Head HR Digital Enablement and Analytics

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Be part of the future HR transformation at the dynamic intersection of people strategy, technology, and data-driven insights! We're seeking a leader to modernize and optimize our HR digital landscape across our global operations. This is your opportunity to architect extraordinary employee experiences, drive enterprise-wide innovation, and deliver measurable business value through strategic HR digital solutions and advanced analytics.

About the Role

As the Head of HR Digital Enablement & Analytics, you'll develop comprehensive strategies that support our HR solution vision while leading our talented People Analytics team. You'll serve as a key strategic partner to the HR Executive Team, deeply understanding our global HR organization's needs and collaborating with Group Digital & Technology to transform these insights into innovative digital solutions that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and employee experience across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Vision & Leadership - Collaborate with HR teams, Group Digital & Technology, and key stakeholders to define and champion long-term HR process, employee experience, and solution strategies that enable Swiss Re's business objectives
• Data Analytics Excellence - Lead the People Analytics team in developing comprehensive analytics strategies, building predictive models, and creating advanced reporting capabilities that drive organizational insights and strategic decision-making
• Innovation Leadership - Drive partnerships between HR COEs and Group Digital and Technology to optimize HR processes through service design and strategic technology implementation, identifying emerging HR technologies that enhance employee experience
• Enterprise Transformation - Understand HR needs and spearhead digital transformation initiatives across the HR function with significant business impact, working with users to evaluate service efficacy and recommend improvements
• Digital & Analytics Portfolio Management - Partner with Group Digital & Technology to facilitate a portfolio of transformation initiatives, ensuring value-driven investment decisions and developing metrics to gauge HR process effectiveness
• Data Governance & Risk Management - Collaborate with technical teams to create frameworks ensuring data integrity, accessibility, and compliance across HR systems while mitigating risks associated with HR processes
• Strategic Internal and External Partnerships - Cultivate relationships with key external partners to influence roadmaps and integrate innovative solutions into HR processes

About the Team

You and your team will be part of the HR Operational Excellence function, a global, cross functional group dedicated to enhancing the performance, efficiency, and impact of HR services across the organization. With team members based in key hubs including Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and India, the HR Digital and Analytics team that you will lead plays a central role in enabling strategic HR transformation. The team drives continuous improvement across HR services, processes and systems, and promotes data-driven decision making by fostering learning through innovative programs like and facilitating global collaboration through community dashboards.

About You

You're an experienced leader who thrives at the intersection of people strategy, HR service design, digital innovation, and workforce analytics. Your consultative approach allows you to translate complex business challenges into transformative digital solutions. You possess exceptional influencing skills that enable you to navigate organizational complexity and build consensus among diverse stakeholders. Your forward-thinking strategic mindset is balanced by pragmatic execution capabilities and a genuine passion for creating technology and data solutions that enhance workplace experiences.

We need you to bring in the following must-haves:

• University degree and/or equivalent professional qualification in a related field
• Minimum 10 years of significant track record in similar role(s) acquiring relevant skills in HR transformation, service design, technology-enabled transformation, and data analytics
• Deep knowledge and experience in global HR business processes, including strategy development, service delivery, human capital management technologies, with ability to translate business needs into technology requirements
• Advanced expertise in people analytics, data visualization, statistical analysis, and predictive modelling for workforce insights, with experience leading HR data analytics teams and building capabilities within HR functions
• Experience working with enterprise HRIS platforms (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM)
• Proficiency with data analytics tools and languages (Power BI, Tableau, R, Python, SQL)
• Demonstrated ability to influence, collaborate and manage change with key stakeholders across global, matrix organizations
• Knowledge of emerging technologies including GenAI and their application to HR

These are additional Nice to Haves :

• Executive education in digital transformation or advanced HR technology certifications (HRIP, SHRM-SCP)

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office three days per week. This role is not eligible for either relocation assistance or visa sponsorship.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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