Director, HR Business Partner

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments *All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans. And that’s just the beginning… With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! General Summary: In this position you will be responsible for influencing and implementing talent solutions designed to help achieve business objectives. This will require you to develop a deep understanding of the organization, its priorities, challenges, and talent needs. You will also have a heightened focus on change management and implementing talent plans in support of business transformative initiatives. You will be a member of the HR Business Support team, reporting to and partnering with the AVP, Senior HR Business Partner. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Develop in some cases, and implement in other cases, HR strategies and action plans that are aligned to and drive achievement of business objectives. This may be accomplished by leveraging and integrating key HR levers, including organizational design, workforce planning, talent data and analytics, talent acquisition, performance management, identification of employee potential and succession, total rewards, talent development and employee engagement. Drive talents plans aligned with and provide input into the organization’s change management plans, including stakeholder analyses, communications and training plans, risk identification and mitigation plans, transition plans, and measures of success. Act as a coach and advisor to business change leads, senior leaders and managers to help them fulfill their change leadership roles and build change agility in the organization. Use data and analytics to drive talent discussions and influence the organization. Help drive enterprise HR initiatives in the organization and ensure the organization’s talent plans align with enterprise-wide HR strategies and programs, working closely with other HR Partners (Staffing, Benefits, Training, Compensation, Employee Relations) as needed. Identify and share strategies and solutions that may be implemented in other business areas to improve organizational effectiveness with business heads and HR colleagues; drive implementation where appropriate. May perform other duties as assigned. Job Specifications Strong experience (5-7 years) in the field of HR, with a solid knowledge of all HR functions as key business levers. A minimum of 3 years of change management experience focusing on the people side of change. Specific change events may include workplace transformation, M&A, outsourcing, organizational restructuring, customer experience transformation, and other changes affecting large numbers of employees. Demonstrated success as an internal consultant, understanding the broad picture, creating positive outcomes. Able to build credibility with all levels of management quickly through demonstrated expertise, self-confidence, influencing skills, and insight. Strong data analysis skills. Strong project management skills. Demonstrated success analyzing organizational issues and implementing appropriate solutions. Skilled as a facilitator. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior management. Strong collaboration skills across business areas and within HR. Ability to maintain appropriate balance between business demands and priorities of the HR organization. Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities. Strong service orientation. Seen as positive and a leader by colleagues. Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide. Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status. The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience. $89,900.00-$169,900.00 Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans. Company: Unum #J-18808-Ljbffr Unum