People Planning Lead

QBE Insurance Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Family leave

401(k) match

Well-being program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

QBE Insurance Group seeks a role within the People Leadership Team to translate high-priority commitments into coordinated execution and to maintain momentum across milestones, dependencies, risks and decisions.

The position is hybrid, with in-office days 2–3 per week across locations including Atlanta, Chicago, Madison, and internal New York City for internal staff. The salary range is $96,000–$158,500, with eligibility for the discretionary bonus plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Some relevant work experience in operations.
• Experience in all aspects of operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a practical, integrated view of priority People initiatives.
• Support quarterly planning, sequencing and prioritization discussions.
• Help sponsors and initiative owners clarify outcomes, milestones, responsibilities and decision points.
• Provide hands-on execution support for selected cross-functional initiatives.
• Identify dependencies, capacity conflicts and risks requiring PLT attention.
• Create healthy execution discipline through follow-up, constructive challenge and timely escalation.
• Tailor the level and frequency of oversight to the complexity and risk of the work.
• Facilitate concise, decision-focused PLT priority discussions.
• Support organizational effectiveness, stakeholder readiness and adoption for selected initiatives.
• Leverage expertise and resources from across QBE when appropriate.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Management

Client Counseling

Collaboration Tools

Commercial Acumen

Corporate Governance

Cost Management

Critical Thinking

Intentional collaboration

Managing performance

Policy Management

Process Improvements

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Waterfall Model

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

# Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The Opportunity: The purpose of this role is to help the People Leadership Team translate its highest-priority commitments into coordinated execution. The role provides a forward-looking view of selected priorities, helps initiative owners maintain momentum and brings the right level of structure to milestones, dependencies, risks and decisions.

- Location: Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Madison, WI

New York City, New York for internal employees only.

- Work Arrangement: This role is hybrid, where you will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days per week
- The salary range for this role is between $96,000-$158,500

Your New Role:

• - Maintain a practical, integrated view of priority People initiatives.
• - Support quarterly planning, sequencing and prioritization discussions.
• - Help sponsors and initiative owners clarify outcomes, milestones, responsibilities and decision points.
• - Provide hands-on execution support for selected cross-functional initiatives.
• - Identify dependencies, capacity conflicts and risks requiring PLT attention.
• - Create healthy execution discipline through follow-up, constructive challenge and timely escalation.
• - Tailor the level and frequency of oversight to the complexity and risk of the work.
• - Facilitate concise, decision-focused PLT priority discussions.
• - Support organizational effectiveness, stakeholder readiness and adoption for selected initiatives.
• - Leverage expertise and resources from across QBE when appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Competencies

• - Some relevant work experience.
• - Experience in all aspects of operations.

Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.

QBE Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• - Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• - 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• - Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• - Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• - Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• - Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world?

At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

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QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Supplementary information

Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Client Counseling, Collaboration Tools, Commercial Acumen, Corporate Governance, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Policy Management, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.