Job Details

Overview

At SageSure , our people are at the core of our success, and we are committed to building a high-performing, high-impact HR function that aligns with our business strategy. We are seeking a Director, People Business Partners (PBP), to lead and evolve our PBP function, ensuring it delivers strategic, data-driven, and proactive HR solutions that fuel business success. As a key member of the Talent Management Leadership Team, this role will drive the effectiveness of our PBP team, ensuring HR is a true partner to the business. The ideal candidate is a strategic, business-oriented HR leader who understands balancing people, performance, and business priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. This role is for a forward-thinking, high-impact HR leader passionate about driving business outcomes, empowering HRBPs, and leveraging data to make informed workforce decisions. Additionally, this leader will help be a connector across the People Team, working closely with the People Leadership Team to ensure seamless collaboration, process optimization, and scalability of people programs.

We want you if you are:

• Adaptable and flexible, ready to adjust to changing priorities and business demands.
• A strategic thinker who can connect the dots between business objectives and operational execution.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, anticipating challenges before they arise and taking ownership of execution.
• A master collaborator with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment.
• An exceptional communicator, capable of distilling complexity into clear, actionable insights.
• Discreet and trustworthy, with a strong commitment to maintaining confidentiality.

What you'd be doing:

• Lead the evolution of the PBP function from primarily tactical execution to a more strategic, business-aligned function.
• Establish and drive consistency in PBP practices, processes, and service delivery, ensuring a unified and high-impact function.
• Establish and reinforce best practices in PBP service delivery, ensuring PBPs operate as strategic advisors to business leaders.
• Define and implement key performance metrics to measure PBP effectiveness, including the impact of HR programs on business performance.
• Act as a connector between PBPs and COEs (Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Experience) to drive seamless execution of people programs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of high-impact PBPs, ensuring they are seen as trusted advisors to the business.
• Provide ongoing training and mentorship, ensuring the team has the business acumen, strategic thinking, and consultative skills needed to influence at all levels.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation within the PBP team, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Partner with Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management to ensure PBPs are effectively executing on performance management, compensation strategies, leadership development, and talent mobility.
• Build and implement a PBP effectiveness scorecard, ensuring data is used to measure and enhance the function's impact.
• Provide guidance on change management, leadership development, and employee experience strategies to strengthen culture and engagement.
• Act as a thought partner to senior leadership, providing strategic counsel on workforce planning, talent retention, and organizational design.

We're looking for someone who has:

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5+ years in a PBP leadership role.
• Strong experience in data-driven HR practices, workforce analytics, and strategic workforce planning.
• Deep business acumen, with the ability to translate business needs into HR strategies.
• Experience coaching, developing, and mentoring PBPs to increase their strategic influence.
• Expertise in change management, organizational design, leadership development, and employee engagement.
• Proven ability to use data and analytics to shape talent strategies and measure HR's impact.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to partner with and influence senior leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive business alignment.

About SageSure

Named among the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance for four years in a row (2020-2023), SageSure is one of the largest managing general underwriters (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed markets in the US. Since its founding in 2009, SageSure has experienced exceptional growth while generating underwriting profits for carrier partners through hurricanes, wildfires, and hail. Available in 16 states, SageSure offers more than 50 competitively priced home, flood, earthquake, and commercial products on behalf of its highly rated carrier partners. Today, SageSure manages more than $1.9 billion of inforce premium and helps protect 640,000 policyholders.

SageSure has more than 1000 employees working remotely or in-office across nine offices: Cheshire, Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Houston, Texas; Jersey City, New Jersey; Mountain View, California; Marlton, New Jersey; Tallahassee, Florida; and Seattle, Washington.

SageSure offers generous health benefits and perks, including tuition reimbursement, wellness allowance, paid volunteer time off, a matching 401K plan, and more.

SageSure is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a workforce that reflects the spectrum of perspectives, experiences, and abilities of the world we live in. We recognize that our differences make us strong, and we actively seek out diverse candidates through partnerships with organizations, institutions and communities that represent various backgrounds. We champion belonging and inclusion for all identities, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, ability status, gender, and country of origin, striving to create a culture where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

Our nimble, highly responsive culture nurtures critical thinkers who run toward problems and engineer solutions. We relentlessly pursue better outcomes by investing in the technology, talent, and tools that position us to succeed in demanding markets. Come join our team! Visit sagesure.com/careers to find a position for you.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales

Industries

• Insurance