Regional Manager, Leadership and Talent Development

QBE Insurance Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing coaching and support

Gender-equal parental leave

Job summary

QBE Insurance Group is seeking a Leadership and Talent Development professional to shape future leaders across the organisation. You will partner with senior leaders to identify high-potential talent and design scalable development experiences, influencing leadership capability and readiness across regions.

You will collaborate with people business partners and executive stakeholders to deliver strategic talent initiatives, with a focus on outcomes, governance and board-ready reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in talent development, talent management or organisational development.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing talent development initiatives.
• Experience translating talent insights into practical development solutions.
• Experience with reporting on talent outcomes and board reporting.

Responsibilities

• Design talent development solutions that support strategic business and people priorities.
• Support executive talent review and succession planning activities.
• Create innovative development experiences to build leadership capability and readiness.
• Partner with people business partners and senior leaders to unlock development opportunities for high-potential talent.
• Influence talent outcomes through insight and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate with the Global Talent Community of Practice to share insights regionally and support adoption.
• Analyse talent data to evaluate outcomes and inform executive/Board reporting.

Skills

Active Learning

Client Counseling

Communication

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Intentional collaboration

Managing performance

Project Planning

Quality Management

Risk Management

Service Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Management

Strategic Planning

Waterfall Model

Tools

Workday

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney
• Type: 12 month fixed term contract
• Help shape QBE's future leaders through talent development initiatives with enterprise-wide impact.
• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

Join our Leadership and Talent Development team and play a key role in developing QBE's future leaders. Working closely with people business partners, senior leaders and executive stakeholders, you'll help shape talent development strategies, create meaningful growth experiences and influence how leadership capability is developed across the organisation.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We're an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries, which means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It's an exciting time. We're building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact, at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of QBE's leadership and talent agenda. You'll partner with senior leaders and executive stakeholders to identify, develop and accelerate high-potential talent, designing development experiences that build leadership capability and prepare future leaders for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Key responsibilities

• Designing talent solutions that support strategic business and people priorities.
• Supporting executive talent review and succession planning activities.
• Creating innovative development experiences that build leadership capability and readiness.
• Partnering with people business partners senior leaders to unlock development opportunities for high-potential talent.
• Influencing talent outcomes through insight, stakeholder engagement and sound judgement.
• Collaborate with the Global Talent Community of Practice to share regional insights, contribute to global talent initiatives and support their successful adoption across the region.
• Analyse talent and development data to evaluate outcomes, identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to executive and Board-level reporting.

About You

You're passionate about developing talent and helping current and future leaders realise their potential. You bring deep talent development expertise, strong commercial judgement and credibility when partnering with people business partners and senior stakeholders. Comfortable operating in a team environment one day and executive environments the next day, you know how to build support for new ideas, navigate complexity and create development solutions that deliver meaningful business impact.

Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

You'll also have

• Experience in talent development, talent management, succession planning or organisational development.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing talent development initiatives.
• Experience translating talent insights into practical development solutions.
• Experience with reporting on talent outcomes and writing sections for board reporting.
• Experience with Workday is advantageous.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• Hybrid working - a mix of working from home and in the office to support work/life balance
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional support, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid superannuation

Awards & Recognition

We value our employees' experience with us and are proud to have been recognised through a range of industry awards and achievements, reflecting our commitment to inclusion, development and creating a workplace where people can thrive.

Your career. At the heart of it.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are.

If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks, please contact us at [e-mail].

Skills

Active Learning, Client Counseling, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Project Planning, Quality Management, Risk Management, Service Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, Waterfall Model

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.