Head of Early Career Program

Position description

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance in approximately 70 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets and manage risks.

We’re also committed to making a positive difference for our colleagues and in the communities where we work and live. We encourage colleagues to give back to the causes they care most about, supporting these efforts through our Volunteer Time Off and Matching Grants Programs.

About the Role

AIG is looking to add a highly skilled and passionate Global Early-Career Program Leader based in New York City, NY. This role offers the opportunity to join the Global Talent and Inclusion Team where we drive results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective talent solutions. Our Global Early-Career Program Leader provides oversight and governance to ensure our programs are delivering high quality development opportunities to our analysts while creating future leaders for the company. Our programs focus on the domain-specific development of talent across underwriting, claims & operations, actuaries, finance and technology.

We are seeking an experienced senior Talent Professional who will:

• Lead our AIG-wide strategy to enable the immediate development and growth of our early-career talent across the various businesses and functions. They will provide guidance on the various designs, development opportunities, and delivery models. Additionally, they will advance the existing programs through the introduction of new, innovative approaches aligned to the business strategy.

• Engage with our business champions, program managers and stakeholders to facilitate a program experience that compliments the development of their respective domains through AIG-wide networking, professional development and mentorship.

• Evolve the strategy to create and manage the development of fundamental skills in our analysts through off-the-job experiences, training and curriculum by partnering with our Learning & Development team, key organizations and educational institutions.

• Partner with our talent acquisition team to create and deliver a strategy that enables the sourcing of high-quality talent pools, ensuring a consistent and exceptional onboarding experience for all participants.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Global Early-Careers team and stakeholders in the strategy, coordination and execution of the various aspects of the program and employee lifecycle.

• Lead the development and implementation of programs, tools and resources that support our focus on Early-Career talent in addition to preparing and delivering change management plans to support new programs and initiatives.

• Consult and partner with business and HR stakeholders on workforce talent needs including Early-Career learning to ensure programs/solutions are aligned to business objectives.

• Interpret and analyze data to define and inform our key indicators of success of the programs, as well as analyzing data to identify improvement opportunities to consider in the future of the programs.

• Leverage talent and performance data and insights to determine appropriate Learning & Development curriculum and career experiences to enhance skills and capabilities.

• Support the team in managing budgets, costs and vendors to ensure talent strategies and solutions are effective and efficient.

• Provide program status updates to business and HR stakeholders on the utilization, success and outcomes of programs.

• Provide direction to the global Early-Careers team, setting goals and regularly measuring performance and providing feedback.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in driving people and talent strategies, leading an early-career program a plus.

• Proven ability and motivation to design, develop and implement initiatives which support business strategy and AIG culture.

• Proven ability to consult with and influence within a matrixed organization; interacting with key stakeholders up to and including the executive leadership team.

• Excellent project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects within a busy, team environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proactive, enthusiastic, professional, approachable, and flexible leader.

For this position based in New York City, the base salary range is $150,000 – $180,000 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. A summary of benefits can be viewed here: 2025 Benefits Summary

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