolve BlackRock’s culture across Continental Europe.
Embed the HR Channel strategy employee self-service and AI-enabled solutions across the region.
You need to have:
Ideally 15+ years of HR Business Partner experience including designing and delivering a people strategy in complex multi-country European environments.
Demonstrated ability to advise challenge and influence senior business leaders in a consultative capacity.
A strong track record of creating a shared vision and influencing HR Centres of Excellence and cross-functional partners to deliver outcomes.
Experience working across the various HR disciplines including reward and talent.
Ability to build effective and trusted relationships and networks across geographies and cultures inspiring trust amongst colleagues.
Experience delivering firm-wide talent initiatives with excellence in fast paced global environments.
Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to simplify influence and tailor messages.
Ability to use HR data and analytics to generate insight and inform decisions.
A leadership style that sets the bar and drives accountability.
Comfort in owning the detail as well as the strategy.
Ability to adapt solutions to changing demands anticipating the regional and global implications.
Strong commercial acumen and demonstrated interest in financial services.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized engaged and inspired we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients and the people they serve are saving for retirement paying for their children’s educations buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed valued and supported with networks benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age disability race religion sex sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals including firefighters nurses teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven focused on clients and risk management and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions simplify complexity and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning wealth building or navigating market shifts we’re here to help clients invest more easily more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees clients shareholders and society alike.
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