HR Business Partner

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The HR Business Partner position is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management for a line of business or function within Markel Corporation. The HR Business Partner is the employee champion and change agent, assessing and anticipating HR and business related needs. Communicating needs proactively with our corporate HR department and business management, the HR Business Partner seeks to develop integrated solutions. The HR Business Partner formulates partnerships with corporate HR Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to deliver value-added service to assigned management and associates that reflect the goals of the organization.

Responsibilities: 

• Understands business and talent pressures so as to translate business strategy into people strategy 

• Serving as a thought leader and consultant for business leaders - diagnoses and solves workforce business problems and challenges within the designated function/division 

• Builds talent and leadership capabilities in leaders and managers through day-to-day performance and career management guidance to employees and managers (coaching, consulting, counseling, training, career development, disciplinary actions, and terminations/off-boarding). 

• Proactively supports the delivery of all HR processes, initiatives, policies and programs with the designated department/division in order to foster a productive and compelling employment experience 

• Facilitate and lead organizational development and change initiatives with the business 

• Executes talent review discussions with current leadership teams to drive future organization-based decisions and identify talent needs 

• Leads initiatives to build trust, employee engagement, leadership effectiveness and workforce productivity 

• In partnership with the Finacial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, collaborates on annual workforce planning and budgeting process 

• In partnership with the Employee Relations team, manages and resolves complex employee relations issues, while maintaining legal compliance.  May participate in conducting thorough and objective investigations, when necessary. 

• In partnership with the Change Management team, shapes plans for how change will be implemented and communicated across large parts of organizations 

• Immediate responder for day-to-day situations requiring HR assistance 

• Domestic and International travel will be required. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree required; major in Human Resources Management, Business Management or other related field desired, master’s degree and HR industry designations desired. 

• Minimum 5 years of HR Business Partner and leadership experience required, global experience preferred. 

• Proven experience in Human Resource Management (staffing; employee relations; performance management; leadership development; training). 

• Ability to develop credible relationships with and influence executives. 

• Highly proficient working with HRIS systems; knowledge of Workday is an asset. 

• Strong expertise in developing solutions based upon facts/data analytics.

• Ability to think strategically and translate concepts into actionable items. 

• Comfortable working in ambiguous business situations.

• Courage to make tough decisions and deliver difficult messages with professionalism and poise. 

• Must be a confident communicator, able to effectively present verbal and written subject matter to all levels of the organization.

• Must possess a global mindset and ability to flex and adapt style as needed. 

• Preference given to candidates with experience in supporting Claims and Global Communications clients.  

Who we are: 

  

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

  

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better 

  

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

 

What’s in it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style,