HR Business Partner Director - Insurance

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

USAA Life Insurance Company is seeking an HR Business Partner Director to act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior executive leadership. The role drives long-term talent strategies aligned with business objectives, using data-driven insights and innovative thinking to tackle complex HR challenges.

This is an individual contributor role influencing stakeholders across the organization. The position supports an office-based hybrid arrangement with potential relocation

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant work experience in human resources or business consulting focusing on strategic initiatives.
• 5 years of experience developing and leading talent solutions aligned to business objectives as an HR Business Partner or similar role.
• Experience telling stories with data to influence senior leaders and presenting executive artifacts.
• Extensive experience designing long-term strategies aligned to business objectives in a matrixed environment.
• Extensive knowledge of HR disciplines and risk/compliance policies.

Responsibilities

• Develops innovative, agile HR strategies aligned with business objectives and tailors talent solutions for functional areas.
• Leads culture of innovation, agility, and growth by partnering with senior leaders.
• Influences enterprise talent offerings using business acumen and data-driven insights.
• Uses a digital-first mindset to drive competitiveness and strategic HR solutions.
• Leads end-to-end organizational design and operating model initiatives.
• Supports thought leadership and drives enterprise HR initiatives across COE partners.
• Manages cross-functional programs with broad impact and aligns workforce plans with cost of labor targets.

Skills

HR strategy development

Stakeholder influencing with data

Executive coaching

Workforce planning

Job description

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values - honesty, integrity, loyalty and service - define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

The Opportunity

As a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior executive leadership as an HR Business Partner Director , you will drive business value through development of long-term talent strategies aligned with business objectives. Leveraging business acumen, data-driven insights and innovative thinking to solve complex HR and business challenges, you will influence key decisions impacting organizational performance while driving initiatives that result in a high-performing and engaged workforce. This is an individual contributor role that influences various stakeholders across the organization.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week.

This position can be based in one of the following locations: Tampa, FL, Colorado Springs, CO, San Antonio, TX, Phoenix, AZ . Relocation assistance is not available.

What you'll do:

• Develops innovative, agile, proactive, and cost-effective HR strategies in alignment with business objectives and related people plans and influences senior executive leaders with recommended talent solutions. Distills macro talent strategies and tailors application for the unique needs of each functional area assuring business effectiveness.
• Responsible for driving a culture of innovation, agility, and growth mindset within their client portfolio by collaborating with senior executive leadership to align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Leverages business acumen related to business goals, objectives and unique talent needs to inform and influence enterprise talent offerings across the HR portfolio.
• Operates with a digital-first mindset to drive competitiveness, agility, and differentiated business capabilities. Leverages data and industry insights in the design of strategic HR solutions.
• Independently leads end-to-end complex organizational design, operating model efforts and other HR initiatives. Diagnoses talent needs and designs fit-for-purpose strategies.
• Leads complex programs and initiatives with broad, cross-functional impact.
• Accountable for strategic approaches and inputs that inform strategic and operational workforce plans and associated cost of labor. Proactively partners with business leaders, Finance and Workforce Planning partners to help ensure alignment with cost of labor targets.
• Provides trusted advice and coaching to senior executive leaders and serves as a strategic catalyst and change champion. Effectively challenges senior executive leaders and delivers difficult messages as needed.
• Mentors and provides leadership and guidance to other HR Business Partners, HR advisors and COE partners. Seeks diverse perspectives from broad network of resources in the development of strategies and solutions.
• Operates as 'One HR,' working in partnership with COE leaders to evaluate and drive HR approaches and processes, influencing improved outcomes in support of changing business needs. Responsible for thought leadership and strategic insights to drive enterprise HR initiatives or solutions.
• Continuously evaluates HR approaches and processes, influencing improved outcomes in support of changing business needs.
• Drives people-related business outcomes and proactively provides valuable insights on both internal and external environments regarding talent identification and organizational blind spots.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• 8 years of relevant work experience in one or more human resource disciplines, or business consulting/analysis experience with a focus on driving strategic initiatives.
• 5 years of experience in developing and leading talent solutions aligned to business objectives as an HR Business Partner or in a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience telling impactful stories with data and insights and influencing senior leaders on complex matters, decisions, and solutions to include building and presenting executive level artifacts to drive decision-making and business outcomes.
• Extensive experience designing and developing long-term strategies aligned to business objectives and driving meaningful change in a matrixed environment.
• Extensive experience leveraging advanced business or industry knowledge in the developmen