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Jessica Aguilar (she/her/hers)

Pioneer · DISC type DIS
Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Executive Pipeline at Zurich Insurance
📍 Switzerland

Jessica Aguilar is the Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Zurich Insurance, with over 20 years of experience in financial services and healthcare. A graduate of Indiana University Bloomington with a BA in Journalism, she is described as strategic and empathetic, specializing in global talent technology, executive search, and employer branding.

Outside of her corporate role, Jessica is a founding board member of the Fleener Family Foundation. The public charity is dedicated to the health and well-being of women and children, a cause she is personally passionate about supporting.

Unique fact: Her foundation partners with Warrior Caps LLC to make cold cap therapy more affordable for cancer patients.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Executive Pipeline
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Jessica shows up

Driven But Considerate
Friendly But Fast
Dynamic But Sincere

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Jessica cares about

Talent Tech & AI
She publicly advocates for AI tools like LinkedIn's Hiring Assistant to free up recruiters from repetitive tasks and focus on strategic hiring.
Internal Mobility
Focuses on "people sustainability, " empowering current employees with new opportunities to reskill and grow within the company, which she discussed in a recent podcast.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Executive Pipeline
Zurich Insurance
8-2019
Founding Board Member
Fleener Family Foundation
3-2023
Vice President and Head of Talent Acquisition
Zurich North America
Head of Talent Acquisition
Anthem, Inc.
Staff Vice President, Talent Acquisition - Executive Talent
Anthem, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Building a Future-Ready TA Team with Jessica Aguilar of Zurich Insurance. Featured in YouTube
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Building a Future-Ready TA Team with Jessica Aguilar of Zurich Insurance. Featured in TA Leaders Podcast
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Education
BA Journalism
Indiana University Bloomington
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Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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