Overview
In this role, you will act as a strategic People leader for QBE’s Insurance function, partnering with executive leaders to shape workforce strategy and organisational decisions. You will drive capability, leadership development and change management, integrating people insights into business priorities. You’ll lead the Insurance PBP team and orchestrate cross-functional expertise to address AI, technology, and workforce design for the future. This is a high-impact role at a global insurer focused on sustaining engagement, performance, and responsible transformation.
Pay / Benefits
- 30 days holiday with option to buy up to 2 extra days
- Flexible working
- Pension plan with 10% employer contributions
- Private medical insurance for you and family
- Family friendly policies with 26 weeks leave
- Cycle-to-Work programme
Responsibilities
- Partner with Executive leaders to influence strategy, investment priorities and operating-model decisions
- Develop forward-looking workforce plans aligned with business strategy and technology investments
- Lead workforce design conversations arising from AI and automation, shaping roles, capability and capacity
- Ensure people implications are considered in business transformation and technology decisions
- Orchestrate the People function to translate priorities into a coordinated agenda across portfolios
- Champion initiatives to enhance employee engagement, capability and experience
- Utilise people data and analytics to drive measurable business outcomes
- Lead and develop the Insurance PBP team and share best practices across the portfolio
- Drive organisational change and change management across strategic initiatives
- Facilitate talent and succession discussions and build diverse talent pipelines
- Provide trusted advisory on organisational design, employee relations, performance and recruitment
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and People colleagues to embed people considerations in decisions
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and best practice across the organisation
Key requirements
- Senior HR leader experience in a complex, matrixed organisation
- Proven ability to develop and deliver people strategies balancing business priorities and employee experience
- Strong influencing, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading organisational change, workforce planning, talent, succession and organisational effectiveness initiatives
- Collaborative leadership across Centres of Excellence and multiple geographies
- Data-driven, commercially-minded with ability to translate insights into outcomes
- Influencing
- Stakeholder management
- Collaborative leadership
- People analytics and workforce analytics
- Change management
- Talent management and succession
Senior People Business Partner in London employer: QBE Insurance Group
At QBE, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our London-based IT Business Analyst role provides not only competitive benefits such as flexible working arrangements and generous holiday allowances but also ample opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team environment. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the insurance industry while enjoying a strong commitment to sustainability and employee well-being.
