HR Director

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Cigna Group Full time
The job profile for this position is Human Resources Director, which is a Band 5 Management Career Track Role.

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Our people make all the difference in our success.

This role will have full leadership and accountability for end to end delivery of the employee life cycle for the HRBP teams particularly focusing on HR leadership for the two business segments .This person will support in the execution of the commercial success of these two business areas. They will be a strategic and customer centric focused Senior HR Partner to the SLT and functional leads. They will be a passionate change leader who will leverage relationships with COEs and other key stakeholders to build effective delivery partnerships to enable the improvement of the overall employee experience and proposition through building more consistent, defined and deliberate interactions with our people. This person will embrace the International Health HR strategy and bring to life the regional relevance and set the standard for service delivery whilst being the guardian of the culture and values of Cigna. They will be accountable for HR performance and delivery.

This role will report to the HRO, International Health and will be part of the Global business Leadership Team. It will have accountability for developing and delivering the global HR and People Strategy that aligns with current and future business objectives, and supports the Global HR people strategy and HR initiatives. The role will be based out of UK/UAE and you will be able to travel/work remotely.

What are your main responsibilities?

  • Deliver and implement an annual people roadmap that supports the delivery of the overall business for both global businesses and regional strategic objectives and in partnership with Country HRs.
  • Provide day to day oversight of the HR function for all locations.
  • Driving employee engagement and retention strategies across the regions.
  • Is able to influence peer group, functional leadership and directors to achieve objectives, explaining complex ideas in a compelling way.
  • Strategic Talent Partner to the SLT and Leadership team. Working closely with L&D to grow/develop our talent pipeline. Ensuring the creation and development of talent and succession plans at regional SLT level; identifying and addressing talent gaps for short, medium and longer term.
  • Driving the HR team to work with all people leaders to ensure development plans are in place and activated for high performers and high potential from within our business.
  • Ensuring the HR team are coaching and guiding people leaders to be able to address performance, hold quarterly performance reviews, and identify knowledge gaps and development targets.
  • Providing insights into global business and ensuring it has a voice when global systems, processes and initiatives are being designed centrally.
  • HR Data Integrity. Ensuring that we have the correct systems and processes in place to provide and drive robust people data to assist and support business decisions.
  • HR Strategy - making the Enterprise HR strategy real in the region, including upholding the highest standards of ethics, values and employer practice
  • Specific accountability for resource management, development, performance management and coaching for a team of HRBPs and HR Generalists.
  • Creating and contributing to long-term goals around business and people development including all aspects of HR accountabilities including Well-Being, HR Policies, Compliance and Governance ; enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on actions required.
  • Support Change Management & Transformation by ensuring the management of the HR critical work stream activity for M&A and divestitures, working with key stakeholders across the business and wider HR community.
  • Support the planning and management of the HR aspects of the integration of M&A's with the CoEs such as talent development, talent acquisition, compensation, benefits with the appropriate HR leads.
  • Driving the mind-set and role model of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity throughout all parts of the employee experience and proposition.
  • Ensuring high standards of HR service delivery and excellence are always consistently met.
  • Leading the analysis of employee feedback, with the aim of creating an improved working environment and engaged culture.
  • Ensuring best practice and innovation in all aspects of HR delivery including optimising HR systems
  • Holds team accountable to manages core HR programmes such as year-end comp, talent and succession.
  • Coach senior managers and team to build high performance teams.
  • Building collaborative and sustainable partnerships with HR COEs and other internal and external stakeholders and partners

What skills do you need?

  • Minimum 10+ years' experience gained in HR ideally in a HR Leadership role.
  • Able to work in a fluid and agile environment
  • Experience of managing HR professionals across borders, countries and cultures.
  • Experienced in one or more HR specific disciplines (e.g. resourcing, development, reward, ER)
  • Coach, facilitator and a confident communicator
  • Exceptional organisational skills are required together with proven leadership capabilities and solid knowledge of employment legislation for UK/Europe, UAE,Saudi and the willingness to learn international employment legislation for other countries.
  • Proven experience of large-scale change and transformation in a large international business.
  • Strategic mind-set and proven commercial acumen
  • Resilient and able to navigate a complex matrix operating structure
  • Has the ability to influence leaders and key stakeholders
  • Required to make operational judgements which are outside established processes and procedures.
  • Membership of CIPD or equivalent
  • Graduate/ MBA
  • Proactive with excellent communication skills, verbal & written.
  • PC Skill (Excel, Word and Power point). Knowledge of Workday is a plus
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated and result driven.
  • Ability to take ownership.
  • Team player.
  • Positive outlook

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