HR Executive, Group Benefits

Guardian is seeking an experienced and dynamic Executive HR Talent Leader to join our team as the HR leader of our Group Benefits, which is our business that provides a full suite of non-medical group benefits to employers of all sizes.

The ideal HR candidate will have a proven track record in talent management, strategic HR planning, and leadership within a complex organizational structure. This role is pivotal in partnering with our senior leaders to influence and execute on key talent related strategies to drive key strategic business priorities for Group Benefits. 

Candidate Responsibilities:

Partner with senior leaders and their teams to develop and execute a talent strategy that enables business growth, leadership development, succession planning, employee engagement, organizational design, change and equity and inclusion. To do this, you will:

• Collaborate with leaders to identify areas to enhance business performance through strategy, structure, process, people and rewards.
• Assist in design and implementation of retention strategies focusing on key leaders and individuals with core competencies or skills critical to the organization – now and for the future.
• Support the development of effective leaders within the organization, focusing on leadership needs and key themes identified as part of the business strategy and organizational and talent review processes.
• Play an active role in guiding leaders through ongoing talent review and succession planning activities.
• Work with leaders to create strategies to close talent gaps, developing a highly effective leadership team and bench strength for succession.
• Encourage building organizational and talent strength through diversity.
• Partner with leaders on employee engagement using data to identify factors that drive performance, commitment and intent to stay; partner with leaders to develop plans in support of improving engagement.

Demonstrate consultative and influential leadership across the business to support in execution of key business priorities.  To do this, you will:

• Recommend solutions to improve processes, team dynamics, etc. to optimize organizational effectiveness.
• Help execute and drive plans for organizational change initiatives including organizational design, communication plans, upskilling, training and problem solving.
• Partner and coordinate with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) resources to identify requirements and execute actions in support of building talent and capabilities across assigned functional areas.
• Manage and mentor a team of HR professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Provide strategic and day-to-day HR consultation to business leaders, coaching leaders on their personal efficacy and leadership impact.
• Serve as contributing member of Guardian HR community, playing key role in driving key HR processes and initiatives within respective client groups.
• Participate as a member of the Human Resources Leadership Team and deliver  on enterprise-wide organizational HR initiatives.

Functional Skills and Leadership Behavior

Business Acumen

You have:

• 15+ of human resources experience with solid business acumen and ability to create and implement human capital initiatives that enable the business strategy.
• The ability to work effectively within the organization’s financial and operational context.
• Demonstrated financial and analytical acumen to synthesize and prioritize ranging issues and activities, thus be highly effective in formulating coordinated action plans and activities.
• An effective level of business literacy to be able to substantively contribute to the success of the business.

Data Judgment

You have:

• Experience leveraging data to influence decision making outcomes with ability to “tell the story” using data.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and assessment skills.
   

Strategic Thinking

You have:

• The ability to develop and execute solutions to business challenges and to influence strategic business decisions.
• Strategic Human Resource Thought Leadership – are able to execute HR strategies across the organization in an efficient manner.

Relationship Management/ Collaboration

You have:

• Ability to build relationships and quickly earn the trust of leaders, partners, key stakeholders and collaborators, building credibility and becoming their trusted advisor.
• Proven experience in driving change, negotiating and influencing leaders and key stakeholders across levels.
• Demonstrated courage to make difficult decis