AVP, Talent Management Partner

Travelers • Hartford, CT

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About The Position

At Travelers, we are committed to ensuring that the right talent is available at the right time, for the right purpose. The Enterprise Talent Management (ETM) organization enables individuals, leaders, and teams to grow professionally, perform at their best, and drive superior business results, today & tomorrow. As the AVP, Talent Management Partner, you will collaborate with business, functional, and HR leaders to advance leader, team, and organization effectiveness to drive business priorities. You will use your knowledge and expertise in leadership assessment and development, talent management, executive onboarding and coaching, team effectiveness, and culture to drive high performance among people and teams. You will need to successfully navigate ambiguity and influence stakeholders at all levels to create and deliver organizational effectiveness strategies focused on key business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in human resources or related field.
• Eight years of Human Resource experience with some experience in talent management, employee engagement, organizational development, leadership development, succession management, career development, and/or relationship management.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in human resources, behavioral science, industrial/organizational psychology or a related field.
• Proven facilitation skills with a high comfort level leading meetings and discussions of small and large groups including senior executive leadership teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and influence decisions across all levels of the organization.
• Proven success acting as an internal consultant in a large, highly matrixed organization.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to capture metrics and produce reports to drive insights.
• Proven success in coaching individual executive level leaders.
• Exceptional project and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously and follow through to meet deadlines independently.
• Technological mindset with the willingness and ability to use state-of-the-art technologies supporting talent, learning and development, internal talent marketplace, and career and performance development.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with senior business/functional leaders and HR leads in assigned businesses/functions through effective collaboration, thought partnership and expertise, and demonstrated understanding of the business priorities and ability to drive business impact and value.
• Serve as the face of ETM to senior leadership tables, bringing talent data and best practices and connecting stakeholders to products and services across ETM (Leadership Development, Career Development & Mentorship, Performance Management, Top Talent & Succession); Bring the voice of stakeholders back into ETM to ensure the work designed reflects business needs/priorities
• Consult with HR Leads and senior leadership teams to improve alignment of culture and strategies to attain desired business results.
• Design and deliver team effectiveness sessions for senior leadership teams to strengthen clarity, cohesion, alignment, and performance.
• Partner with HR business partners and leaders to assess, coach, and develop executives onboarding into new roles or as part of our enterprise top talent pools.
• Manage key enterprise-wide products and services (e.g., executive onboarding, team effectiveness, leadership assessments) while involving and leveraging ETM staff to serve business needs and increasing the relevance and impact of their work.
• Work collaboratively with other ETM Partners to ensure consistency of practices, shared resources, and common approaches to the role.
• Identify and share talent data, key trends, and benchmarking to inform talent management strategies, and provide advice to senior leaders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager