Director - Finance and Human Resources Leadership Development Programs

Travelers; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 127,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Wellness program

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a Director to lead strategic development programs in Finance & Accounting and Human Resources Leadership Development. The role coordinates with senior sponsors to set direction and executes strategy to cultivate future leaders.

The position oversees program participants and a Program Manager, focusing on recruitment, development, and rotational assignments across the organization. Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment and intern program strategies including selection, placement and performance management.
• Develop meaningful rotational assignments across business areas to broaden exposure and growth.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Plan and build diverse leadership talent pools and development plans.
• Coach and develop program participants including performance management and compensation aspects.
• Create and review best-practice policies and definitions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Well organized

Accuracy

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.

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.

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/.