Be bold. Strive for better. Do the right thing. At Beazley, we live our values in our day-to-day. We nurture curious people, value constructive challenge, and take a collaborate approach to problem solving. We celebrate progressive mindsets. If you are passionate about developing your career, come join the Beazley team!

We are actively seeking a HR Operations Manager to join our Culture and People (C&P) team.

In this role, you will lead the North American HR Operations Team, helping shape a global service proposition to provide a consistently high level of support to all Beazley associates. You will oversee the successful execution of HR processes and technologies to drive an efficient and optimal employee experience. This will require you to think big, use data to guide your work, be comfortable challenging convention and, in some cases, to reinvent how work is done. Beazley's current systems include Oracle HCM (HRIS), iCims (ATS), iLearn (LMS), Taleo (onboarding) and Jira (project management). We are reviewing our HRIS system requirements and are transitioning onboarding to iCims currently. All systems are owned by C&P.

An ideal candidate is passionate about process design and improvement, collaboration with key stakeholders, and strong customer service ideals. This is an existing role that reports to the Senior HR Operations Manager and has 3 direct reports throughout the US.

If you are seeking an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing organization that really cares about its employees, we urge you to read below to learn more about how you can make an immediate, meaningful impact at Beazley!

What you'll do:

• Lead and manage the North American C&P Operations team, ensuring the team are compliant, effective and offer excellent customer service to meet the needs of the business
• Lead the team's delivery of the full employee HR operational lifecycle, new starters, onboarding, processing employee personal data, leaves of absence and leavers
• Work with the Senior C&P Operations Manager to agree and implement SLAs and other appropriate controls. Manage the team against these requirements
• Solve problems and get to the root cause of any issue, no matter how complex. Continually review, improve, and document process standards for your areas of responsibility. Where appropriate, strive for global consistency
• Ensure data integrity by way of driving best practices through systems/tools, processes, auditing, and internal tracking
• Work with the team to understand and develop reporting requirements and lead the team to ensure that all operational processes deliver quality and timely data
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide consultation, process design, and project management of HR program implementation
• Support the reward team with employee benefit related process changes and implementations, helping to define a consistent way of work for the HR Operations team.
• Ensure that all aspects of compensation and pay management are appropriately administered, including the annual salary and incentive review process.

Skills and experience you'll bring:

• Experience as an HR Operations Manager, HR Manager or similar role
• Thorough understanding of HR best practices and employment laws and regulations
• Proficiency with Human Resources Information Systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent people management skills and the ability to manage and develop a team of HR professionals
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build relationships with senior leaders and a complex set of stakeholders to drive organizational change
• Demonstrated analytical skills. Ability to analyze data, understand trends and provide insights and recommendations
• Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems

The rewards:

• The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization
• Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related annual bonus
• Competitively priced medical, dental and vision insurance
• Company paid life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with 5% company match and immediate vesting
• 22 days annual PTO (full-time, prorated for 1st calendar year of employment), plus paid public holidays with the ability to flex the religious bank holidays to suit your religious beliefs. Additional PTO purchase is available up to a maximum of 5 days per calendar year
• Up to $700 reimbursement towards home office setup
• Free in-office lunch, travel reimbursement for travel to office, and monthly lifestyle allowance
• The opportunity to save for, and purchase, shares of Beazley stock
• Six months fully paid parental leave, regardless of how you come to parenthood
• Company paid sabbatical up to 12 weeks after 10 years of continued service
• Up to 2.5 days matched paid leave for volunteering at a charity of your choice
• Smart working policy and flexible working culture, trusting our employees to do what works best for them, their role and the needs of the business

This hybrid role can sit in any of the following office locations: Atlanta (GA), Boston (MA), Chicago (IL), Dallas (TX), Houston (TX), Farmington (CT), Miami (FL), New York City (NY), or Philadelphia (PA)

Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual's location and experience. The expected compensation range for this position is $70,000 - $85,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus. You will be able to discuss your salary expectations should you be contacted about this role.

Don't meet all the requirements? At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or one of our other roles.

About us:

Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years' experience helping people, communities, and businesses to manage risk all around the world. Our products are wide ranging from cyber & tech to marine, healthcare, financial institutions, and contingency, covering risks like the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons.

We are a flexible and innovative employer offering a friendly, collaborative, diverseand inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds. We empower people to choose where to work given the work that needs to be done. Collaboration in office spaces is important and we do not mandate a set number of days in the office or from home. In conjunction with your Manager you decide what works best for you and the role you are in.

We have a wonderful mix of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds at Beazley with over 2,000 of us working around the world. Employee diversity, experience and passion allow us to keep innovating and moving forward, delivering the best. We hire people with wide perspectives, and we have set bold diversity targets as we work towards excellence.