Sr. HR Business Partner
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Contract
19 hours ago
$45 USD
Key skills
CAnalyticsBIPower BIWorkdayLeadershipStrategic PlanningChange ManagementCommunicationDecision MakingCritical ThinkingCollaboration
About this role
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Sr. HR Business Partner for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial/Insurance clients in Chicago, IL.
Position Summary
The People Partner provides forward-looking strategic HR counsel for the Global, US and Canada Risk Consulting Leaders, and the Global and US&C Claims Leaders. Reporting into the People Leader for the Global Risk Consulting, Specialty, Placement and MMB businesses, this role is a trusted advisor to the business leaders for all strategic people related topics, and is responsible for driving, shaping, and leading the talent agenda aligned with business strategy. The People Partner uses data to help diagnose talent issues and priorities and presents insights to business leaders to inform decision making and shape strategic plans for example for organization restructuring or workforce development.
The People Partner will collaborate with colleagues in CoEs and with other People Partners working in the same business to implement initiatives across the full range of HR solutions. People Partners are expected to proactively look for opportunities to drive consistency and deploy enterprise-wide solutions within the business, tailoring where necessary to meet local business needs. The People Partner will engage proactively with HR Managers to ensure that there is a shared understanding of business needs and priorities.
Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .
SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.
Position Summary
The People Partner provides forward-looking strategic HR counsel for the Global, US and Canada Risk Consulting Leaders, and the Global and US&C Claims Leaders. Reporting into the People Leader for the Global Risk Consulting, Specialty, Placement and MMB businesses, this role is a trusted advisor to the business leaders for all strategic people related topics, and is responsible for driving, shaping, and leading the talent agenda aligned with business strategy. The People Partner uses data to help diagnose talent issues and priorities and presents insights to business leaders to inform decision making and shape strategic plans for example for organization restructuring or workforce development.
The People Partner will collaborate with colleagues in CoEs and with other People Partners working in the same business to implement initiatives across the full range of HR solutions. People Partners are expected to proactively look for opportunities to drive consistency and deploy enterprise-wide solutions within the business, tailoring where necessary to meet local business needs. The People Partner will engage proactively with HR Managers to ensure that there is a shared understanding of business needs and priorities.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting business leaders to develop talent strategies and solutions that enable them to meet their business objectives.
- Immersed into business' operations, staying abreast of business and workforce challenges, human capital needs, and people-related gaps in capabilities
- Proactively engage with HR Managers to establish a strong partnership enabling smooth implementation of programs and solutions and to gain insight into patterns in People Manager behaviors and issues across the business.
- Career Development, Leadership Development, Internal Mobility, & Learning:
- Provides local business perspective to COE and other People Partners
- Works with business leaders to assess bench strength and workforce capabilities
- Oversees delivery of career development, leadership development, and learning content and programming, tracking program outputs and results
- Monitors inflow/outflow of resources within business area and shares internal mobility insights with relevant leaders
- Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, Reward Strategy & Performance Management
- Supports the development of an action plan to achieve workforce plan (i.e. hiring, development, contingent contracting)
- Works with business leaders to understand current and future critical positions, diagnose succession needs and risks
- Facilitates the talent review and calibration process alongside leaders; Ensures results are leveraged as part of succession process
- Works with leaders on reward strategy and related initiatives within their businesses)
- Reviews data and analytics to draw relevant insights for business leaders in partnership with COE; Ensures process results are reflected within the system; Consults with leaders on an ongoing basis to monitor results and adjust as needed
- Organizational Effectiveness, Communications, and Change Management
- Works with leaders and other People Partners on organizational effectiveness issues and initiatives within their businesses
- Develops metrics to measure results of organizational effectiveness interventions
- Supports and partners with other People Partners and HR Managers on restructuring projects taking responsibility for development of business cases for any change proposals
- Advises on communications initiatives within business
- Inclusion & Diversity
- Works with business leaders to identify I&D challenges within business and agree plans to address
- Conducts regular assessments of I&D health within business
- Recruiting
- Provides business-related input to inform optimal sourcing strategies
- Attends interviews and advises on selection if required
- Employee Engagement and Culture
- Champions enterprise culture within business-specific environments
- Consults leaders on culture and engagement issues and plans to address
- Establishes action plans following engagement surveys based on results in partnership with other People Partners and leaders
Required Skills:
- 5+ years experience
- Workday
- Power Bi
- Experience operating as an HR practitioner in US &/or Canada with exposure to strategic planning aspects of business partnering in additional to operational aspects of HR.
- Experience of operating in a global role or supporting global leaders would be beneficial
- Ability to operate without oversight in most cases
- Experienced in developing plans to help the business meet is objectives and address talent/people related challenges or goals
- Demonstrated ability to coach and advise business leaders, able to challenge when necessary and promote an alternate perspective to enable robust evaluation of issues and options
- Understands the nature of the business within scope and the people issues and challenges that will require attention
- Demonstrated experience in using metrics and technology to help business leaders make good decisions
- Excellent communication skills in writing and verbally, both working 1:1 with business leaders and with groups of business leaders
- Demonstrated enthusiasm of keeping abreast of HR and industry market trends and ready to shares knowledge with colleagues and the business
- Whilst all capabilities are important for this role, those that will be particularly critical to success include:
- Communication and Influence: Communicate and engage others skillfully
- Collaboration: value and work well with diverse others
- Critical Thinking: Apply critical thinking to solve problems
- Client Services: Respond effectively to internal client needs
- Innovation: Innovate new and better ways of doing things
SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .
SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.