Talent and Culture Specialist

Our Talent & Culture Specialist supports the development and execution of programs that strengthen our culture, enhance the employee experience, and build leadership bench strength. They help bring our values to life through engagement initiatives and partnership with HR and business leaders. This Talent & Culture Specialist uses data and insights to continuously improve talent and engagement strategies.

Salary Range

65,000-80,000

The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Hybrid Work Location

• This position will be hybrid, having the regional availability to come into our Office 2 days a week. Our office location: WPS Corporate Center Building - 1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI, 53713.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Can support the promotion and integration of company values into employee programs and experiences
• Would like to coordinate the SPARK Awards program, including planning, communications, and execution.
• Could administer the annual Culture and Engagement survey, including communications, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Enjoy partnering with Human Resource Business Partners and leaders to support action planning efforts based on engagement results.
• Would like administering our employee recognition platform, including vendor coordination, budget tracking, and issue resolution.
• Thrive writing internal communications related to culture, talent and engagement initiatives.
• Can coordinate and send the monthly Engagement Newsletter.
• Want to track and report on engagement and talent metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Like to collaborate across HR and business teams to ensure alignment and effective execution of culture and engagement activities.
• Have supported talent management activities, including succession planning, talent reviews, performance management, mentoring programs, development planning and competencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 or more years in culture, employee engagement, change management, talent, internal communications or related field.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing internal communication plans and engagement strategies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis using Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cross-function teams including senior executives, HRBP's and community partners.
• Ability to drive measurable impact in employee engagement.

Remote Work Requirements

• High speed cable or fiber
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net).
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information.

Benefits

• Hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits: (https://www.wpshealthsolutions.com/careers/)

Who We Are

WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success

WPS' culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce-both current and future-to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.

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