HR Business Partner

American General Life Insurance Company; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness

401(k) Plan with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Matching charitable donations

Volunteer Time Off

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Corebridge Financial in Jersey City, NJ seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to drive people strategy, partner with leaders, and deliver talent and organizational effectiveness initiatives. This hybrid role reports to the Head of HR Business Partnering and collaborates with COEs and HR Operations to support performance management, training, diversity, and employee relations.

The role requires 5+ years in HRBP with global exposure, strong project management, and business acumen.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated HR business partnership and organizational design experience, insurance experience a plus.
• Experience collaborating with leaders in a large, global company operating in multiple locations, countries, and regions.
• Strong commercial skills with a successful track record that shows business impact through human capital initiatives.
• Demonstrated results orientation and the intensity and drive to achieve excellence in strategy and execution.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and drive strategic initiatives that cross organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Drive the people agenda across your respective client groups.
• Manages HR programs and HR calendar of events (e.g., compensation review, internal mobility, employee relations, succession planning, employee development).
• Collaborates with HRBPs to deliver a One-HR approach to all activities.
• Ensures consistency and completion for all HR processes and requirements throughout a specific scope of population.
• Ensures accuracy and timeliness in delivery of HR information and tools for business objectives and for enterprise-wide guidelines.
• Provides effective input and communication with the team and business/function leaders.
• Operates with a focus on increased collaborative trust, employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and workforce productivity.
• Executes engagement methods that better facilitate teams to work effectively across the enterprise.
• Solves problems that lie at the interface of technology, people, and performance.

Skills

HRBP experience

Organizational design

Global collaboration

Project management

Business acumen

Strategic initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

5+ years HR experience

Insurance/financial services background preferred

Global experience

Job description

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

Values

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who You'll Work With

The Human Resources team attracts, develops, rewards, and retains best-in-class talent to deliver on our company's mission and purpose. Partnering with businesses and functions across the enterprise, we enable Corebridge to succeed by aligning people resources to our strategic goals. We are One HR team focused on supporting all colleagues in reaching their career potential in an environment of continuous learning, inclusion and belonging.

About the Role

The Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for taking an outside-in approach on current and future human capital challenges. This requires business credibility, the ability to partner with leaders, and a deep HR and OD functional knowledge. This role will partner with leaders on strategic business priorities and develop and execute short-and-long-term organizational effectiveness strategies to achieve targeted business and talent outcomes. The HRBP will provide information and insight to other HR leaders on these priorities and strategies. This role will engage with businesses/functions and be directly responsible for delivering and supporting the human capital programs and processes across a business/function. In doing so, the HRBP will partner with the Senior HRBPs, COEs, HR Operations and HRSS to provide human resources support in the delivery and management of effective HR solutions including performance management, employee training and development, diversity/inclusion initiatives, employee relations and individual coaching. In addition, the role will advise and coach leaders on driving the organizational values and culture. The role will be able to differentiate between the needs and wants of the business and execute on the priorities for HR. The HRBPs expertise on the execution of the human capital initiatives is critical to future company success.

The HR Business Partner will report to the Head of HR Business Partnering Responsibilities:

• Drive the people agenda across your respective client groups.
• Manages HR programs and HR calendar of events (e.g., compensation review, internal mobility, employee relations, succession planning, employee development) within area(s) of responsibility.
• Collaborates with HRBPs to deliver a One-HR approach to all activities.
• Ensures consistency and completion for all HR processes and requirements throughout a specific scope of population.
• Ensures accuracy and timeliness in delivery of HR information and tools for business objectives and for enterprise-wide guidelines.
• Provides effective input and communication with the team and business/function leaders.
• Operates with a focus on increased collaborative trust, employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and workforce productivity.
• Executes engagement methods that better facilitate teams to work effectively across the enterprise.
• Solves problems that lie at the interface of technology, people, and performance.

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated human resources business partnership and organizational design experience, insurance experience a plus.
• Experience collaborating with leaders in a large, global company operating in multiple locations, countries, and regions.
• Strong commercial skills with a successful track record that shows business impact through human capital initiatives.
• Demonstrated results orientation and the intensity and drive to achieve excellence in strategy and execution.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and drive strategic initiatives that cross organizational boundaries.
• Proven ability to lead a workstream that will streamline a process or implement a strategy in a short to mid-term basis (1 – 3 years).
• Excellent project management, organization, prioritization, and multitasking skills are critical for success.
• Business acumen and an understanding of the intricacies of the business and the implications of different business models.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, or related field and/or equivalent combination of experience: insurance or financial services industry preferred.
• Global experience.
• 5+ years of HR Business Partnering and broad cross-functional HR experience.
• Experience with large employee base in multiple sites, countries, or regions.

Compensation

Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $125,000 - $160,000 at the commencement of employment. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be dependent on multiple factors, which may include the candidate’s geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications. In addition, the position is eligible for a discretionary bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Work Location

Work Location: This position is based in Corebridge Financial’s Jersey City, NJ office and is subject to our hybrid working policy, which gives colleagues the benefits of working both in an office and remotely.

Estimated Travel

Estimated Travel: Minimal Travel #LI-RL1 #LI-SAFG #LI-Hybrid

Benefit Offerings

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

Eligibility for and participation in employer-sponsored benefit plans and Company programs will be subject to applicable law, governing Plan document(s) and Company policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer Corebridge Financial, is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and we comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment laws. All applicants will be considered for employment based on job‑related qualifications and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. The Company is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. At Corebridge Financial, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to building a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our colleagues are respected as individuals and valued for their unique perspectives.

Corebridge Financial is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees, including any accommodations needed on the basis of physical or mental disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Functional Area

Functional Area: HR - Human Resources

Estimated Travel Percentage (%)

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided

Relocation Provided: No American General Life Insurance Company