Expert - HR Talent Partner

Company

Argo and Farm Family are specialty property and casualty insurance brands whose underwriting companies are wholly-owned subsidaries of Clearbrook Holdings Inc. Argo and Farm Family partner with agents and brokers to provide insurance solutions that enable businesses to manage risks with confidence.

Job Description

The role of the HR Business partner is to work with the US Business Heads and their teams to align talent with business strategy and to help business units achieve their objectives by creating teams of knowledgeable, enthusiastic, collaborative people who see their values and successes as inseparable from those of Argo. To ensure regulatory and legal compliance across all locations in respect of all HR-related activities. To partner with Centers of Expertise (Learning & Development, Compensation and Benefits and Talent Acquisition) and Shared Services to ensure they provide the support needed for effective partnership with the business.

Responsibilities:

• Organizational Development & Design: Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness, and partner with business leadership to define and implement new structures, systems and processes.
• Change Management: Provide thought leadership and tools to help managers guide the organization through a high degree of growth and change (communications strategy, proactive needs assessment, problem solving and team effectiveness interventions, etc.).
• Talent Management: In partnership with Talent Management & Organizational Development, lead the leadership team in the development and execution of strategies to ensure optimal talent acquisition, development, and movement within the organization (proactive talent reviews and succession planning, leadership development initiatives, executive staffing, etc.).
• Coaching: Provide advice and counsel to leaders at all levels on people management and organizational issues. Partner with the Vice President Development and Talent Management to design and implement strategies to enhance managerial/ leadership effectiveness.
• Strategic HR Business Partnership
• Organizational Development & Design: Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness, and partner with business leadership to define and implement new structures, systems and processes.
• Change Management: Provide thought leadership and tools to help managers guide the organization through a high degree of growth and change (communications strategy, proactive needs assessment, problem solving and team effectiveness interventions, etc.).
• Talent Management: In partnership with the Vice President, Talent Management & Organizational Development, lead the leadership team in the development and execution of strategies to ensure optimal talent acquisition, development, and movement within the organization (proactive talent reviews and succession planning, leadership development initiatives, executive staffing, etc.).
• Coaching: Provide advice and counsel to leaders at all levels on people management and organizational issues. Partner with the Vice President Development and Talent Management to design and implement strategies to enhance managerial/ leadership effectiveness.
• Lead execution of all HR programs and services (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Performance Appraisals, Training & Development, Employee Engagement Survey, etc.) within businesses in partnership with Global HR Centers of Expertise and Shared Services.
• Ensure staffing needs of businesses are met in a timely and high-quality manner, both through personal recruitment/assessment/selection efforts and through the management of internal and external recruiting resources as appropriate. Ensure that new employees are on-boarded effectively.
• Handle all employee relations issues within the business in a timely and effective manner (capability, disciplinary issues, grievances etc).
• Ensure effective handling of HR administration needs for the employees.
• Responsible for facilitating periodic training sessions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with a foundation of technical knowledge in key HR disciplines
• HRBP/generalist experience strongly preferred
• Experience of operating in a complex matrix environment desirable.
• Knowledge and understanding of US employment law
• Strengths in the area of written and verbal communication

PLEASE NOTE: 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. At this time, we are not able to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar state or local law and you wish to discuss potential reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment with us, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400. 

Benefits and Compensation

We offer a competitive compensation package, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits program—including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Core Values

At Clearbrook our Core Values are Integrity, Collaboration, Pursuit of Excellence and Forward Thinking. These values reflect who we are today and who we apsire to be - guiding how we work, how we lead and how we succeed.