Director - Finance and Human Resources Leadership Development Programs

Socket.dev; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 127,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan matching

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Volunteer Encouragement

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a leader to direct our Leadership Development Programs within Finance, Accounting and HR. You will guide program strategy, manage a team of participants and a Program Manager, and partner with senior boards to ensure future leaders.

This role shapes rotations, performance management and development plans across the organization. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in leadership development, strong communication, and a detail‑oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6 years of experience with developmental programs.
• People leadership experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail oriented and well organized.

Responsibilities

• Develops recruitment and intern program strategies including selection and placement.
• Collaborates with business leadership to create rotational assignments.
• Identifies and implements process improvements.
• Plans to build leadership talent and development plans.
• Coaches and develops program participants and manages HR components.
• Creates and reviews best practice policies.

Skills

Leadership development

Recruitment strategies

Program management

People leadership

Communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Human Resources

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$126,500.00 - $208,700.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

This position provides strategic leadership direction, broad oversight, and implementation of all aspects of our Finance & Accounting and Human Resources Leadership Development Programs (LDPs). The goal of the programs are to attract and develop individuals who are highly skilled and who have the potential to become future leaders of the organization. The Director works with the Program Operating Committee and may work in partnership with Senior Leadership Sponsor Boards to set the direction and execute the strategy to ensure that this goal is achieved. This role will lead a team of Program Participants, as well as, one Program Manager.

What Will You Do?

• Develops the recruitment and intern program strategies, including selection, placement, performance management, compensation planning, and development of program participants and interns.
• Works with business leadership to develop meaningful rotational assignments and placement of individuals to facilitate exposure to various business areas within the company and to provide meaningful development opportunities and growth.
• Identifies and implements process improvement initiatives/opportunities.
• Develops and executes the program's planning effort to identify and build a diverse pool of leadership talent, counseling management on the development process and execution of development plans to build skill, competency and organizational capability.
• Responsible for the coaching and development of program participants through their program experience, including all HR management components such as talent calibration, performance management and compensation.
• Responsible for creation of best practice policies, policy definitions/ reviews/ revisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 6 years of experience with developmental programs.
• People leadership experience.
• Strong written and verbal communications.
• Detailed oriented.
• Proven high degree of accuracy.
• Well organized.

What is a Must Have?

• 6 years of professional experience working in Leadership Development or related business experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance:Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement:Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off:Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program:The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement:We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.