American Equity Hiring for Talent Specialist at West Des Moines, IA Full Time

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Talent Specialist manages new and existing programs and projects for the Talent team and responsible for the development of innovative programs and processes to help support and drive solutions in support of AEL employees. This role drives talent and HR programs goals and provide project management support, including defining project plans, managing implementation activities and developing protocols.

This position will sit onsite in Des Moines, IA or New York

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees and tracks all activities related to on-boarding/off-boarding.
• Establishes and maintains proper governance across Talent/HR platforms ensuring completion of all on-boarding, off-boarding, and other mandatory activities (ie: performance management cycle, ing).
• Engages with a broad set of stakeholders to ensure the programs and processes are aligned to the organization’s priorities and goals.
• Organizes, plans, and manages talent development events such as culture onboarding training and similar.
• Accountable for sending new-hire swag, maintaining inventory levels, and ordering supplies.
• Oversees and tracks all mandatory trainings within Learning Management System (LMS) ensuring and providing s of completion.
• Acts as a project manager executing on talent development agenda, including maintaining vendor records, invoices, schedules, and feedback.
• Prepares and distributes training material, handouts, evaluation forms/surveys and post training follow-ups.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality working with new hire and employee information
• Participates and, at times, lead special projects.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct s: None

General Description of Indirect s (2 and 3-downs): None

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field; or equivalent experience, plus two (2) years of Human Resources support or project related experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS:

None

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• High level of professionalism, integrity and confidentiality.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to convey project requirements, progress and updates to stakeholders and team members.
• Ability to manage time effectively, set realistic deadlines and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Proficient in the use of MicroSoft Office Suite.
• Ability to write s, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 – $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What is your desired salary range for this position? Please break down by base salary and bonus.

Experience:

• Human resources support: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in West Des Moines, IA 50266