Talent Acquisition Relationship Manager at Qbe Holdings, Inc in Chicago, IL

At QBE, our purpose is to give people the confidence to achieve their ambitions inside and outside of work. From development opportunities, to flexible work options and highly competitive reward and benefits packages, we understand the importance of living our values when it comes to our people. Everything we do at QBE is underpinned by our company’s cultural elements – because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference.

This opportunity is responsible for leading strategic talent identification and relationship management across North America, including strategic talent pipelining, managing all hiring for Level 1-2 positions, talent mapping and succession planning activities. Proactively build strong and diverse relationships with individuals both internally and externally.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the Group Talent and Talent Acquisition strategy by providing thought leadership and representing local business needs and priorities

• Partner with key people leaders and the Talent Manager to get a clear view of their strategic objectives and talent needs over the short to medium term

• Work closely with Talent Management function and HR Business Partners to ensure we have strong talent and succession pipelines for executive level and critical roles

• Partner with the Vice President, Talent Acquisition to ensure strategic alignment of hiring across all levels of the organization

• Build lasting and mutually beneficial relationships both internally and externally

• Collaborate with HRLT, Talent and HRBPs as well as key executives in the business to scope, build, drive and deliver the division’s multi-year executive talent acquisition strategy

• Deliver divisional Board/Executive Committee member reporting as appropriate for open roles and talent pipelining activity

• Become familiar and maintain awareness of our global internal talent pools with reference to positions in North America

• Build strong, deep and diverse talent pipelines for strategically important/critical roles in North America

• Devise and execute a targeted external research strategy for each role while ensuring we leverage our existing internal executive network

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Required Experience

10+ years relevant experience

Preferred Competencies/Skills

• Stakeholder and relationship management demonstrated through ability to build relationships and influence through others, including at business leader level and across geographic and cultural boundaries

• Blend of flexibility, adaptability and creativity with innovation mindset

• Coach and encourage employees towards continuously improving performance

• Effectively present thoughts to influence and persuade organizational leaders and key stakeholders

• Partner and collaborate with internal and external customers and stakeholders across multiple levels

• A natural networker who is highly personable and with an extensive network of talent across the North American market

• Can quickly understand and recognize what good talent looks like

Preferred Experience

• Extensive experience of market mapping activities and preparation of market intelligence reports

• Proven experience in an executive recruiting capacity gained with either a reputable search firm or a Corporate Recruiting function

Preferred Knowledge

• Market trends and current organizational strategies

• Talent management principles and related job analytics

• Strong business acumen

• Positive attitude and high energy

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• High-attention to detail and strong organizational, task and project management skills

• Strong understanding of the various functional and industry talent segments – especially across Financial services

• Proficiency in recruiting software such as CRMs and candidate databases

• Strong knowledge of candidate selection methods including exposure to Psychometric tools and processes

• Advanced negotiation, influencing and communication skills

• A high degree of integrity and respect for confidentiality

QBE Cultural DNA

Everything we do at QBE is underpinned by our DNA (which interlinks seven cultural elements) – because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. We expect all employees to role model and inspire the right behaviors that link to our cultural elements:

- We are customer-centered

- We are technical experts

- We are diverse

- We are fast-paced

- We are courageous

- We are accountable

- We are a team

All employees are expected to adhere to QBE’s Code of Ethics and Conduct and apply sound risk management practices

Travel Frequency

Infrequent (approximately 1-4 trips annually)

Physical Demands

General office jobs: Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is not substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate basic office equipment including telephone, headset and computer. Incumbent must be able to lift basic office equipment up to 20 lbs.

To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.