HR Business Analyst

Lazard is one of the world’s leading financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people make the difference. With just over 3,000 employees, our tight-knit community allows for professionals eager to learn and willing to teach to connect and grow together. We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship are not just business imperatives — they are central pillars of our employee experience. Our entrepreneurial culture and flat structure allow creative ideas and original concepts to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.

Lazard’s Corporate functions empower strategic decision-making and ensure continued success of our firm. From Finance & Tax to Information Technology and Human Resources, our colleagues around the globe support our financial advisory and asset management business lines in many ways. By utilizing the latest technology, these integral groups make sure our businesses are compliant, operationally efficient, and profitable.

We are looking for a dynamic Business Analyst to help drive technology that enables our Global HR professionals to support Lazard’s most critical assets; our people.

We’ll trust you to:

• Learn about Lazard’s businesses and people in order to have the context necessary to devise impactful solutions
• Develop business requirements into operationalized solutions and provide support on key initiatives during all project phases
• Prepare, organize, maintain and track all project artifacts, ensuring timely delivery and regular communication to all stakeholders
• Provide operational support of HR systems, including configuration management and driving issues through analysis, escalation, resolution, and retrospective
• Interface with software vendors; drive vendor platform issues from initiation through resolution; track SaaS platform release schedules and proactively drive change management for upcoming features prior to release – review, understand, experiment, communicate, and incorporate
• Document test plans and assist with User Acceptance Testing

You’ll need to have:

• 3 or more years in a Business Analyst or Technical Project Management role
• At least 2 years of experience as a BA or PM supporting HR AND/OR previous experience in HR role (Recruitment, HRIS, Benefits, etc.)
• Experience getting things done in a highly dynamic, often evolving business environment.
• Ability to think globally and “connect the dots” by coalescing interests and perspectives from groups across geographies and business areas.
• Good business acumen, with a sense of thoughtful urgency and a highly responsive, proactive approach to issue resolution
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous process improvement in a closed loop system
• Advanced proficiency in Excel including the use of: pivot tables, vlookup, sumif, and other features
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to changes in priorities, work demands, roles and responsibilities
• Strong communication skills, highly detail-oriented with solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to “read the room” and establish and maintain effective and cooperative professional business relationships with all levels of management and employees.
• Experience with PeopleSoft HCM or other full HCM platform suites is a plus
• Experience with project management tools (JIRA, Smartsheet, and/or MS Project)
• Experience with leveraging Visio or similar tools for process and data flow documentation
• Financial services industry experience is a plus
• Strong process orientation and knowledge of project management techniques (PMBOK, Agile)

What we offer

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $125,000-$150,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, relevant skills for the role. Base salary is one component of Lazard’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.

Inclusion at Lazard

Lazard is an intellectual capital business focused on delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. Achieving these objectives requires us to identify, develop and retain the best talent. A workforce comprised of people with varied backgrounds and experiences creates a rich diversity of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, as diverse perspectives lead to better decisions.

Our appreciation of diversity’s strength is ingrained in our multicultural heritage. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respect for individual differences, which has been core to our success for 175 years.

The ongoing cultivation of an inclusive culture are essential to our continued growth. We are committed to sustaining an environment in which all employees – regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical abilities, veteran or military status – can maximize their individual potential, as well as our collective success.

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