HR Specialist
Description
Position: HR Specialist, Shared Service
Location: Cayman Islands
About Us
The Maples Group is a global leader in financial services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations. Our side-by-side financial and legal teams consistently deliver award-winning services to a global client base, offering unrivalled learning and career opportunities to our 2,500 colleagues worldwide.
What’s it like to work here?
We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team.
The Opportunity / Who We Seek
We are looking for an accomplished HR Specialist to join our Human Resources team as part of our financial services business in the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands is home to our global headquarters and where the Maples Group first established operations in the 1960s. Since then we have grown to become one of the largest employers in Cayman, where colleagues from all over the world collaborate to deliver best-in-class solutions to clients worldwide. As part of our Cayman team you will:
- Provide support and guidance to the HR coordinators and acts as a point of escalation to resolve complex cases.
- Conduct quality checks and audits to ensure quality, accuracy and completeness of the deliverables of the HR coordinators he/she oversees.
- Follow-up with dissatisfied employees / customers to ensure their concerns are heard and that their feedback is brought back to the HR Shared Service team for customer service and process improvement consideration.
- Identify root cause of issues and partner with HR leadership through sharing of employee feedback, prioritization, and metrics that qualify impact of issue
- Identify and lead efforts to improve customer service excellence and efficiency
- Support the transition of new responsibilities to the HR Shared Services team
- Such other functions or projects as may be determined from time to time by the HR leadership.
What You Bring
In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:
- Degree in Human Resources or Business Management
- 3 years experience in HR Operations/Shared Services
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Exhibit patience, empathy, and positivity
- Have strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
- Demonstrated proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite products: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
- Working knowledge of HR systems, case management, knowledge base portal, and reporting tools.
Key skills for this role are as follows:
- Attention to detail, professionalism, excellent organizational skills, and a team-first mentality
- Be a self-starter with the ability to handle a diverse workload
- Sound working knowledge of all Windows applications
- Experience with relationship management and client service
- Excellent time management, organizational, prioritization and communication skills, both verbal and written (fluent written and oral English).
Benefits & Rewards
The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Social events
You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.
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