Talent Cycle Manager

Company Information:

What we look for
Our exceptional and motivated employees are our greatest strength. Our employees provide the highest level of customer service and help maintain our position as a leader in the global marketplace.

Markel Style
The Markel Style is what makes us stand out from our competitors. It's our core value which should underpin how we do business, while influencing our behavior and performance. We are looking for people who have potential and share our passion to live the Markel Style, which is described in more detail below.

If you think you have these core attributes we want to hear from you.

Job Summary:
At Markel we provide an atmosphere in which people can reach their personal potential. As the Talent Cycle Manager you will play a critical role bringing this objective to life for employees at all stages of their career. In this role, you will design, enhance, and lead the talent cycle process including goal setting, performance and potential assessment and calibration at both the individual and organizational level to ultimately drive Markel's success.

You will have to opportunity to collaborate with HR Business Partners, leaders, and employees around the globe to ensure that our talent processes are equitable, consistent, drive Markel's business objectives, and enhance the employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will display a strong balance of functional expertise, consulting, and influencing to arrive at optimal process and system solutions.

As the manager of the talent cycle, your main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Leading the design, development and implementation of Markel's annual performance and talent cycle programs
• Designing training resources to enable managers and employees to successfully execute talent cycle activities
• Partnering with Talent Analytics team to develop hypothesis and identify key insights to inform talent cycle strategy, reporting and enhancements
• Collaborating with business leaders and HR Business Partners to launch succession planning programs across the company; maintain scenario planning as it relates to succession plans
• Serving as the Talent Cycle subject matter expert and main point of contact for HR Business Partners, managers, and employees
• Working closely with the Compensation, Talent Development, HR Operations, and IT teams to successfully implement talent cycle processes
• Ensuring a consistent talent cycle experience is provided across all global business areas
• Leveraging talent cycle outputs, partner with Talent Development to consult with business leaders to create development plans for high potential leaders and identified successors to include executive coaching and 360 assessment processes
• Partnering with HR Business Partners on organizational design and change management as it relates to succession planning and talent development
• Developing strong business relationships by being a credible, trusted, and responsive advisor

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years progressive experience designing and implementing talent programs and processes for a dynamic global company
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources or related field preferred
• Proven track record of successfully leading the delivery of people projects with a focus on diversity, inclusion and talent development
• Demonstrated experience influencing and advising multiple stakeholders leveraging strong facilitation and data insight skills

Competencies

• Ability to manage multiple streams of activity in a dynamic work environment
• Self-starter with a proactive, enthusiastic and "hands-on" approach
• Broad understanding of HR data analytics and HR reporting, including compilation of reports to executive committees
• Solid understanding of operating in a dynamic, global, multi-disciplined business environment to implement programs that bring about behavioural change
• Proven experience of working across different levels, internationally, with internal and external stakeholders and the ability to leverage these relationships for shared success
• Experience managing external suppliers and partners, as needed

"Why work for us?"

Diversity and inclusion
Markel is truly a global and diverse company. We believe that diversity makes us better business partners and that embracing people's differences can bring amazing results and fuel innovation. We have a portfolio of businesses and product lines that operate around the world.

Community involvement
Markel has a rich heritage of supporting communities across the world where our customers and employees live and work. Giving back is part of our history and our future. Our employees share in this philosophy through volunteering, mentoring and fundraising.

Commitment to open doors

Markel is committed to creating the best work environment. Our open-door policy is essential in recognizing business issues as they rise and to address the changing needs of our diverse and global workforce. Challenging management is a component of the Markel Style-some of our best ideas start from a conversation between a manager and an employee.

Entrepreneurial spirit

As the Markel Style states, we pursue excellence, strive for a better way, and share the success of others. Markel associates proactively seek new business opportunities, bringing further success to Markel.