Director, Enterprise Career Development

Job Posting End Date: July 27

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

• All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that's just the beginning…

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary:

The Director, Enterprise Career Development plays a pivotal role in shaping and implementing comprehensive career development strategies tailored to meet the diverse needs of Unum''s workforce. This key position involves creating and executing initiatives that empower employees to achieve their professional goals within the organization. The Director will be responsible for identifying and leveraging opportunities for career programs, resources, and tools to ensure that Unum remains a supportive an inclusive workplace where individuals can thrive in their careers.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise-wide career development strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• Manage a team of highly skilled learning professionals.
• Collaborate with P&C, leadership, and other departments to identify key career and talent development needs aligned to Unum's competencies.
• Design and execute programs that support employee competencies and career growth.
• Establish metrics and key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of career development initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support to employees in navigating career paths within the organization.
• Stay informed about industry best practices and trends in career development and incorporate relevant strategies.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the organization.
• Creates, supports, and maintains an environment of belonging and inclusion with a commitment to ensuring strong diversity of thought and experience within the team
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners to enhance career development opportunities.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor's degree, advance degree preferred.
• 8-10 years' experience in the field of HR/L&D, with a strong knowledge of all P&C functions as key business levers
• Excellent interpersonal skills related to managing a team, building partnerships, and providing strong coaching and consultative services.
• Demonstrated success as an internal consultant.
• Innovative - outside in focus; able to think and create new approaches.
• Demonstrated strength influencing others and driving enterprise results.
• Analytical ability and evaluative thinking skills; demonstrated ability to analyze data, spot trends and put forth value added observations/recommendations.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong ability to think strategically and successfully implement solutions.
• Skilled as a facilitator and in solution development
• Demonstrated leadership experience and ability.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to all levels of management including Senior Management and create strong working relationships.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated desire to experiment, learn constantly.
• Experience in managing external suppliers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and remain on timeline without losing sight of the creative and strategic components.
• Adept at maneuvering in fast-paced, dynamic environment; agile mindset
• Strong service orientation
• Innovative with a bias for simplicity

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$89,900.00-$169,900.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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