People & Capability Lead - Pacific

Company:

Description:

Marsh McLennan is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Melbourne or Sydney office:

People & Capability Lead - Pacific

What can you expect?

The People & Capability Lead oversees the provision of coaching, support and advice to People Managers, aiming to develop and enhance the quality of people management throughout the colleague lifecycle across the Pacific Region.

Working in partnership and collaboration with People Function colleagues you will be key to the coaching and upskill of People & Capability colleagues, driving project management principles through the team and Function, implementing change programs of work to improve our ways of working leading to improved colleague and people manager experience, and team engagement.

What is in it for you?

• Join the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people

• Work in a fun, dynamic, nurturing and fast-paced environment

• Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organization

• Flexibility with a hybrid working model

We will count on you to:

• Play a key role in coaching People & Capability Managers to support and upskill in case management, project management and delivery and continuous improvement

• Support Senior People Managers to deliver coaching, support and advice to enhance the colleague experience including management of complex ER matters

• Provide strong project management discipline across key deliverables and bring the team and others in the People Function with you

• Seek out and implement a range of continuous improvement activities to simplify People processes, team ways of working and improve colleague and people manager experience

• Lead and oversee the delivery of a range of cyclical People function activities in partnership with COE’s, People Partners and People Services

• Lead implementations across the team and ensure that any local market or business nuances are appropriately considered whilst respecting the value of enterprise-wide alignment where appropriate

• Drive the use of metrics and analytics to inform solutions and priorities for change across the business

• Work in proactive partnership with People Services, COEs and People Partners to ensure that local country and business needs are considered as part of development of global policy, process, communications and programs designed to benefit People Managers

What you need to have:

• 7+ years' relevant experience in HR

• Prior team leadership responsibility is preferable. Experience of coaching others is required

• Demonstrated project management skills and experience applying agile and traditional waterfall methodologies

• Experience of leading implementation changes at a regional or country level and adapting where needed in local markets

• Confidence and experience to support business leaders, providing coaching and advice to resolve issues and agree forward actions required

• Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships in a range of contexts

• Demonstrated ability to plan with a business-wide perspective taking into account issues and considerations wider than the immediate business/country

• Experience in using metrics and analytics to identify and deliver changes designed to improve performance

• Strong influencing skills

What makes you stand out?

• Passion for delivering change through working in partnership with others

• Demonstrated enthusiasm for remaining up to date with HR and industry market trends and shares knowledge with colleagues and the business

About Marsh McLennan:

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company’s 85,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well-being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a criminal record check prior to commencement of employment.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person. Note: the changes to our hybrid work policy do not apply to officially designated remote workers and are subject to any works council or local legal requirement.

At Marsh we recognise that our people have different priorities and commitments. We are passionate about providing an inclusive workplace that supports all of our employees in managing those priorities, and we celebrate the diversity of all the family groups that make up our extended Marsh family. Marsh is proud to be an accredited Family Friendly Workplace, and a Work 180 endorsed employer. For information on the benefits and policies at Marsh visit www.work180.com and search “Marsh” under endorsed employers.