Our dynamic Employee Relations team is positioned at the heart of our operations, where efficiency and innovation drive everything we do. This team plays a critical role in maintaining a positive work environment by addressing employee concerns, ensuring compliance with employment laws, and promoting effective communication between employees and management. This EMEA-based team of Employee Relations Consultants play a crucial role in shaping the employee experience and advancing our Employee Relations agenda across the region influencing workplace policies, resolving conflicts, and contributing to the overall well-being and productivity of the workforce.
While Macquarie offers hybrid working for many of our roles, this role does require 3 days a week in our London office.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.
What role will you play?
As an Employee Relations Consultant, you will be at the forefront of providing commercial advice on a broad range of Employee Relations and employment law matters. Your contributions will be essential to our regional Employee Relations strategy. You will offer direct support to specific client groups and work closely with business and HR stakeholders’ day to day on a range of employee relations issues such as investigations and the resolution of workplace disputes. Furthermore, you will oversee restructuring or reorganisations, performance management, and projects related to M&A activities, while adapting to regulatory changes and ensuring compliance.
What You Offer
- A legal qualification from the UK or Europe and between 5-10 years' post-qualification experience in employment law; or significant Employee Relations experience within a dynamic corporate environment, preferably in financial services.
- Capability of multitasking and excelling in a team setting, while also being driven, self-motivated, and solution oriented.
- A client-focused approach with strong influencing skills, enabling you to effectively partner with HR Business Partners and other HR stakeholders, and engage directly with business clients and colleagues across Compliance, Finance, and Legal departments.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex concepts clearly and accessibly to a diverse range of stakeholders.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What We Offer
Benefits
At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:
- 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
- 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
- Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options
- Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
- Recognition and service awards
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About Financial Management, People and Engagement
Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.
Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.
