Director, Leadership

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Swiss Re Full time

About the Role

As Lead Leadership & Culture, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the organizational culture and leadership development strategies at Swiss Re. You will be entrusted with the responsibility of fostering an environment where our colleagues feel valued, engaged, and empowered to contribute their best. If you are passionate about nurturing talent, inspiring leadership, and promoting positive work cultures, this role is for you. All of this, while choosing where and how you work.

Key responsibilities:

Leadership Development: Design, develop, and deliver leadership development programs, ensuring they are aligned with the company's strategic goals. Culture Stewardship: Champion the company's culture, ensuring values are embedded in day-to-day operations and decisions. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to gather insights and feedback on leadership needs and cultural initiatives. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Drive DEI initiatives, promoting a culture of respect, belonging, and understanding. Feedback Mechanisms: Implement and maintain tools and processes for gathering employee feedback, using it to inform and adjust leadership and culture strategies. Coaching and Mentoring: Provide coaching and mentoring support to senior and emerging leaders within the organization. Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on the latest trends in organizational culture and leadership development, integrating new ideas and innovations into company programs.

About the Team

Human Resources at Swiss Re is here to unlock the potential of our employees and to help bring our company vision - to make the work more resilient- to life. We partner with line managers and all employees by working as one integrated team to enable the delivery of sustainable business performance through people and foster a culture of performance where clear expectations result in accountability for outcomes. We strive to enable Swiss Re to offer an environment where employees find purpose and can perform at their best thanks to an attractive, flexible, and inclusive work environment which adapts strategically to changing needs.

We're Talent, Culture, and Inclusion (TCI), a part of Group Human Resources at Swiss Re. We're the strategic consulting, design, and transformation arm of HR. We leverage thought leadership and the latest research to design and enhance our people and culture strategy and own a connected suite of processes and solutions as a lean, friendly, diverse, and global team.

About You

Our ideal Lead for Leadership & Culture is an individual who deeply resonates with the importance of culture and leadership in an organization's success. You have a proven track record of designing and implementing leadership and culture programs, and your expertise is matched only by your passion for people development.

Essentials

Experience: Minimum of 15-20 years of experience in leadership development, organizational culture, or a related field. Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field. Master's degree or relevant certifications would be a plus. Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities in English. Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to engage with and influence key stakeholders across multiple levels, including the most senior levels of the organisation (Managing Directors and above). Analytical Skills: Ability to gather, analyse, and interpret data related to organizational culture and leadership development. Flexibility: Comfort with ambiguity and a rapidly changing environment, with an ability to adapt and innovate. Team Player: Collaborative mindset and an aptitude for working within cross-functional teams. Passion: Genuine interest in nurturing talent, fostering positive work environments, and championing leadership and cultural initiatives.

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About Swiss Re


Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.


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