People Development Manager

Company Description

Writing the future. Together.

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow.

**Job Description**:
Do you enjoy empowering individuals, the ability to recognize the different interests and needs of various stakeholders? How about the talent to mediate between them? Do you wish to make people the focus of your daily preoccupation at work?

Chapter Leads enable individuals to realize and develop their personal and professional potential. They foster a nurturing, inspiring and productive culture and work environment. Chapter Leads support and mentor Team members. They are energetic leaders with a passion for coaching and developing people. They will directly oversee members of a Chapter as their Line Manager. They help the members of the Chapter to grow and develop in their area of expertise and ensure alignment on the "how" of the work they perform in their Teams. They are committed to maintaining and developing the expertise and knowledge of members of their Chapter. Chapter Leads ensure the latest thinking is brought to their Chapters, and they help to empower others with that knowledge to spread it throughout the organization. They support Division Heads and other stakeholders standardizing best practices across their Chapters and Division in alignment with Agile values.

**Your Mission**
- Inspire an Agile way of working
- Support Avaloq's new way of working through greater collaboration and knowledge exchange
- Empower and motivate individuals
- Inspire, lead, coach and develop people and teams in multi-disciplinary cross-functional set-ups
- Encourage personal and professional development
- Develop professional expertise
- Create and evaluate opportunities and offerings for upskilling
- Mentoring individuals and Teams
- Continuously design programs that enhance individual and Team development
- Encourage sharing of knowledge and expertise
- Foster Team collaboration
- Provide resource management services
- Provide recruiting and on-boarding services
- Provide people management services (Line Manager responsibilities)

**Qualifications**:
**What You Need**
- A background in education, coaching or communications
- Mindset of a Servant Leader, focusing primarily on growth and well-being of people and the communities in which they belong
- A curious mind that explores all and every possibility for continuous improvement
- Cultural awareness and experience working overseas
- Strong communication skills
- Enjoy working with people and developing talent
- A track-record working in challenging environments that require teamwork, dedication and motivation
- Ability to think and act conceptually and analytically based on hard and soft data
- Experience with resource planning and allocation within and across organizations
- A ‘can do’ mentality with strong motivational skills to encourage contribution and involvement from others

Additional Information
**Now let's talk about perks and compensation**

We have a hybrid work week model, giving colleagues flexibility in how they work, as well as ensuring we create our unique Avaloq culture in our office locations. Our base salaries are competitive and you can be recognised for outstanding effort with an extraordinary achievement reward - the pinnacle of recognition. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its colleagues by paying out “Success Share Units” depending on its performance in a given year.

At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone’s' contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.

**Don’t be shy - apply**

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