Head of People & Development

For over 20 years, Waystone has been at the cutting edge of specialist services for the asset management industry - partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers. We work with our clients to help build, support, and protect investment structures and strategies worldwide._

• Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain the best, most diverse talent and provide our employees with a broad spectrum of professional development opportunities._ Our workplace environment is an inclusive one, where employees can be themselves, reach their full potential and drive business results.
• The Head of People & Development Ireland is an integral part of the People & Development team, they are a true partner to the business and are responsible for the transformational initiatives across Ireland and correspondingly the embedding of processes required to foster and create a dynamic, coherent and stable environment. They play a critical role in driving operational improvements across all areas of the organization. At its core, this role acts as an internal consultant, being the country line escalation point on a range of high-priority People & Development operational matters and transformation projects to implement effective, scalable solutions._
• Employee Relations in Ireland:
• Act as the country lead for all local P&D teams on employee relations matters across 400 people.
• Act as a point of escalation and provide guidance on grievances, disputes, and disciplinary matters.
• Develop and maintain a positive and inclusive workplace culture, leveraging MI and addressing trends
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, best practices and regulations.
• Provide guidance and input on Groups approach to business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
• In conjunction with the L&D strategy of developing our people managers review the need of a dedicated ER function that works intuitively with the HR Operations team.
• Act as a conduit to the CoE areas of the people team, specifically Learning and Development and the centralized Recruitment team.
• Employee Development and Training
• Support the Group employee development and training program.
• Help identify skill gaps and develop plans to address them.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Initiate core components of a talent development strategy with a focus on talent identification, succession planning and HiPo development opportunities.
• Performance Management
• Implement the group performance management framework and feed into its evolution under the new HR system.
• Ensure that the basis of embedding culture and business goals are commercially focused and are owned and demonstrated by leadership at all levels.
• Work with the Group P&D teams to execute this framework and provide supporting materials/governance to how they best provide guidance to managers on performance feedback, coaching, and improvement plans.
• Monitor and improve group performance metrics.
• Human Resources Technology
• Support in the implementation and embedding of the new HR technology solution.
• Analyze data analytics to create a cadence of regular group reporting and KPI monitoring.
• Use data analytics in decision making and to measure the effectiveness transformational activities.
• Team Management and Development
• Support the CPO in recruiting, training, and developing a high-performing human capital team.
• Set clear performance expectations and provide ongoing feedback and coaching.
• Management
• Be the point of escalation for country P&D team members.
• Foster a positive work environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and employee well-being.
• Support change management efforts as the company evolves.
• Demonstrates a willingness to take on new tasks with a general attitude that no task is too small, impossible, or cannot be improved.
• Work autonomously while ensuring CPO expectations are readily met and exceeded.
• Act as a Waystone ambassador at external events, with clients etc.
• Transformation
• Lead and contribute on P&D elements of all transformation projects.
• Work closely with the Group Transformation team to identify process improvement opportunities, technology solutions and scalable P&D solutions.
• Work cohesively on cross group engagement initiatives and represent the P&D function.
• Spearhead / mentor productivity & quality improvement projects. Develop and manage the cost budget of each project

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Leadership experience
• 10+ years of experience in a senior HR role with a focus on operations a