People Business Partner

Aon plc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off (holidays, vacation, etc

Job summary

Aon plc is seeking a People Business Partner for the Northeast Region in the US. This hybrid role, based out of NYC preferred, partners with COEs to drive people strategies and workforce planning.

You will coach leaders, manage performance and compensation cycles, and champion inclusion across the organization. You will collaborate with regional leadership and COEs, interpret HR data into actionable insights, and travel up to 15% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of industry experience.
• Proven HR leadership experience with a track record in change management, performance management, talent management and employee engagement.
• Strong ability to influence across levels from colleagues to senior leaders and to interpret data into trends.

Responsibilities

• Confidently influence, coach, and counsel leaders and managers on people related matters to foster an inclusive culture.
• Understand business goals and recommend HR approaches to improve objectives, productivity and development.
• Collaborate with COEs (Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, Learning & Development) to support business needs.
• Support workforce planning and organizational design; lead change management and communications of strategy.
• Ensure understanding of new People programs and drive adoption.
• Manage annual cycles for performance, talent, compensation, and engagement across the Northeast Region.
• Coach managers to promote continuous improvement and accountability.
• Drive colleague engagement with the Head of Colleague Experience and plan actions from talent management cycles.
• Champion inclusion initiatives and contribute to global/regional ad-hoc projects.

Skills

HR leadership

Change management

Performance management

Talent management

Employee engagement

Communication

Workforce planning

Relationship management

US employment law knowledge

Data interpretation

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Workday

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of industry experience

Tools

Workday

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an HR organization that has a seat at the table, has a finger on the pulse of the firm and helps the business achieve results by creating a high performing and engaged team? If this sounds like you, Aon is hiring a People Business Partner for our Northeast Region to join our People Organization in the US.

This is a hybrid role out of our Northeast Region offices, NYC preferred.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

As the People Business Partner for the Northeast Region, each day will bring something new, including:

• Confidently influence, coach, and counsel leaders and managers on people related matters to foster a strong Aon United culture of inclusion, courage, connection, and accountability.
• Understand business goals and recommend new approaches to effect improvements in business objectives, productivity and development of HR within the company.
• Collaborate with Northeast Region Leadership, People Org Centers of Excellence (COE) including Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, Learning and Development and others, on key initiatives to support business needs.
• Support workforce planning and organizational design activities, serve as the first line of support for change management and effective communications of business/unit strategy.
• Ensure comprehensive understanding of new and updated People programs and policies to provide proper guidance and drive adoption of changes.
• Responsible for managing annual cycle activities (performance, talent, compensation, and engagement) across the Northeast Region.
• Ensure a high-performance standards are met, coach mangers to ensure they create a culture on their teams of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Contribute to strong colleague engagement by working with our Head of Colleague experience to drive action planning and ensure intended impact from our annual talent management cycle activities across designated client groups.
• Champion inclusion efforts and initiatives across the organization.
• Contribute to global, functional and/or regional ad-hoc projects as needed.

How this opportunity is different

Aon is growing the People Partner team to meet the developing needs of the business. This role is part of the North America People Partner team and is embedded within the business where it can make the most vital impact. In this role, you are responsible for building positive relationships with the business to effectively guide and support on people and talent matters.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Demonstrated professional HR leadership experience.
• Experience in the following areas: change management, performance management, conflict management, talent management, employee engagement, communication and workforce planning.
• Demonstrated relationship and influence management skills across levels (from colleagues to senior leaders)
• Knowledge of US employment laws and currently relevant People trends.
• Ability to meaningfully interpret data and translate into key trends/themes.
• Proficient in MS Office, with expertise in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in a business partner, specialist, and/or generalist role preferred.
• Workday experience preferred.
• Ability to travel if needed up to 15% annually.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of industry experience.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws:

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $170,000 - $190,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts,employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.