Job description
Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world’s leading insurance companies to help them execute comprehensive, transformational solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and P&C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $111 billion across life, annuity, and property & casualty insurance products. The company takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re’s roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re’s leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry. Click here for more information about Fortitude Re.
As AVP, People Operations, you will serve as a key member of our Agile People Operations team, working in sprints, alongside cross-functional stakeholders, helping design people-first solutions in environments where clarity, structure, and empathy are critical. Deployed to high-impact priorities across the People & Culture function, you will leverage your in-depth employee life cycle expertise to design and deliver strategies relating to organizational design, change management and operational effectiveness ensuring alignment with business goals, operational efficiency, and thoughtful employee experience.
What You Will Do:
- Partner with People Partners to support organizational design, workforce planning, and M&A transitions, ensuring structure and roles align with business needs.
- Lead change management efforts across Agile initiatives, helping drive communication, adoption, and positive employee experience.
- Serve as a strategic HR generalist deployed to projects like onboarding redesign, team restructures, or talent planning activations.
- Act as a consultative partner to senior stakeholders, helping translate evolving business needs into people strategies.
- Provide support across the employee lifecycle—from onboarding to offboarding—with a focus on consistency, compliance, and engagement.
- Collaborate with Agile team members to align system/process changes with policy and lifecycle impact.
- Conduct risk assessments and stakeholder analysis for organizational shifts; support impact mitigation and documentation efforts.
- Draft or update related materials (transition plans, manager guides, policy content) to enable execution.
- Ensure all changes and programs comply with internal governance and external employment regulations.
What You Will Have:
- 6–8 years of progressive experience in People Operations, HR Generalist, or HR Business Partner roles.
- Demonstrated experience supporting organizational design, restructuring, or M&A people integration efforts.
- Strong knowledge of HR practices across the employee lifecycle (onboarding, performance, transitions, exits).
- Experience working cross-functionally with senior stakeholders and project teams.
- Comfort operating with autonomy in dynamic, fast-paced, and occasionally ambiguous environments.
- Excellent communication and consulting skills—able to influence and inform across functions and levels.
- A mindset focused on improvement, resilience, and delivering people solutions with care.
- Familiarity with HR systems (e.g., Workday) and experience working in Agile or project-based models.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
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The base salary range for this role is listed below and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.
Base Salary Range
$130,000—$155,000 USD
At Fortitude Re, our strength has always come from our people. Our success is deeply rooted in our ability to embrace the unique attributes, perspectives and experiences of every individual within our company. Fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone—regardless of background, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity—feels valued and respected is a foundation of our culture.
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To all recruitment agencies: Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Fortitude Re, please do not forward any resumes to Fortitude Re employees. Fortitude Re is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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