Human Resources Consultant

Human Resources Consultant – Vice President

Location: Belfast, UK

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted HR adviser to the business, providing pragmatic counsel and support to enable effective people decision‑making and delivery of the business plan.
• Serve an on‑site presence in Belfast and partner closely with regional and global HR colleagues to ensure seamless delivery of global initiatives and core processes.
• Drive performance management, year‑end processes, compensation, and promotion activity; provide guidance on HR policies and procedures.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to deliver lateral hiring plans, support candidate assessments, offer approvals and onboarding.
• Collaborate with L&D to support organisational effectiveness and leadership capability, including contributing to organisational design.
• Work with Learning to identify skills gaps and implement solutions across technical and behavioural capability, and facilitate HR‑led learning sessions where required.
• Partner with Employee Relations to proactively identify and manage risks, ensuring outcomes protect the firm’s franchise.
• Analyse employee engagement survey results and collaborate with leaders on tracking action plans; help shape a positive, high‑performance culture in Belfast.
• Partner with HR data and reporting team to deliver workforce insights including headcount, attrition, and mobility.
• Support delivery of cross‑Line of Business HR initiatives focused on growth and site maturity.

Qualifications

• Prior HR experience supporting a Financial Services business.
• Solid knowledge across core HR disciplines (performance, talent acquisition, employee relations, learning, reward).
• Experience in a fast‑paced, operational environment; Operations experience considered an advantage.
• Strong judgement, resilience, ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities, and to work independently while collaborating across a matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical capability, including interpreting data and identifying trends.
• Proactive, commercial and business‑focused mindset, with confidence to challenge where appropriate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable, flexible and comfortable supporting change in an evolving organisation.

Benefits

• Private healthcare for you and your family.
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover.
• 20 days of back‑up childcare (including virtual tutoring) and 20 days of back‑up adult care per annum.
• Option to select a range of flexible benefits to suit personal circumstances, including wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, etc.
• Flex fund for additional benefits.
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline and virtual GP services.
• Access to the Peppy App for health and parenting support.
• Access to gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm.
• Opportunity to donate to charities via payroll with bank matching.
• Volunteering opportunities in the local community.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the basis of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio‑economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability.

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