Regional Head of HR, North America

Working in Global HR at Munich Re for Reinsurance & Specialty Group means being part of a dynamic, globally connected team that plays a critical role in shaping the future of our organization. As an HR professional, you contribute to the success of our business by supporting people strategies that drive transformation, foster collaboration, and enable sustainable growth.

Our Global HR function is evolving to meet the needs of a fast-changing world. We operate in a connected, collaborative, and forward-thinking Global HR matrix community that values empathy, initiative, and a global mindset—where every team member plays a role in delivering effective services and solutions and creating meaningful impact.

Whether your focus is talent, rewards, analytics, business partnering, services, or any other area of HR, you will work across regions and functions to co-create solutions that support our people and business. You will be empowered to collaborate, innovate, and grow—contributing to a culture that values diversity, continuous learning, and shared success.

Join us in shaping the future of Global HR.

Please note this Position can be based in New York, Princeton, or Toronto.

The Regional Head of HR North America will be part of Munich Re’s Global HR Executive Leadership Team and will co-develop and lead the implementation of global HR strategies and processes of Munich Re Reinsurance & Specialty across the region.

The Regional Head of HR is responsible for ensuring that the regional perspective is adequately represented in the design of all functional HR solutions; implementing and delivering global HR processes in the region in a consistent manner; addressing specific regional / local HR needs where necessary and ensuring compliance with local labor law and regulatory requirements. The role reports to the Global Head of Human Resources.

The Regional Head of HR leads regional HR teams, with matrix reporting lines, focusing on Talent, Rewards, and additional local HR activities such as labor law. In addition, the role coordinates all other HR colleagues base in the region and provides input on region-specific aspects related to their jobs.

Furthermore, the role collaborates closely with other members of the HR Executive Leadership team, jointly developing the global HR strategy and delivering solutions in response to specific business needs.

• Lead the regional NA HR teams in the global setup and ensure strategic dialogue and exchange across functions and teams of regional relevance, also further ensuring the collaboration and creation of synergies within the NA HR teams after the merger of the Canada and US region last year
• Participate and/or ensure active regional participation in the design of global strategy, processes and standards, representing the needs and perspectives of the region
• Derive regional priorities from global people strategy
• Drive the implementation and execution of global HR processes (e.g., compensation, learning delivery, recruitment) across all locations and entities within the region
• Actively advance global harmonization of standards and ensure consolidation of HR practices and a consistent employee experience across locations and entities
• Collaborate with functional teams and the HR Transformation & Governance team to develop region-specific solutions within the global framework, where necessary (legal/regulatory requirements). Ensure all HR processes and activities are compliant with relevant labor law and external regulations; handle and proactively address HR legal issues within the region
• Collaborate closely with the regional Strategic HR Business Partner and Employee Advisory teams with a specific focus on the exchange on NA regional topics
• Act as a contact for senior leadership in overarching specific regional topics (e.g., Hybrid working location strategies, business continuity management)
• Support change management and internal communications of major HR-related regional transformations
• Lead cross-functional teams, foster consensus, and drive effective collaboration within a global matrix organization
• Actively contribute to the success of Global HR also…