Talent Special Projects Manager

Lab49 is an awardwinning specialist consultancy that creates bespoke technology in partnership with the most important companies in finance. We were founded in 2002 to bring Silicon Valley solutions to Wall Street’s door. Since then, we have worked on successive waves of technological change, including distributed computing, highspeed automation, enterprise UX and digital distribution (for which Lab49 was among the first significant practices established on Wall Street), DevOps, cloud and data science.

Today, we are an established partner in financial markets, having delivered hundreds of projects for clients including all the world’s tierone investment banks and many of the largest buy-side firms global.

We are looking for a Talent Special Projects Manager who will support our rapidly growing organization in talent initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for driving complex projects through a focus on people. Together with Talent Leadership, you will execute projects and use your initiative and expertise to refine and further Talent objectives.

You’ll report to the Head of Global Talent Engagement.

Trusted partner to talent leadership, responsible for executing Lab49 Talent projects to meet our aggressive 5-year growth objectives.

Anticipate business needs using personal experience, analysis, and data to recommend, develop, and implement new talent management processes as required to grow the business.

Synthesize complex situations into solution-oriented, commercially viable initiatives that match people strategies to business strategies, and drive results

Collaborate on designing and implementing creative and progressive talent strategies, addressing retention and development needs

Drive change initiatives through communication, training, and rollout of updated or new people programs.

Continuously analyze trends and use data to influence change to make teams and HR processes more effective.

Be empathetic and thoughtful in identifying areas of improvement and proposing and executing change initiatives

Work with Talent and Business Leaders on the development needs of their teams and functions. Work with external and internal parties to establish tailored learning & development programs.

Provide coaching and guidance on complex employee matters with empathy, by applying knowledge of employment laws, experience, and good judgment in complex and confidential situations

Team oriented professional who understands how to achieve buy-in from diverseconstituencies, build bridges and design “win-win” solutions across a matrix management organization

3-7 years of experience in Talent Engagement and Management, preferably supporting Engineering, Product and Design teams.

Ability to operate comfortably with ambiguity and complexity

Organized with an attention to detail, with a proven track record of independently driving projects to completion and earning the trust of your stakeholders.

Proven ability to influence and partner with various levels of employees, effective communicator who tailors communication style as needed

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology, or equivalent work experience.