Head of Early Careers, Americas

Aon Corporation•Chicago, IL

5d•$150,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Shape the future of early careers across North America and LATAM—owning a unified strategy spanning apprenticeships and early‑talent programmes, and partnering closely with business leaders to ensure we have the right pipeline to deliver their growth, capability, and workforce goals. You’ll translate business priorities into a focused programme mix meeting future skills needs, using data and insight to influence decisions and demonstrate ROI—while creating consistently high‑quality development experiences that accelerate performance, innovation and belonging for early‑career colleagues. If you’re excited by strategic influence and hands‑on programme leadership, are you ready to build a sustainable early‑career pipeline that powers the Americas’ future capability? Aon is in the business of better decisions At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed. What the day will look like Your day will blend strategic partnership with hands‑on program leadership—working with business leaders to shape the Americas Early Careers strategy, enhancing development experiences, and overseeing core program cycles. You’ll drive continuous improvement, ensure strong governance and operational rigor, and work with key collaborators to deliver a consistent, high-quality experience for early talent. You’ll also keep leaders informed on progress and impact.

Requirements

Proven passion for developing early‑career talent, evidenced through ownership, sponsorship, mentoring, or active shaping of early‑career initiatives (graduates, apprentices, interns talent) within a talent, business, operational, or functional role within professional services or insurance environment
Shown program and project management experience delivering sophisticated initiatives in a matrixed, global environment, ideally aligned to developing early careers program at scale
Strong advisory, strategic influence and consulting capability with senior leaders, influencing workforce, capability, and future‑talent decisions.
Analytical and commercial outlook, able to interpret talent data and clearly articulate insights, outcomes, and return on investment.
Continuous improvement orientation – proactively enhances processes and experiences.
Commitment to an engaging early‑talent experience – ensures consistency, quality, and belonging.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a unified strategy for early careers talent for North America and Latam
Advise business leaders on early‑career talent needs, capability gaps, and workforce planning.
Translate business requirements into a focused plan for the Americas region’s early career initiatives, including program mix, priority skills, and rotational opportunities.
Use data and insight to influence decisions and demonstrate program return on investment.
Build consistent, high‑quality experiences that accelerate early careers development and sense of belonging.
Create and establish structured learning, mentoring, feedback, performance support and progression pathways that accelerate early‑career development.
Support managers hosting early‑career colleagues with guidance, expectations, and tools ensuring ongoing support, mentoring through programs and post program
Continue to evolve and elevate Early Careers programs across the regions, aligned to global models and curriculum
Oversee key program elements including onboarding, learning pathways, rotations, performance cycles, and conversion.
Promote ongoing improvement based on participant and manager feedback.
Establish and run a regional Early Careers Steering Committee to align priorities and review investment decisions.
Ensure compliance with labor, apprenticeship, and immigration requirements.
Manage documentation, policies, and external vendor relationships.
Partner with TA on sourcing strategies, campus engagement, and employer brand.
Communicate program updates, outcomes, and insights to stakeholders and leadership forums.

Benefits

comprehensive benefits package
agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance
two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year
variety of working style solutions
continuous learning culture
401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
employee stock purchase plan
consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
medical, dental and vision insurance
paid time off at the discretion of the employee and management in accordance with company policy and practices
Various other types of leaves of absence
paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
short-term disability and optional long-term disability
health savings account
health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
optional personal insurance policies
adoption assistance
tuition assistance
commuter benefits
employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions