Senior Vice President, People & Culture

About HUB International

HUB International Limited (“HUB”) is the 5th largest global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a broad array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services. With over 19,000 employees in offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions.

Overview of Position

The Senior Vice President, People & Culture will serve as a thought leader and change partner with senior management, leading strategic human resources goals, programs and processes, to drive growth and business results for HUB. This individual will champion HR services within client groups and will be a true partner to client groups on a broad range of organizational issues of critical importance to the business. The ideal candidate is a relationship builder and people motivator.  This role will have a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Super Region HR Lead, and a team of seasoned, knowledgeable pe

                                                                

Other key responsibilities include: 

• Overall HR Leader for Hub Northeast, consisting of 1000-1200 employees in several states. 

• Manage a team of HR professionals (HRBPs, HR Generalists, HRIS). 

• Accountable to the HUB Northeast President for HR operations, talent acquisition and retention strategies, talent development initiatives and optimization, rewards programs and employee engagement in a regional capacity for HUB in ways that help drive the business forward. 

• Delivers effective due diligence, onboarding and acquisition integration efforts in partnership with Enterprise and regional acquisition teams.

• Plays a key role in supporting leaders to raise the bar on employee engagement and creating a great place to work.  Builds and drives an employee value proposition to build a culture of accountability, winning, and collaboration.

• Develops strong relationships with key stakeholders within each client group.  Anticipates business needs and provides realistic human resources solutions aligned with the regional business objectives.

• Influence outcomes through established relationships with employees, leaders, and coworkers

• Champion diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts, including leadership of the regional D&I Council

• Delivers coordinated human resources services across multiple offices and serves as a conduit connecting Enterprise initiatives and field implementation.

• Oversees the talent management process through identification and assessment of strengths and development opportunities and partners with EMT and client group management in the preparation of development plans to ensure employees are prepared for future opportunities.

Job Overview

1. Coach and Lead HR Team to support HUB Northeast.

2. Talent Acquisition and Retention

• Respond to the war on talent by increasing the effectiveness of our talent acquisition and retention strategies. 

• Demonstrated effort to prioritize, develop and recommend diversity initiatives and programs to allow the corporation to embrace applicants and employees of all backgrounds promoting diversity and inclusion at all levels of the organization.

• Build an employee value proposition

• Leverage recruiting statistics/data dashboard

• Enhance onboarding experience for new colleagues

• Cultural assessment, integration and assimilation of acquisitions

• You will have the support of a regional centralized recruiting function. 

3. Talent Management

• Performance management – implement a performance and development culture.  Create training opportunities where necessary to enhance learning and development

• Leadership development – continue with “leadership series

• Learning & Development – continued emphasis on learning and development initiatives and coaching for the organization

• Succession management – develop a succession management plan for key leaders/positions in the organization.  Continue with Talent Assessment across the organization with HRBPs

• You will have the support of a Regional Talent Development Leader (RTDL)

4. Employee Engagement – support leaders to drive employee engagement in their departments and across the organization.

• Communication strategy and plan

• Management and analysis of annual survey results of implementation of action plans

• Responsible for Region-wide communication strategy

• Implementation of region wide initiatives to support employee engagement

5. Total Rewards/Compensation

• Adhere to pay equity requirements

• Title alignment for core positions

• Annual merit increase process linked to performance management results

• Implementation of annual bonus payout process

6. HR System Enhancement:  Work with Enterprise and local teams to successfully implement and monitor time and attendance (Kronos) and Workday.  Build supporting communication plans to meet local needs.

7. Maintain core HR operations:

• Legal compliance and adherence

• Employee relations issue management

• Standards, policy and procedure adherence and implementation

• Analytics

8. Integration and conduit: Provide perspectives and input to Enterprise and region-wide policies and programs that are in development through participation in task forces, special projects and committees.

Qualifications and Experience

• Leadership experience in an insurance brokerage firm is highly preferred

• Bachelor's degree in HR management, business administration or equivalent experience. Advanced degree/MBA preferred and SPHR/SHRM-SCP is a plus

• 10-13 years of experience in a senior HRBP capacity

• Strong interpersonal and influence skills, including negotiation and expectations management

• Skilled at building collaborative relationships at all levels of the organization to solve problems and implement solutions

• Experience in pre-IPO due diligence (preferred)

• Possesses a rational, confident and mature approach to decision making and inspires trust and confidence in business partner relationships

• Well-developed critical thinking and analytical abilities with strong attention to detail

• High sense of urgency with strong orientation towards customer support

• Understands the dynamics of a matrix organization

• Strong MS Office Skills (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)

• Good organizational savvy, resilient

• Demonstrates ownership and accountability and, through personal connection, motivates people to deliver results

• Ability to simultaneously and effectively manage multiple projects and priorities

• Effectively manages national and provincial complexities

Core Values

• Entrepreneurship - encouraging innovation and educate risk taking   

• Integrity – doing things right every time               

• Teamwork – working together to maximize results                                                                        

• Accountability – measure and take responsibility for outcomes                   

• Service - serving customers, communities, and colleagues

*This role is based out of our metro NYC area offices.

*Interested candidates, please visit our Careers website at www.hubinternational.jobs. 

The expected pay range for this position is $200-300K and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and work location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope, and level. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits, and commissions for some positions

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Department Human Resources

Required Experience: 10-15 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: Up to 25%

Required Education: Bachelor's degree (4-year degree)

HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement is available here at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm .

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Salary : $200,000 - $300,000