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Head of People roles sit at the intersection of HR strategy, talent acquisition, and organizational design, making them a strong fit for F-1 OPT students with degrees in human resources, organizational behavior, or business administration. Most positions qualify as specialty occupations, supporting H-1B visa sponsorship after your OPT period ends.
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The People Partner provides human resources support to managers and employees in designated segments in one or more Assurant Lines of businesses (LOB) focusing on the employee experience, enabling business outcomes, and using data to help make solid business decisions.
The People Partner, in partnership with the People Business Partner, provides comprehensive and consistent coaching and counseling services to employees and managers on performance and conduct/behavioral related challenges; answering questions and listening to concerns about the workplace and jobs. The Partner will also work with the Business Partner to assist the LOB in identifying people and talent needs in the organization through the application of talent program and processes.
The People Partner may be involved in requests to investigate situations that may require investigation or have a sense of urgency to resolve. Those requests may come from employees, managers, Legal, the People Experience Center etc. In addition, the People Partner will proactively work with People Business Partners, managers & leaders in the People Experience center, providing insights and trends that impact the achievement of business results.
The feedback and coaching provided by the People Partner will model and reinforce the learnings of Success in Leading Employees to enable managers to leverage their discretion in judgment to determine the most appropriate course of action while continuing to focus on the employee experience. To this end he or she will promote The Assurant Way in their approach to policies, procedures, and practices to minimize risk to the company.
Creating and maintaining strong relationships will be critical to success as the People Partner will serve as a key resource to managers and People Business partners. In this capacity the People Partner may provide training to managers on topics that will enhance engagement or provide greater insights into management of people resources to support business objectives. Relationships with the other COE’s in the People Organization such as Talent Acquisition and the People Experience Center, will be vital to the success of this role.
This role espouses the vision of the People Organization by:
- Putting people first
- Helping our employees realize their potential
- Empowering our employees to do their best work
- Embedding Diversity Equity and Inclusion in all that we do
Living The Assurant Commitments in all that we do
What will my duties and responsibilities be in this job?
The People Partner, focusing on the employee experience, provides proactive and reactive coaching and consultative human resources advice and services to all employees of Assurant in their designated business unit from intake to resolution. This coaching and advice is centered around and leverages the core learnings of Success in Leading Employees (i.e. StAR/StAR-AR, GROW) as they counsel on Performance Development and Performance Improvement situations. They will build and maintain strong working relationships with Managers and with the People Business Partners for their client group.
- Provides hiring & staffing assistance such as interviewing, assessing and selection to managers as needed. Including effective compensation management and development of job descriptions for needed positions.
- Works with managers in client group in their efforts around Employee Engagement that could include action planning, team meetings and follow-up to ensure closure on plans.
- Provides performance coaching and advice which may include participation in meetings with employees and managers.
- Provides advice on policy interpretation with the focus on advising managers to always use their judgment and discretion. The Partner will leverage the Success in Leading Employees information in their interactions with managers and promote the use of this information to the Managers.
- Provides education and training to managers as needed in areas such as FMLA, Union Avoidance, Wage and Hour, Accommodations etc. Collaboratively makes decisions about training needed by consulting with managers, Legal and/or People Business Partner.
- Performs consultation responsibilities to assist managers & leaders in the termination process whether a reduction in force or a voluntary or involuntary termination including participating in any termination meeting with employees.
- Facilitates the end-to-end process of the reduction in force in consultation with the People Business Partner and Business leadership. This will include the assessment of talent, notification to impacted associates and continued support to those employees after notification.
- Performs more routine inquiries, research or investigation into issues raised by employees, managers, or other sources.
- Participates in additional projects as identified by the People Organization leadership.
The People Partner leverages NeoCase/ ERIN, to document and manage the types of situations that come to them from managers and employees. The Partner will use multiple tools (Workday, Peakon, ERIN, etc.) to mine data for their client groups and use the analytics to drive performance in the organization. In addition, the Partner will recommend updates and suggestions to the content in the Knowledgebase and in the analytics that will improve the content available to them and to the managers.
The People Partner will develop and maintain relationships with members of the People Experience Center team to expedite and ensure that employee and manager concerns or requests which have been escalated are responded to in a timely, consistent, and accurate manner as well as documented appropriately.
What are the requirements needed for this position?
- Bachelor’s degree in a related area with a minimum of 1 year of experience in an HR professional role or a minimum of 4 years’ experience in an HR professional role or managing people. Experience must include coaching and advising all levels of employees in areas such as performance, organizational change, employee engagement, working relationships.
- Knowledge of employment law at the federal and state level (FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII, EEO and other applicable employment related laws)
What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills desired.
- Certification as PHR, SPHR or SHRM CP or SCP preferred
- Experience in handling employee related investigations and writing report summaries
- Minimum of 1 year HR support for a workforce of a minimum of 250 employees.
Pay Range
$74,600.00 - $124,700.00
If no application deadline is provided, this role may be a pipeline requisition, and we'll continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis, or there is no requirement for this information in the location where the role is posted.
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience, and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
Helping People Thrive in a Connected World
Connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas. And we’ll bring you a place where you can thrive. Learn more at jobs.assurant.com.
What’s the culture like at Assurant?
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 14 countries and awarded the Fortune America’s Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.
Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
AI and Biometric Usage
Assurant supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but we want to know the real you. Visit our AI Usage Guidelines page to understand what we expect from applicants regarding their use of AI during the application process. Since we would like to know the real you, we require that all of our virtual interviews be conducted on video.
Employment is contingent upon completion of a required identity verification process, which may include biometric technology, where permitted by applicable law and subject to applicable notice and consent requirements. See our Privacy Notice to learn about Assurant’s privacy practices, including our use of AI-enabled technology, automated decision making, and biometric information.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.
Job Scam Alert
Please be aware that during Assurant's application process, we will never ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, bank account details, or passwords.
Overview of Position
The People Partner provides human resources support to managers and employees in designated segments in one or more Assurant Lines of businesses (LOB) focusing on the employee experience, enabling business outcomes, and using data to help make solid business decisions.
The People Partner, in partnership with the People Business Partner, provides comprehensive and consistent coaching and counseling services to employees and managers on performance and conduct/behavioral related challenges; answering questions and listening to concerns about the workplace and jobs. The Partner will also work with the Business Partner to assist the LOB in identifying people and talent needs in the organization through the application of talent program and processes.
The People Partner may be involved in requests to investigate situations that may require investigation or have a sense of urgency to resolve. Those requests may come from employees, managers, Legal, the People Experience Center etc. In addition, the People Partner will proactively work with People Business Partners, managers & leaders in the People Experience center, providing insights and trends that impact the achievement of business results.
The feedback and coaching provided by the People Partner will model and reinforce the learnings of Success in Leading Employees to enable managers to leverage their discretion in judgment to determine the most appropriate course of action while continuing to focus on the employee experience. To this end he or she will promote The Assurant Way in their approach to policies, procedures, and practices to minimize risk to the company.
Creating and maintaining strong relationships will be critical to success as the People Partner will serve as a key resource to managers and People Business partners. In this capacity the People Partner may provide training to managers on topics that will enhance engagement or provide greater insights into management of people resources to support business objectives. Relationships with the other COE’s in the People Organization such as Talent Acquisition and the People Experience Center, will be vital to the success of this role.
This role espouses the vision of the People Organization by:
- Putting people first
- Helping our employees realize their potential
- Empowering our employees to do their best work
- Embedding Diversity Equity and Inclusion in all that we do
Living The Assurant Commitments in all that we do
What will my duties and responsibilities be in this job?
The People Partner, focusing on the employee experience, provides proactive and reactive coaching and consultative human resources advice and services to all employees of Assurant in their designated business unit from intake to resolution. This coaching and advice is centered around and leverages the core learnings of Success in Leading Employees (i.e. StAR/StAR-AR, GROW) as they counsel on Performance Development and Performance Improvement situations. They will build and maintain strong working relationships with Managers and with the People Business Partners for their client group.
- Provides hiring & staffing assistance such as interviewing, assessing and selection to managers as needed. Including effective compensation management and development of job descriptions for needed positions.
- Works with managers in client group in their efforts around Employee Engagement that could include action planning, team meetings and follow-up to ensure closure on plans.
- Provides performance coaching and advice which may include participation in meetings with employees and managers.
- Provides advice on policy interpretation with the focus on advising managers to always use their judgment and discretion. The Partner will leverage the Success in Leading Employees information in their interactions with managers and promote the use of this information to the Managers.
- Provides education and training to managers as needed in areas such as FMLA, Union Avoidance, Wage and Hour, Accommodations etc. Collaboratively makes decisions about training needed by consulting with managers, Legal and/or People Business Partner.
- Performs consultation responsibilities to assist managers & leaders in the termination process whether a reduction in force or a voluntary or involuntary termination including participating in any termination meeting with employees.
- Facilitates the end-to-end process of the reduction in force in consultation with the People Business Partner and Business leadership. This will include the assessment of talent, notification to impacted associates and continued support to those employees after notification.
- Performs more routine inquiries, research or investigation into issues raised by employees, managers, or other sources.
- Participates in additional projects as identified by the People Organization leadership.
The People Partner leverages NeoCase/ ERIN, to document and manage the types of situations that come to them from managers and employees. The Partner will use multiple tools (Workday, Peakon, ERIN, etc.) to mine data for their client groups and use the analytics to drive performance in the organization. In addition, the Partner will recommend updates and suggestions to the content in the Knowledgebase and in the analytics that will improve the content available to them and to the managers.
The People Partner will develop and maintain relationships with members of the People Experience Center team to expedite and ensure that employee and manager concerns or requests which have been escalated are responded to in a timely, consistent, and accurate manner as well as documented appropriately.
What are the requirements needed for this position?
- Bachelor’s degree in a related area with a minimum of 1 year of experience in an HR professional role or a minimum of 4 years’ experience in an HR professional role or managing people. Experience must include coaching and advising all levels of employees in areas such as performance, organizational change, employee engagement, working relationships.
- Knowledge of employment law at the federal and state level (FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII, EEO and other applicable employment related laws)
What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills desired.
- Certification as PHR, SPHR or SHRM CP or SCP preferred
- Experience in handling employee related investigations and writing report summaries
- Minimum of 1 year HR support for a workforce of a minimum of 250 employees.
Pay Range
$74,600.00 - $124,700.00
If no application deadline is provided, this role may be a pipeline requisition, and we'll continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis, or there is no requirement for this information in the location where the role is posted.
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience, and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
Helping People Thrive in a Connected World
Connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas. And we’ll bring you a place where you can thrive. Learn more at jobs.assurant.com.
What’s the culture like at Assurant?
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 14 countries and awarded the Fortune America’s Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.
Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
AI and Biometric Usage
Assurant supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but we want to know the real you. Visit our AI Usage Guidelines page to understand what we expect from applicants regarding their use of AI during the application process. Since we would like to know the real you, we require that all of our virtual interviews be conducted on video.
Employment is contingent upon completion of a required identity verification process, which may include biometric technology, where permitted by applicable law and subject to applicable notice and consent requirements. See our Privacy Notice to learn about Assurant’s privacy practices, including our use of AI-enabled technology, automated decision making, and biometric information.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.
Job Scam Alert
Please be aware that during Assurant's application process, we will never ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, bank account details, or passwords.
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Target companies with established HR functions
Mid-size and enterprise companies with dedicated HR departments are far more likely to sponsor work visas than early-stage startups. Look for organizations with a legal or immigration team already in place, which signals a history of sponsoring international employees.
Frame your degree as directly relevant
Consular officers and USCIS need to see a clear link between your field of study and the role. Explicitly connect your HR, organizational behavior, or business degree to your Head of People responsibilities in every application and interview conversation.
Lead with measurable people outcomes
Hiring managers at the Head of People level want evidence you can move metrics. Quantify your impact: retention rates improved, time-to-hire reduced, engagement scores increased. Specific numbers make your experience credible and differentiate you from other candidates.
Understand your OPT end date before applying
Head of People hiring timelines often run eight to twelve weeks. If your OPT expires within that window, apply only to roles where sponsorship can begin before your authorization lapses. Timing mismatches are a common reason international candidates get screened out.
Pursue STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies
If your HR or business degree falls under a STEM-designated CIP code, you may qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension. This gives employers a longer runway before H-1B sponsorship is needed, which meaningfully reduces their perceived risk of hiring you.
Head Of People OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as Head of People without additional visa sponsorship?
Yes. F-1 OPT authorizes you to work in the U.S. in a role directly related to your field of study for up to 12 months, or up to 36 months with a STEM extension. Head of People roles typically qualify if your degree is in human resources, business administration, or organizational behavior. You do not need employer sponsorship during your OPT period.
Does a Head of People role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
In most cases, yes. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation status case by case, but HR leadership roles that require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field, such as human resources or business management, generally meet the threshold. Employers with experienced immigration counsel are better positioned to build a strong H-1B petition for this title.
How do I find Head of People jobs that sponsor OPT and H-1B?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students on F-1 OPT and filters for employers with a demonstrated history of visa sponsorship. Browsing Head of People roles on Migrate Mate saves time by surfacing companies already open to sponsoring international candidates, rather than applying broadly and discovering sponsorship limitations late in the process.
What degree backgrounds are most competitive for Head of People roles on OPT?
Degrees in human resources management, industrial-organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or business administration are the most directly relevant. Some employers also consider degrees in labor relations or public administration. The closer your academic background maps to the core functions of the role, the stronger your OPT eligibility argument and your overall candidacy.
Can I start a Head of People role before my OPT is officially approved?
No. You must have your Employment Authorization Document in hand before your first day of work. OPT processing at USCIS currently takes three to five months, so apply well in advance of your intended start date. Starting work without an approved EAD violates your F-1 status and can jeopardize future visa sponsorship opportunities.