Company Overview
Founded in 1989, PanAgora (Greek for across marketplace) Asset Management is a premier provider of investment solutions spanning most major asset classes and risk ranges. We seek to provide investment solutions using sophisticated quantitative techniques that incorporate fundamental insights and vast amounts of market information. While PanAgora’s investment strategies are highly systematic in nature, the processes deployed within these strategies are built and overseen by talented professionals with significant and diverse investment experience. Innovative research plays a central role in our investment philosophy and process, and is an essential component of our firm’s ability to deliver attractive investment solutions. Investment teams are organized into an Equity Strategies group and a Multi Asset Strategies group. Most investment team members are engaged in original research using fundamental intuition, market intelligence, modern finance and scientific methods.
We are committed to providing clients with reliable investment processes, consistent performance, transparency, and access to our investment resources. Our client base is comprised of institutional investors across the globe, including public & private retirement funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments & foundations, and sub-advisory mandates.
The Head of Human Resources is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the Human Resources department. This includes developing and implementing HR strategies that support PanAgora’s business goals, ensuring compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations, and providing HR support to all employees.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide HR support to all employees, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, and benefits administration.
- Planning, development and implementation of HR initiatives, policies and procedures that support the organization's business goals.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations.
- Oversight and management of employee relations and training programs.
- Provide guidance to senior management to promote and cultivate a positive workplace culture.
- Represent the organization to various external stakeholders and individuals, such as clients, company affiliates, prospective employees, government agencies, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6-10 years of HR-related experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
- Strong grasp of employment laws and regulations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of maturity, professionalism and attention to detail.
- Motivated self-starter with strong organizational skills.
- Team player mentality with positive attitude and strong problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on experience with HR systems (ATS, HRIS, Payroll, etc.), familiarity with Workday a bonus.
- Proficient in MS Office (working with data in Excel, i.e. pivot tables, reference formulas)
- Flexibility, resilience, and adaptability to constantly evolving priorities and organizational needs.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.
**PanAgora is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to job applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, sex, marital status, color, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy, ancestry or sexual orientation. PanAgora is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination as well as adhering to applicable federal and state laws.
