Introduction
Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
To partner with the Gallagher Re Facultative Leadership Team to develop and deliver pragmatic commercial people plans to achieve strategic business objectives for a start-up division that operates globally and has significant organic expansion plans over the next 5 years. Deliver divisional and global people initiatives effectively drawing on HR Centres of Excellence expertise to ensure high quality, commercial solutions. To support the HR Director on a range of different projects and responsibilities to add value to the strategic and tactical commercial agendas across Gallagher Re Facultative.
How You'll Make An Impact
Partnering
* Provide expert coaching and consulting advice to members of the Facultative leadership team along with appropriate challenge to ensure business and people objectives are met
* Partner with members of the Facultative Leadership team and to drive a high performing culture, improve employee experience and improve retention
* Partner with local HR teams to oversee local colleague issues
* Support the HR Director with the creation and delivery of divisional people plans for their areas of responsibility within Gallagher Re Facultative
* Developing & implementing plans that help to develop and engage employees
* Partner with key stakeholders within Gallagher Re Facultative support/enable their strategic objectives.
* Promote, support and drive engagement with all available HR/people-related policies, tools processes and initiatives including, but not limited to:
* Learning and Development proposition
* Manager and employee HR system functionality including MI reporting
* Talent Acquisition
* Employee Benefits and Wellbeing proposition
* Family-friendly policies
* Partner with the relevant HR Centres of Excellence (e.g Employee Relations, TA, L&D, Compensation, L&D) to enable and deliver human capital solutions for stakeholders.
Performance
* Embedding a performance culture and consequence management approach including coaching managers on creation, implementation and monitoring of Performance Improvement Plans and effective/consistent deployment of local recognition
* Analyzing data and trends to identify high & low performance in order to recommend appropriate action
* Facilitate performance rating moderation sessions
* Perform quality assessments of myPerformance goal-setting and reviews
* Promote and support global & divisional recognition initiatives
* Train and upskill business area on myPerformance reviews and goal setting
Internal Talent Management and External Talent Acquisition
* Under guidance of HR Director, support the delivery of succession planning and career development in order to identify and mitigate succession "gaps" and embed talent approach
* Facilitate talent and succession planning sessions and support career conversations with identified employees
* Act as advocate for global and divisional talent initiatives in liaison with L&D Centre of Excellence
* Liaising with various Talent Acquisition teams, engage in talent acquisition planning and execution
* Actively participate in the assessment and selection of senior/specialist hires as required
Business Change
* To provide project management, facilitation and direct support as required to people-related impacts arising from change projects (including Mergers & Acquisitions)
* Lead on or support the HR Director regarding any organisational change where this relates to HR-related activities e.g. business reorganisation.
* Directly, and or/co-ordinate resources from HR Service Delivery as appropriate, deliver any required employee consultation and communication process.
* Work with HR Service Delivery to support redeployment opportunities for colleagues impacted by business change
Employee Relations
* Under guidance of HR Director and the in-house legal teams, accountable for the advice and guidance to the business on more complex employee relations cases with a view to achieving risk-mitigated commercial outcomes
* Under guidance of HR Director and in-house legal teams, accountable for the preparation of risk assessments and preparation of standard settlement agreement
* Act as point of escalation on complex ER cases.
* Inform key stakeholders/business units of any changes or anticipated changes in HR policies and procedures
Reward
* To work with HR Director and business leaders, liaising with the Reward Centre of Excellence as required, on identification and implementation of reward strategies for individuals and teams
* Support annual pay and bonus review process including data management, moderation of award recommendations and pay and bonus communications
* Promote total reward philosophy in order to improve engagement and retention
* Under guidance of HR Director, support creation, documentation and administration of incentive plans adhering to all required reward philosophy, principles and governance requirements
Culture & Engagement
* Drive and facilitate engagement actions planning and activity at local level
* Embed the Gallagher Way across leadership teams
* Support the creation of an inclusive culture
HR Function/Team Working
* Work collaboratively as part of a "One HR" team engaging and liaising effectively with HR Centres of Excellence
* Actively seek to drive a culture of continuous improvement within the HR function
* Collaborate with other functional e.g. Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal and other key stakeholders as required
* Represent the HR function in cross functional / cross divisional programmes as required
Governance
* Comply with AJG Professional Standards Manual in accordance with statutory requirements for role with specific attention, but not limited to Managing Client information, Whistle Blowing, Treating Customers Fairly
* Carry out duties following internal policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, good governance and Gallagher's shared values, in particular, putting clients at the heart of our business.
About You
* Bachelor's degree and 3 years related experience required.
Technical Knowledge
* Sound up to date Employment Law knowledge required
* Knowledge of financial services desirable
Experience
* Progressive HR business partnering experience within large, multinational corporations
* Experience of managing HR issues across multiple countries
* Proven ability to develop a good understanding of business issues and how to identify and deliver HR interventions and solutions to meet business needs
* Track record of contributing to the management of change successfully and experience of delivering on successful restructuring programmes including exits.
* Experience of dealing with complex relationships using coaching/feedback techniques
* Tactical negotiation and influencing experience with internal/external stakeholders
* Demonstrated rapport-building experience
* Evidence of effectively prioritising risks to manage workload
* Experience of compensation and incentivisation vehicles.
Skills/other
* Strong client focus, including the ability to manage potentially contentious interactions with varying negotiation strategies
* Strong interpersonal skills, including listening, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the Company, including senior level management
* Good presentation skills with experience interacting and presenting to colleagues/senior management
* Solutions focussed mind-set with the ability to develop creative approaches and solutions
* Ability to interact comfortably with colleagues/senior level management
* Able to manage multiple projects and priorities with excellent attention to detail.
* Highly motivated and results focused
* Highest degree of ethics and integrity in client focus
* MS office proficiency
* 15% travel
Leading Self
* Leading self - Focuses on how we lead ourselves and react to situations
* Integrity & trust - Focuses on doing the right thing and taking personal responsibility
Leading Others & Relationships
* Builds relationships & networks - Focuses on building diverse networks and accepting difference
* Collaborates - Focuses on sharing, supporting and being inclusive to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
* Communicates & influences - Focuses on clear communication, influencing and negotiating
Leading Results
* Client Excellence - Focuses on understanding and meeting the needs of internal and external clients for now and the future of a long term relationship
* Planning - Focuses on building plans and obtaining resources and ensuring alignment across teams and the business
* Drive for results - Focuses on performance and removing obstacles to achieve results
Leading the Business
* Business Acumen - Focuses on analysing and solving problems
* Strategy - Focuses on strategic thinking and understanding broader context affecting Gallagher and the industry
* Innovation - Focuses on creative thinking, generating new ideas and embedding the necessary change
Compensation And Benefits
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the
minimum core benefits
you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
* Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one
* Life and accident insurance
* 401(K) and Roth options
* Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
* Educational expense reimbursement
* Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
* Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
* Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
* Training programs
* Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
* Charitable matching gift program
* And more...
We value inclusion and diversity
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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.