HR Business Partners Associate

Company: Morgan Stanley
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: May 2, 2025

Job Description:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. At Morgan Stanley, we deliver first-class business in a first-class way, which takes first-class employees. The Firm's Human Resources team advises and acts as guardians for the Firm by attracting, managing, developing, rewarding, and retaining our global workforce, our most important asset.Morgan Stanley is seeking an Associate to join the Human Capital Management Employee Services- Service Delivery Team. This function provides operational and advisory support to our Senior HR Business Partners, as well as to employees and managers across the Firm on several processes across the employee lifecycle. In addition, the function partners closely with HR product areas within the department to drive efficiencies and best practices in our HR processes.The Associate will report into the Alpharetta HCM Service Delivery team lead. Responsibilities include:

• Provide high quality advisory support to HR Business Partners as well as to managers and employees on both routine, cyclical and adhoc HR focus areas including but not limited to performance management, diversity and inclusion efforts, professional development, promotion and compensation.
• Partner with global and regional HR colleagues to support people initiatives.
• Provide day to day support for employees and managers on advisory HR matters in a timely and accurate way. Examples include coaching and supporting managers as it pertains to performance management and professional development, assisting with employee issues, providing career guidance and mobility support to employees, liaising with employee relations and employment law as required, assisting with immigration/relocation processes, supporting special projects and assisting with the annual year-end processes (performance evaluations, talent ranking, promotion, and compensation), etc.
• Ensure requests are tracked appropriately to completion; log information into systems and update information in a timely and accurate manner for team to track service inquiries, resolutions and provide metrics to stakeholders.
• Project manage planned and ad-hoc activities for the HR Business Partner teams.
• Liaise with HR Solutions teams and product areas to deliver HR services to senior HR Business Partners, managers and employees.
• Proactively identify trends and suggest actions to reduce risk, provide proactive guidance to managers that will ultimately improve the employee experience.
• Ensure that service delivery standards are consistently met or exceeded by the HRBP Advisory team by providing high quality support and guidance.What you'll bring to the role:
• Bachelor's degree required with at least 4 years of relevant professional experience.
• Exceptional judgement; knows when to escalate.
• Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills; ability to flex style based on situation and audience.
• Strong relationship building skills and ability to engender trust quickly.
• Strong understanding of the Human Resources function and labor laws.
• Must be a team player who enjoys a high volume, fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams and assignments.
• Successful candidate will have a roll-up-your-sleeves, can-do mindset and be open to change.
• Strong ability to multitask and maintain attention to detail while dealing with a heavy volume of workflow.
• Results orientated and able to meet deadlines.
• Exhibits ownership and accountability to ensure tasks are completed in a thorough and timely manner.
• Effective problem-solving skills with a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness.
• Ability to handle confidential information in a professional and discreet manner.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills in Excel, Power Point, Word, etc. Experience with HR systems and ability to pick up new systems quickly.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
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