OD Capability Partner - Finance Transformation in London

Location: Bexhill or London (both hybrid – approx. one day a week in your preferred office location)

Welcome to Hastings Direct. We are a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. We have made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. We are proud of the journey we are on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance for over four million customers, but we know there is even bigger opportunity out there. The fact you are now reading this job advert means we have tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD – we really hope you like what you see, and you will join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you are not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.

Role overview: Our Finance and Business Services team are about to embark on a period of transformational technological change as part of a broader programme, which aims to deliver a "World Class" finance function by 2027. These technological solutions will drive the automation of manual tasks, which results in us having a greater capacity for deeper analytical and strategic capability.

We pride ourselves on our colleague centric culture (which we call the 4C's), so it will be critical to consider how the finance organisation will develop, how the work performs today and what the future operating model will look like. The key to all this will be the colleague experience – considering the existing skills, required skills, upskilling, reskilling and the appropriate connection to our career frameworks.

Job details – you will need to have demonstrable experience in:

• Providing consultancy across your area(s) of business to identify, propose and collaborate on strategies which drive organisational capabilities, including leadership, culture, capability, efficiency and productivity across Hastings Direct.
• Developing strong relationships and credibility with stakeholders across HR, your business areas and external partners (at all levels) to ensure effective delivery of learning and capability outcomes.
• Leading skills and capability programme development, implementation, ongoing delivery and engagement with stakeholders – managing business engagement, expectations and deliverables.
• Evaluating how initiatives are landing – ensuring that the experience of colleagues impacted and progress against agreed outcomes are measures of success.
• Embedding our 4Cs framework and transformational leadership principles across all solutions to help us embed the right culture and behaviours.

You will play a key role in providing a 'bridge' between the technical and human elements of the change process, showing a good understanding of the new systems, understanding how this technology will impact colleagues and the work they do today and helping to redesign the human processes accordingly.

Essential skills/experience:

• Extensive experience and background as a learning/organisational development practitioner in a fast paced environment.
• Strong planning and programmatic skills with significant experience driving Technology and human transformation end to end.
• Outstanding consultancy skills with the ability to influence long term decisions by simplifying complex issues and providing clarity that will drive the best outcomes.
• Significant stakeholder management skills – able to build trusted relationships by presenting and engaging with colleagues at all levels, across multiple departments.
• Strong commercial and analytical thinking – can showcase how they have used business insight and data to help shape decisions and measure impact.
• Change leadership in a digital/technological background.

The interview process:

• Recruiter screening call
• 1st stage interview with hiring leader
• 2nd interview with hiring leaders leader

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).

Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Benefits: In addition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive:

• Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail.
• Competitive bonus scheme – all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus.
• Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pays for you to receive private medical insurance (also known as PMI).
• Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%.
• Mental wellbeing programme – we have the Thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs.
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks.
• Access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more.

Join us and you will find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you will be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we will give you all the support, training and development you need.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks. At Hastings Direct, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us.