Executive Director, HR Business Partner CE and COO

Executive Director, HR Business Partner, UK, CE and COO

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RGA is a purpose‑driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life‑ and health‑related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

This Executive Director HR Business Partner plans, leads, and manages forward‑thinking HR strategies and initiatives for Continental Europe, the United Kingdom business markets, and the Administration function of RGA EMEA. This role provides strategic leadership to these three senior leadership teams by developing market‑driven talent strategies, coaching people leaders to drive performance and grow talent, and driving cultural priorities and interventions that increase employee engagement and create a business impact.

It identifies business drivers and issues and creates solutions that address current and future needs. It collaborates closely with HR centers of excellence and regional HR people partners to source talent solutions relevant to regional business needs. This role is a strategic partner and advisor to the Managing Director of the UK market, the Managing Director of the Continental Europe market, and the Chief Operating Officer of EMEA.

The role leverages global talent processes such as succession planning, the annual goal and performance appraisal process, talent reviews to drive a culture of performance, inclusion, and accountability within the workforce. It is an active member of three senior leaderships and must effectively navigate priorities of multiple stakeholders. Per the directive of the VP of HR for EMEA, this role develops and leads Human Resources objectives that will provide an employee‑oriented, high‑performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a high performing workforce.

It resolves complex problems and integrates work across broad groups or geographies, working independently and may lead project teams or initiatives.

• Acts as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on people‑related risks and opportunities
• Develops HR strategies aligned to business strategies, provides resources and builds relationships that focus on mission/objectives to drive business growth, including strategic workforce plans and multi‑year talent strategies
• Leverages data and analytics, technology, and business acumen extracts data from various HR systems, integrates data from multiple sources, and leverages various data visualization and graphing methods to extract meaning and trends. Uses effective storyboarding to develop compelling narratives from data to influence strategic business decisions
• Plans, leads, and manages forward‑thinking HR initiatives that accelerate the strategic business objectives for assigned business groups
• Provides strategic leadership and expertise in implementing HR initiatives to align the people capabilities with the business strategies, understanding the business issues creating solutions that address current and future needs
• Translates the business strategies to guide leaders and HR peers in building and implementing their functional people strategy aligned to global RGA strategies (philosophies, programs, initiatives) always balanced with local customs and regulations
• Provides guidance to HR peers across regions and functions and seeks input on implementation of functional people strategies and ensures alignment to functional strategy within regions
• Provides HR support and consultation to leadership. Acts as a resource in resolving actual or potential problems. Collaborates and partners with HR COE to provide a broad range of consultative services to leaders regarding Succession and Leadership Development, Talent Management,…