In this role, you will act as a strategic People leader for QBE’s Insurance function, partnering with executive leaders to shape workforce strategy and organisational decisions. You will drive capability, leadership development and change management, integrating people insights into business priorities. You’ll lead the Insurance PBP team and orchestrate cross-functional expertise to address AI, technology, and workforce design for the future. This is a high-impact role at a global insurer focused on sustaining engagement, performance, and responsible transformation.
Pay / Benefits
30 days holiday with option to buy up to 2 extra days
Flexible working
Pension plan with 10% employer contributions
Private medical insurance for you and family
Family friendly policies with 26 weeks leave
Cycle-to-Work programme
Responsibilities
Partner with Executive leaders to influence strategy, investment priorities and operating-model decisions
Develop forward-looking workforce plans aligned with business strategy and technology investments
Lead workforce design conversations arising from AI and automation, shaping roles, capability and capacity
Ensure people implications are considered in business transformation and technology decisions
Orchestrate the People function to translate priorities into a coordinated agenda across portfolios
Champion initiatives to enhance employee engagement, capability and experience
Utilise people data and analytics to drive measurable business outcomes
Lead and develop the Insurance PBP team and share best practices across the portfolio
Drive organisational change and change management across strategic initiatives
Facilitate talent and succession discussions and build diverse talent pipelines
Provide trusted advisory on organisational design, employee relations, performance and recruitment
Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and People colleagues to embed people considerations in decisions
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and best practice across the organisation
Key requirements
Senior HR leader experience in a complex, matrixed organisation
Proven ability to develop and deliver people strategies balancing business priorities and employee experience
Strong influencing, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
Experience leading organisational change, workforce planning, talent, succession and organisational effectiveness initiatives
Collaborative leadership across Centres of Excellence and multiple geographies
Data-driven, commercially-minded with ability to translate insights into outcomes
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