HR Operations Leader

| Chicago, IL | Hybrid
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The CNA HR Operations Team is focused on supporting our employees and our HR colleagues. Come and join this innovative, collaborative group of professionals as we work together to deliver an exceptional employee experience that makes CNA a great place to work!
Job Summary
CNA has an opening for a HR Operations leader in our home office located in downtown Chicago. This role will be responsible for leading and providing day to day oversight for our HR Operations team that acts as the central point of contact for general HR queries, develops and refines our ongoing HR processes, oversees our HRIS data management and integrity, and provides exceptional HR transactional guidance for over 5,000 CNA team members. We are seeking an individual that is collaborative, innovative and adaptable to change with strong people leadership, project management, and shared service experience. This is a role where you will be given the opportunity to build and partner with your HR peers to take our HR Operations at CNA to a whole new level.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
In this role you will:

  • Manage a team of HR Operations professionals including performance management, delineation of duties and responsibilities, resourcing, development, training, and coaching
  • Provide strategic leadership and tactical oversight of the customer-centric, results oriented CNA HR Operations Team
  • Lead multiple HR processes under the umbrella of HR operations, including: HRIS data and position management; employee service center team operations; onboarding and offboarding; and the annual performance management end-user process. Analyze other opportunities across HR to further centralize delivery of ongoing HR processes
  • Provide oversight and point of escalation for all day-to-day HR operational support activities, ensuring barriers are removed and business needs are met
  • Conceive and implement next-generation HR processes and services that result in scalability, efficiency, quality, and value-creation and identify opportunities to improve and automate end-to-end processes and reduce manual interventions
  • Ensure high levels of collaboration and coordination between HR Operations, HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) and HR Business Partners for effective service delivery, ensuring agility to deliver against business priorities and proactively identifying areas of improvement
  • Develop KPIs, dashboards and other scorecard metrics to continually monitor HR operations processes, manage team workflow patterns, analyze trends, drive enhancements, improve the employee experience and report on key data to the HR Leadership Team
  • Continuously benchmark with external sources on current and competitive HR practices to ensure best practices are leveraged to improve HR operations deliverables in alignment with CNA needs
  • Perform quarterly SOX audits and ensure the data integrity of the HRIS system (Workday) with the highest level of confidentiality


Skills Knowledge and Abilities

  • Ability to effectively lead and motivate others in accomplishing established goals; builds a strong team by attracting, leading, developing and maintaining key talent.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, rapid-changing environment and prioritizing situations which require sense of urgency
  • Strong customer service orientation
  • Comfort with ambiguity and ability to use sound judgement to drive complex issues to resolution and influence to achieve results
  • Thinks creatively and uses diverse ideas to solve problems
  • Collaborative approach and ability to partner both across HR team and cross-functionally
  • Experience with sophisticated project management and operating in a fast-paced environment and handling multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • Proven ability to take initiative and continuously seek ways to improve existing processes
  • Maintain confidentiality and integrity in everything you do
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to comfortably interact with all levels within the organization.
  • Raises expectations of self and others by continuously learning and broadening industry and technical skills


Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Typically a minimum of 8 years Human Resources Operations/Shared Services experience, including 5 years of management experience in an HR Operations team.
  • Proven experience with HRIS systems, (Servicenow, Workday, ADP and Cornerstone preferred)


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An Insider's view of CNA

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

Work-life balance has always been a priority for me. It always will be. CNA’s hybrid working model allows me to not only maximize collaboration with my peers but also take advantage of increased flexibility by combining remote and in-office work. I’m empowered to take control of my schedule based on what works best for me and my team.

Alison Massey

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How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

On the Security Advisory team, collaboration is key to what we do. We sit at a unique intersection of security goals and business objectives. By working across nearly every IT team at CNA, we balance the need for maintaining secure initiatives and keeping projects on track. It’s our job to find the best, secure path to ‘Yes’ for business requests.

Zach Jones

Director, Security Advisory

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

I joined CNA as a contractor and became a full-time employee after an eight-year contractor journey. I’m passionate about solving technical challenges and CNA allows me to foster that passion. Every day, I learn about emerging technologies. I’m empowered to develop, grow, and create a career that works for me and my lifestyle.

SenthilKumar Asokan

Applications Engineer Senior Specialist

How do your team's ideas influence the company's direction?

Enterprise Architecture creates foundations for IT expectations across CNA. I’m on a team that builds reusable IT assets, communicates best practices, and decides standards for tooling, and more. I influence CNA outside of my role, too, specifically through CNA’s Employee Resource Groups. I’m empowered to influence both IT and our culture of inclus

Lisa Smith

Architecture Senior Specialist

What does career growth look like on your team?

Career growth can take on many different forms at CNA, and that’s because there are always opportunities to acquire transferrable skills. On my team specifically, we’re encouraged to identify and work toward development opportunities that matter to us. We’re empowered to make a difference while advancing our careers.

Josie Lee

Director, HR Business Partner

What are CNA Perks + Benefits

CNA Benefits Overview

One of the many advantages of working at CNA is the benefits program we offer you and your eligible dependents,
beginning on the first day of your employment. The program features a variety of plans that provide health care
benefits, well-being, disability and survivor protection, and 401(k) savings, among others. Below are highlights
of the offerings.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Some meals provided
Relocation assistance
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications

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