HR Business Partner

Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.  

Our collaborative workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel: 

• Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. 
• Confident that they will be treated respectfully. 
• Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed. 

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us. 

A Brief Overview

To partner with the US Business Heads and their teams to align talent with business strategy and to help business units achieve their objectives by creating teams of knowledgeable, enthusiastic, collaborative people who see their values and successes as inseparable from those of our Organization. To ensure regulatory and legal compliance across all locations in respect of all HR-related activities. To partner with Centers of Expertise (Learning & Development, Compensation,  Benefits, HRIS and Talent Acquisition) and Shared Services to ensure they provide the support needed for effective partnership with the business.

The HR Business Parter can be located in San Antonio, Chicago or New York and will be 100% on-site.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Organizational Development & Design: Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness, and partner with business leadership to define and implement new structures, systems and processes.
• Change Management: Provide thought leadership and tools to help managers guide the organization through a high degree of growth and change (communications strategy, proactive needs assessment, problem solving and team effectiveness interventions, etc.).
• Talent Management: In partnership with Talent Management & Organizational Development, lead the leadership team in the development and execution of strategies to ensure optimal talent acquisition, development, and movement within the organization (proactive talent reviews and succession planning, leadership development initiatives, executive staffing, etc.).
• Coaching: Provide advice and counsel to leaders at all levels on people management and organizational issues. Partner with the Vice President Development and Talent Management to design and implement strategies to enhance managerial/ leadership effectiveness.
• HR Initiatives – Support and coordinate HR initiatives related to performance management, talent planning and compensation reviews.  Leverage your experience of project management to plan, influence, manage and implement projects.
• Strategic HR Business Partnership
• Lead execution of all HR programs and services (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Performance Appraisals, Training & Development, Employee Engagement Survey, etc.) within businesses in partnership with Global HR Centers of Expertise and Shared Services.
• Ensure staffing needs of businesses are met in a timely and high-quality manner, both through personal recruitment/assessment/selection efforts and through the management of internal and external recruiting resources as appropriate. Ensure that new employees are on-boarded effectively.
• Handle all employee relations issues within the business in a timely and effective manner (capability, disciplinary issues, grievances etc).
• Ensure effective handling of HR administration needs for the employees.
• Responsible for facilitating periodic training sessions.
• Networks with industry contacts to gather competitive insights and best practices.

What We Need:

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with a foundation of technical knowledge in key HR disciplines
• HRBP/generalist experience strongly preferred
• Experience of operating in a complex matrix environment desirable.
• Knowledge and understanding of US employment law
• Strengths in the area of written and verbal communication
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to build credibility and trust with leaders
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

How We Work

Employees at Argo thrive together as a responsible, profitable specialty insurer where all stakeholders share in our success. 
We are committed to:

• The entrepreneurial spirit
• Doing the right thing
• Collaborating
• Respecting each other

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin or citizenship (including language use restrictions), denial of family and medical care leave, disability (mental and physical) , including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, child birth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400. 

PLEASE NOTE:  At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400. 

To all recruitment agencies:  Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Argo Group, please do not forward any resumes to Argo Group employees.   Argo Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. (“Argo” or the “Company”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd. (“BWS”), a New York and Toronto-listed public company. Argo, with over $8 billion of assets on its balance sheet, is a leading underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty (P&C) market, working with independent agents, wholesale brokers, and retail brokerage partners to deliver collaborative solutions for niche markets.

BWS is a leading wealth solutions provider, focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of wealth protection and retirement services, and tailored capital solutions. BWS is backed by Brookfield Corporation, a leading global investment firm whose asset management business manages more than $1 trillion in assets as of September 30, 2024.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin or citizenship (including language use restrictions), denial of family and medical care leave, disability (mental and physical) , including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, child birth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

The collection of your personal information is subject to our HR Privacy Notice

Our Benefits

Developing our employees professionally and personally strengthens our organization.
Argo Group offers an attractive Total Rewards package that includes:

• A culture that recognizes performance and empowers employees to excel, offering competitive compensation and merit driven profit sharing.
  
  
• Workplace policies that support employee well-being include flex time and floating holidays.
  
  
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial planning options that employees can tailor to meet their personal and family needs.  In addition to traditional health and wellness plans, benefits include dental, disability, life insurance, medical, and vision insurance, matching 401(k) retirement savings, generous paid time off (21 days of PTO, 11 paid company holidays, 3 floating holidays and a paid voluntary day), paid caregiver and parental leave, paid bereavement, jury duty/court appearances, and military (up to 14 days) leave, employee assistance program (EAP), and an array of voluntary benefits.  
  
  
• Argo Academy, a digital and instructor-led platform that offers continuous learning and professional development – Training magazine lists Argo among the Training "Top 125" Companies.   Argo encourages career mobility and continuing education to pursue and maintain professional and industry designations, in addition to traditional university and higher education programs.
  
  
• An inclusive culture that develops and sponsors diverse teams, encourages cross-functional engagement and collaboration, builds community through employee resource groups (ERGs), and provides an environment that welcomes ongoing dialogue, creative innovation, professional and personal development.
  
  
• Active community outreach and volunteer programs.
  
  
• A generous Employee Referral program that results in approximately 25% of all new hires annually.