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People Business Partner

Reporting to the DACH PBP lead this role acts as a trusted and integral part of the DACH people team.

The focus of this role is to provide support to the People Business Partner (PBP) team with the full range of people activities related to performance management, professional development, compensation/total rewards, talent reviews & succession planning, onboarding/offboarding, and employee engagement. You will also be lead business partner for the mid career consultants or corporate services and contribute to EMEA projects.

The role holder will have strong organizational and prioritization skills and  a focus on delivering exceptional results working as part of a team, as well as individually under their own initiative. The successful candidate will need to have high emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills and be comfortable managing conflicting priorities, anticipating needs and communicating with challenging senior stakeholders.  They will thrive in a reactive fast paced environment.

What you'll do:

• Work closely with the lead business partner to build an awareness of the firm’s strategy, service lines & industries, geographies and culture, and how to apply people orientated solutions.
• Develop strong working relationships with the business group at all levels and be the key point of contact for the mid career consultant or corporate services population including advice and counsel to their on employee relations, on/off boarding, performance management, compensation/total reward, employee communications and retention.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders including advising and guiding them on people related matters
• Support talent review & succession planning, performance management, and compensation/total rewards processes.
• Managing the local performance management process, including regular employee evaluations, promotion management, embedding a continuous feedback culture and corrective action plans as necessary.
• Support with compensation benchmarking exercise.
• Partner with the business and the learning & development team to ensure training solutions are delivered and communicated.
• Provide support in the creation of performance and people metrics, commentary and communications appropriate to business group(s).
• Co-lead / support local D&I initiatives and workstreams combining best practice in the market with local ideas to drive meaningful culture change.
• Lead local projects, contribute to EMEA projects and implement global/EMEA projects locally e.g. performance management changes.
• Work closely with people team colleagues:
• with the Talent Acquisition team to support effective hiring strategies
• with the People Operations team to proactively identify potential issues, manage performance, underperformance, flexible working etc.
• with the Learning and Development team to identify training needs and deliver appropriate solutions by working with internal resources and external vendors

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree 
• Previous HR or business partnering experience in a professional services environment with a maximum of 5 years of experience
• German and English fluency necessity and additional languages are a plus
• Intermediate levels for Word and Excel
• Advanced levels of PowerPoint knowledge are needed in this position. You will need to be very confident with this package and be able to turn presentations around quickly under pressure.
• Any experience of working with an HR system would be advantageous

Personal Skills

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail
• High ethical, moral, and professional standards, manages highly confidential information with unquestionable integrity
• Personable and professional even when working under pressure or to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills with exceptional written skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently and be accountable for results
• High levels of energy and a genuine passion coupled with an inherent need to see a job well done
• Professional, efficient and considered
• Excellent time management and organizational ability, the ability to juggle demands and prioritize requests and deadlines accordingly
• Proactively suggests solutions

What you will get

• Contribute your innovative ideas to a dynamic team and experience our flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes.
• Take advantage of individual development opportunities, specialist training and personal support from a mentor.
• Benefit from 28 days' vacation, the possibility of special leave and our attractive company pension scheme.
• Our hybrid working model allows you to have the flexibility you need
• Take advantage of the offer of a Germany ticket and receive many discounts via our benefits portal.
• Whether yoga studios, climbing and bouldering gyms, classic fitness studios, sauna or Pilates - with company fitness via EGYM Wellpass you will find exactly the right offer for you.
• Last but not least: successes must of course be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also look forward to major company events where we spare no expense or effort.

AlixPartners is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability. AlixPartners is a proud Silver award-winning Veteran Friendly Employer.

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