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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: <ul><li>Award-winning culture </li><li>Inclusion and diversity as a priority </li><li>Performance Based Incentive Plans</li><li>Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short &amp; Long-Term Disability </li><li>Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) </li><li>Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution </li><li>Mental health support </li><li>Career advancement opportunities  </li><li>Student loan repayment options </li><li>Tuition reimbursement</li><li>Flexible work environments </li></ul><h3></h3><h3>*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.</h3>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! <h2>General Summary:</h2>Unum is seeking a strategic &amp; dynamic Talent Acquisition Consultant to support full-cycle, high-volume recruiting with a focus on class-hiring within our Customer Operations organization. In this role, you will collaborate with stakeholders to execute the end-to-end recruitment of assigned requisitions. Your responsibilities include determining job requirements, screening candidates, forecasting hiring needs, sourcing, and the recruiting &amp; selection process to meet Unum’s business needs. As a Talent Advisor and Brand Ambassador, you will promote Unum through various outreach initiatives and events, ensuring we attract top talent in a competitive market. This is a hybrid role based out of our Chattanooga, TN campus- a vibrant hub of collaboration, innovation, and engagement. We believe that the most impactful relationships are built face-to-face, and this role offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of our culture. While we support flexibility with our office culture, the ability to build trust and influence in real time is essential to success in this role.How You’ll Thrive<ul><li>Ensure that Unum hires the highest quality candidates with the skills, education and experience necessary to meet our business needs. </li><li>Execute comprehensive sourcing and recruitment strategies for exempt and high-volume non-exempt openings to meet current and ongoing staffing requirements.</li><li>Develop strong rapport &amp; working relationships with diverse audiences, including but not limited to business management, faculty and academic administration, student organizations, vendors and community resources.</li><li>Conduct structured interviews and assessments to ensure we select top-quality candidates.</li><li>Develop strategies for attracting diverse talent through networking to boost Unum’s brand and proactively source and identify candidates for pipeline.</li><li>Consult and educate managers and selection teams on recruiting and selection-related topics and issues.</li><li>Plan, coordinate and execute on-campus recruitment efforts, including information sessions, career fairs, etc.</li><li>Meet recruiting goals and high-performance standards to support achievement of business results.</li><li>Promote the employee referral bonus program to create additional pools of quality talent.</li><li>Keep abreast of industry trends to ensure candidates meet current standards.</li><li>Partner and collaborate to develop alternative recruiting strategies, as needed.</li><li>May perform other duties as assigned.  </li></ul>What You’ll Bring with You<ul><li>Associates degree required.  Bachelor’s degree preferred.</li><li>3&#43; years of successful recruitment and selection experience required, with knowledge in all full-cycle recruiting components and the ability to manage high volume recruitment.</li><li>Insurance industry experience and HR certifications preferred.</li><li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills; highly organized and detailed.</li><li>Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.</li><li>Strong negotiation, decision making and persuasion skills.</li><li>Rapport building and interpersonal skills for effective networking.</li><li>Must be able to manage competing demands, accept criticism and constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexible.</li><li>Ability to work in a metric driven environment required.</li><li>Understanding of the job market and the ability to address challenges with alternate recruiting strategies.</li><li>Ability to gain the attention and respect of hiring managers.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to function/recruit on a national/international, multi-location level.</li><li>Strong technical aptitude: extensive use of internet as a vehicle for sourcing, job postings and researching; Ability to effectively learn and utilize Applicant Tracking Systems; Ability to grasp MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).</li></ul>~IN1#LI-CC1Unum 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&#39;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.$53,300.00-$100,700.00Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short &amp; 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.Company:Unum

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Job Posting End Date: September 21Who are we?We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.<h2>The role</h2>What will you be doing?Purpose: The Strategy Manager is a senior individual contributor responsible for shaping and delivering key elements of Unum UK’s strategy. Working in close partnership with the Strategy &amp; Transformation Director, the role leads high-impact strategic analysis, priority initiatives and executive-ready outputs, including monitoring the external market and generating competitor insight. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy across defined strategic areas, without direct line management responsibility, and plays a key role in enabling the effectiveness and pace of the wider strategy agenda. This role also manages and support various strategic projects working closely with SMEs and leaders.What will you bring?About the RoleUnum UK has recently launched a new strategic horizon and is entering an exciting period of transformation. As customer expectations evolve, technology continues to reshape service delivery, and new opportunities emerge across the market, we&#39;re looking for a Strategy Manager to help define and drive our future direction.Working closely with the Strategy &amp; Transformation Director, you&#39;ll play a key role in bringing external market insights into the business, identifying emerging trends, opportunities and risks, and supporting senior leaders in making informed, evidence-based strategic decisions.This is a high-impact role at the heart of Unum UK, offering the opportunity to influence strategic priorities, challenge thinking constructively, and turn complex business issues into clear and actionable recommendations.What You&#39;ll Be Doing<ul><li>Monitor and analyse market trends, customer needs, competitor activity and industry developments</li><li>Identify strategic opportunities and potential risks across the business</li><li>Develop evidence-based insights and recommendations to inform business decisions</li><li>Support the creation and delivery of strategic initiatives and transformation programmes</li><li>Partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation to shape future priorities</li><li>Translate complex information into clear, compelling and actionable business cases</li><li>Challenge existing thinking and drive continuous improvement through strategic insight</li></ul>What We&#39;re Looking For<ul><li>Experience in a strategy, consulting, transformation or commercial role</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex issues</li><li>Proven ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders</li><li>Commercially minded with a naturally curious approach</li><li>Experience working within financial services, insurance, employee benefits, or another regulated B2B environment</li><li>Excellent communication and presentation skills</li><li>Ability to turn insight into tangible business outcomes</li></ul>Why Join Unum?<ul><li>Generous bonus scheme</li><li>Defined Contribution pension scheme</li><li>Life, medical and income protection insurance</li><li>Access to remote GP services</li><li>Nutrition coaching and personal training support</li><li>Unlimited mental health support</li><li>Medical second opinion service</li><li>27 days annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days (plus Bank Holidays)</li><li>Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme</li><li>Free on-site electric vehicle charging points</li></ul>Strategy ManagerLocation: Dorking or Basingstoke Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week working from home)#LI-NM1#LI-HybridWhy join us?At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.As a part of our commitment to creating an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.unum.co.uk/about-us/celebrating-inclusion-and-diversity">inclusive workplace</a>, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions. If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:careers&#64;unum.co.uk">careers&#64;unum.co.uk</a>.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.Company:Unum UK

Strategy Manager

Job Posting End Date: September 10When 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: <ul><li>Award-winning culture </li><li>Inclusion and diversity as a priority </li><li>Performance Based Incentive Plans</li><li>Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short &amp; Long-Term Disability </li><li>Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) </li><li>Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution </li><li>Mental health support </li><li>Career advancement opportunities  </li><li>Student loan repayment options </li><li>Tuition reimbursement</li><li>Flexible work environments </li></ul><h3></h3><h3>*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.</h3>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! <h2>General Summary:</h2>This position is accountable for providing financial management, business strategies for the compensation design and analysis that drives the sales activities for Colonial Life’s agents and W2 support positions. This includes design, development, implementation and analysis of compensation and incentive programs for all levels of the independent contractor field sales force and employees who provide sales management and sales support. In addition, provide distribution strategy analysis and recommendations. Leadership expectations include maximizing opportunities to better educate Home Office employees and independent contractors how our compensation plans support sales strategies.Principal Duties and Responsibilities<h3>The first 3 points make up 60% of the job responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Design, develop, implement and manage sales compensation plans that align corporate and field sales force objectives.</li><li>Develop and deliver effective sales compensation tools for the sales organization such as: compensation plans and income projection models and provide training on the use of these tools.</li><li>Initiate and supervise sales planning and related adjustments for the field force</li><li>Develop and manage cost effective financing programs that help attract and retain successful sales managers.</li><li>Ownership of Colonial Life’s sales projection process which drives significant enterprise wide financial decisions.</li><li>Support the AVP Comp Design, Sales Planning &amp; Analysis, and Head of Sales with distribution strategy, performance management, and other related topics.</li><li>Provide analytical support and make recommendations for Colonial’s Incentive &amp; Awards programs.</li><li>Work with all levels of sales management to evaluate profitable sales opportunities and meet with potential large producing reps, managers, and brokers.</li><li>Negotiate and resolve compensation related conflicts.</li><li>Provide liaison support and guidance to other Colonial Life departments such as product marketing and broker marketing that either impact or are impacted by sales force compensation.</li><li>Leads strategic work associated with compensation and data analysis tied to the enterprises initiatives such as Cross Brand Sales (CBS), Gathr, etc.</li><li>Scope of responsibilities impact the following:<ul><li>10,000 &#43; independent career agents with 40&#43; compensation plans</li><li>200 &#43; employee sales management and sales support positions with 10&#43; compensation plans</li><li>Annual 1099 compensation of $350M&#43;</li><li>Annual W2 compensation of $25M&#43;</li></ul></li><li>Performs other duties as assigned</li></ul>Job Specifications<ul><li>Proven analysis, problem solving and decision-making skills.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Ability to negotiate and interact with all levels of the sales force and home office employees including senior management.</li><li>High level of initiative, flexibility and desire.  </li></ul><h2>Preferred</h2><ul><li>In-depth knowledge of the Colonial sales organization and sales compensation programs.</li><li>MBA with 5&#43; years experience involving financial, business and sales analysis, (or BS/BA in related field with 10&#43; years of relevant experience).</li><li>High level of experience with financial analysis and cost benefit analysis.</li><li>Familiarity with Colonial’s home office sales support functions.</li><li>Familiarity with Colonial’s financial, actuarial, operational, and marketing functions.</li><li>Life and health insurance industry experience.</li></ul>~IN1#LI-KL1Unum 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&#39;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-$169,900.00Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short &amp; 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.Company:Colonial Life

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