Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

We are building a diverse and inclusive culture from the inside out. This means creating a welcoming and empowering environment where every voice is valued and heard, promoting a culture of belonging that enables employees to confidently bring their authentic selves to work each day, and ensuring that every employee has equal opportunity to succeed in their professional career at Securian Financial. Ultimately, long-term priorities around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) help us be a better company while delivering on our purpose: building secure tomorrows.

The DEI Consultant engages, inspires, and influences business leaders, human resources, and associates across the enterprise to understand and align with our DEIstrategy and contribute meaningfully to progress.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Develop, lead, and execute strategies that align with the business and workplace objectives and drive progress against marketplace and workplace goals.

• Serve as the subject matter expert to consult and partner with key stakeholders across the enterprise, especially within HR, to ensure program design mitigates bias and furthers our DEI objectives.

• Lead and evolve Securian's DEI Council that includes key leaders from across Securian's DEI ecosystem including representatives from each division as well as the CEO.

• Create processes to effectively share DEI results with HRBPs and business leaders to build awareness and help business leaders set individual DEI goals.

• Participate in cross-functional committees, programs, and teams responsible for the development and implementation of HR initiatives.

• Design and facilitate education, presentations, and thought leadership pieces on DEI topics of varying levels of complexity for all levels of the organization.

• Represent Securian Financial with multiple external Organizations and Affiliations.

Qualifications:

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of three to five years of strategy development in Human Resources or Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage large, complex projects that include multiple stakeholders and myriad timelines.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to maintain successful relationships with all levels of associates as well as external constituents.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven leadership skills, including conflict resolution, negotiation and persuasion skills, diplomacy to determine and influence appropriate actions at all levels of the organization.

• Strong self-initiative and sense of urgency for results to independently manage situations and programs effectively.

• Innovative thinking and creativity to produce successful, cost effective and practical solutions to employee relation issues.

• Working knowledge of employment law and affirmative action policies and practices with the ability to interpret, use judgment and apply to our work.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Securian Financial, we encourage you to apply!

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes) you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

*At Securian Financial the internal job title for this position is HR COE Consultant.

Physical Job Requirements:

• Ability to work at least 40 hours per week.

• Ability to utilize keyboard, mouse and computer for up to 4-8 hours per day.

• Ability to utilize telephone for approximately 1-4 hours per day.

• Ability to perform simple grasping including handwriting, paper manipulation, sorting, folding, etc. periodically throughout entire workday.

The physical job requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital or familial status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran status, status in regard to public assistance or any other protected status. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us by email at Employment@Securian.com, by telephone 651-655-5522 (voice), or 711 (Relay/TTY).

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