About the Role:

You will be the point person working within the Business Unit (BU) to unlock people potential in the business. You will drive and advise on talent management and learning for the BU. You will actively engage with the HR Strategic Pillar teams to support the design and evolution of our people standards including career development, diversity equity & inclusion (DEI), capabilities, learning, and engagement to enable effective execution.

• Co-create and coordinate implementation of the BU talent strategy that is aligned to the people priorities and the Global HR defined People, Culture and Development (PCD) standards. Measure the impact of the outcomes and ensuring successful implementation by the business leaders
• Undertake training needs analysis for the BU to ensure effective delivery and impact of learning outcomes and return on investment
• Conceptualize and facilitate Talent People sessions for the respective Executive Committee leadership teams including succession planning and talent pipelining
• Communicate, coordinate, and analyze employee engagement surveys; provide on insights and monitor any supporting actions to ensure a quality end-to-end employee experience
• Connect and stay abreast of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives and ensure it is a fundamental part of the Talent Management processes within the BU.
• Stay abreast of Talent projects in the areas of e.g., performance culture & strategic people planning
• Exchange and coordinate with Talent Partners, topic owners and HR specialists in the HR Strategic Pillar teams to inform proactively on Talent topics ensuring activities are initiated, coordinated, and supported with data insights, material, and metrics.
• Responsible for operationalizing any PCD changes to Group processes across the BU, collaborating with the relevant peers and colleagues' group with clear personal ownership of accountability for implementation.
• Interpret various sources of people-related data and analytics (e.g., Swiss Re wide surveys,) and use the insights for diagnosing root cause to talent & learning challenges

About the Team:

Human Resources at Swiss Re is here to unlock the potential of our employees and to help bring our company vision - to make the work more resilient- to life. We partner with line managers and all employees by working as one integrated team to enable the delivery of sustainable business performance through people and foster a culture of performance where clear expectations result in accountability for outcomes.

We strive to enable Swiss Re to offer an environment where employees find purpose and can perform at their best thanks to an attractive, flexible, and inclusive work environment which adapts strategically to changing needs.

About You:

Key skills and knowledge:

• Experience in HR specialist areas such as talent management, learning, organizational effectiveness, DEI, people, and cultural transformation
• Experience of driving culture change programs and experience an understanding what it takes to manage talent and successfully implement talent solutions
• Numerate and can work well with Excel

• Commercial and creative problem solver, balanced with the ability to implement solutions at a granular level
• Anticipates future challenges and turns insights into desirable, feasible and viable solutions, including the ability to pinpoint crucial skills gaps and articulate need for effective learning interventions
• Excellent storytelling, communication and presentation skills, leverage data and analytics to make smarter talent decisions and continuously optimize the internal and external talent pipeline
• Plugged into external best practice from the market
• Works both independently and as part of a high performing team, in a matrix and vibrant environment

Personal attributes:

• Strong interpersonal skills, true teammate who can roll their sleeves up and support with required deliverables
• Enthusiastic individual with a client orientated approach that seeks to understand issues/concerns and create solutions to improve ways of working
• Ability to operate as an interface between the business and the HR team
• Coaching skills to support behavioral change and career development conversations with key talent
• Willing to be held accountable and take ownership of projects/activities
• Global understanding and mindset

For Armonk, NY, the estimated base salary range for this position is $148,000 to $222,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation