Group Leader, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program
Western Union

Group Leader, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Denver, Colorado/United States

Does having the ability to make real and sustainable change in diversity, inclusion and equity inspire you? How about bringing your skills and experience to a global business that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Lead

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We're a FinTech that's using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We're a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Relentless pursuit of better

You'll establish a team and lead the development and oversight of a global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and associated implementation. You'll manage a range of programs and activities to promote internal DEI across the organization, ensuring an inclusive environment where all talent can thrive. You will ensure accountability of DEI goals at the senior leadership level and act as a subject matter expert internally on matters relating to multiple dimensions of diversity, including gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation. You will be tasked with cross-functional collaboration to ensure people programs accelerate diversity & Inclusion and work with analytics teams to create DEI dashboards and insights to measure success and accountability. Your role will be to design and implement enterprise-wide DEI training programs and champion the DEI strategy to gain support from all stakeholders.

For this role, you will have seven years plus DEI or social governance experience, with at least three years of leading teams. You must have deep expertise in diversity, equity, and Inclusion on a complex global scale and demonstrate you have a record of affected real and sustainable change. You will need to have previously developed and led inclusion initiatives such as diversity training. To be successful, you will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and have the ability to inspire others. Proven experience in change management and influence skills are a must, and a strong awareness of employee relations and legal issues that can arise with D&I and equity. Previous experience of agile working methodologies is also desirable.

Join us, and let's move money for better

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It's an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you're ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We're a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

At Western Union, we are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams, while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status.

Overall on-target earnings $201,600 - $246,400. This amount includes base salary $144,000 - $176,000 and both short-term (20% of base pay) and long-term (20% of base pay) incentives. The overall earnings represent the anticipated low and high end of the Western Union compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and will be based on several factors, such as candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. Further information will be provided on the short- and long-term incentive programs which are determined on both individual and company performance. Other rewards and benefits include health insurance, accident and life insurance, unlimited time off policy and access to the best in class learning and development platforms, to name just a few! Our Recruiter will provide further information on Western Union benefits.