HR Strategy – Change Lead
Zurich Insurance
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Blackrock • 🇮🇪 Ireland
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Senior
About the role
- Co-ordinate the successful delivery of complex, high-impact projects from initiation through to closure ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and in alignment with Zurich’s strategic objectives.
- Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of key HR transformation programs.
- Ensure changes align with business strategy, deliver measurable benefits, and support a positive employee experience.
- Lead the creation and revision of key HR policies & guidelines to support Zurich’s business objectives, regulatory obligations, and values.
- In line with best practice, support the wider HR Leadership team with inputs into employee relations, governance and policy development where needed.
- Establish and manage appropriate project governance structures ensuring all project activities adhere to Zurich’s internal policies, compliance requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Support the tracking and prioritisation of overall HR-related activity to ensuring prioritisation of projects and resources across the team.
- Working with key stakeholders to analyses and investigate key people issues and trends identifying improvements or opportunity areas to address same.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to organizational change, workforce capability, compliance, and reputation, ensuring risk awareness and the overall risk framework are integral to HR culture.
- Maintain and update risk registers, partner with stakeholders to implement effective risk controls, and perform governance activities to minimize potential risks in HR initiatives.
- Develop and deliver training to increase risk awareness within HR and stay informed of emerging risk-related issues and best practices in people management.
- Ensure strong stakeholder management including the dissemination of key information and updates to support the co-ordination, identification and alignment on key deliverables.
Requirements
- A relevant qualification in HR, project management or risk preferred.
- Strong experience in facilitating cross functional projects and initiatives.
- Understanding and experience working in the areas of Project Management and HR.
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation and employee relations matters.
- Strong communication and relationship building skills necessary
- Ability to multitask and manage deadlines
- Ability to influence and manage stakeholders.
- Be collaborative and enjoy working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a common goal.
Benefits
- Flexible working models
- Opportunities for further training & development
- Strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementHR transformationrisk managementemployee relationspolicy developmentgovernancecompliancetraining developmentstakeholder managementdata analysis
Soft skills
communicationrelationship buildingmultitaskingdeadline managementinfluencingcollaborationproblem solvingorganizational skillsleadershipstrategic thinking
Certifications
HR qualificationproject management certificationrisk management certification