Director, Talent Development; Morristown, NJ​/Hybrid

Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2500 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards for four years running, including the 2025 Great Place to Work Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website:

Summary:

At C&F, we have a culture that puts people first. We have leadership that understands the importance of investing in talent. And, we have an exciting vision of how we will continue to grow our people and talent pipeline. As such, we are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing Talent & Organization Development team as Director, Talent Development
! This new role will report to the SVP, Talent & Organization Development and will be responsible for managing multiple talent projects and programs. You will be responsible for optimizing existing programs while also designing, developing, and delivering additional solutions that will expand our portfolio in alignment with business objectives. You will have the opportunity to craft impactful enterprise-wide solutions that further enhance Crum & Forster’s internal and external brand as a “Great Place to Work” and “Great Place to do Business With”.

Primary

Location:

Hybrid - Morristown, NJ headquarters

Function: Human Resources

What you will do:

• Deriving energy from your passion to grow future leaders, you will lead the design, development, and implementation a new leadership development curriculum for emerging leaders.
• Using your project management and stakeholder engagement skills, you will play a key role in managing our Brand Ambassador Program. You’ll leverage learning & development expertise to create exceptional learning experiences and will partner with key SMEs to ensure timely execution of project deliverables.
• Leveraging your ability to connect talent to meaningful resources, you will create a job shadowing program with specific focus on helping emerging talent explore different career paths within C&F.
• With your flexible mindset and interest in a variety of topics, you’ll also be assigned additional special projects. Examples may include building additional programming for key talent pool employees and facilitating ad hoc mid & senior-level learning engagements that use a wide variety of learning modalities to create an enriching and optimal learning and networking experience.

What YOU will bring to C&F:

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required
• Established experience in Human Resources, Talent Development, Organization Development, or related field
• Exceptional program and project management skills with a demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality results
• Learning agility and flexibility to shift focus based on current priorities
• Ability to operate within a highly decentralized and diversified business structure
• Certifications and/or credentials from HR/Talent Development professional associations a plus, but not required
• Experience in the insurance industry a plus, but not required

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• Competitive compensation package
• Generous 401K employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition…