LGBT Great Careers Partner: Aon

Who we are

At Aon, we believe businesses succeed when the communities they serve — and the people they employ — flourish. Our purpose is to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that help protect and grow their businesses.

We are committed as one firm to our purpose, united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team and passionate about making our colleagues and our clients successful. Everyone is called upon to lead Aon United values and behaviours.

Learn more about how we innovate to better prepare organizations and communities around the world — as well as our own firm — to manage some of the greatest challenges facing society.

Why Choose Aon

We believe our people are the heart of our firm. Across Aon, we are united in our passion to create a culture of opportunity for our colleagues and clients — driven by collaboration and innovation. That’s why beginning from day one onward all our colleagues are:

More Relevant

We are dedicated to providing a global Aon United learning experience, enabling colleagues to deliver high-impact work, collaborate, and support each other while growing their careers and realizing their full potential.

More Connected

We have invested heavily in technology to enable a flexible, hybrid, and agile workplace — and we’re continuing to develop new ways of working together. Our leaders are held to account and colleagues empowered to play a part in creating a diverse, collaborative, supportive and inclusive workplace.

More Valued

Going beyond fair and competitive pay and rewards, our firm offers colleagues a benefits program that supports balance and wellbeing. Colleagues are recognized and appreciated for their unique points of view and contributions and have numerous career development opportunities.

Inclusion and Diversity

Delivering better decisions through inclusion and diversity.

We believe diverse and inclusive teams create better insights and solutions, deliver the best outcomes for clients and are vital to ensuring our long-term success.

Colleagues can achieve their professional potential when they feel a sense of belonging and are free to bring their authentic selves to work.

We celebrate the strides we are making toward becoming a more diverse and inclusive team, and are committed to continuous growth and evolution toward greater diverse representation. We are dedicated to ensuring our workforce is representative of the communities in which we operate.

Our Values

To reinforce inclusion and diversity (I&D) as core to our values, we support and equip colleagues to live out this commitment in their daily work. Our Inclusive People Leadership strategy is grounded in colleagues leading the charge, embracing our Aon United values and modeling behaviors that reflect those values.

Our Commitment

We’ve embedded a commitment to I&D throughout our organization, starting at the top with our Board of Directors’ Inclusion and Diversity Sub-Committee. Within the firm, our Global Inclusive Leadership Council (GILC) leads our strategy and aligns leaders across our firm to work on our four I&D pillars: education, promotion, recruitment and representation. From the GILC, responsibility cascades to regional and local councils and the business resource groups. Every Aon colleague is encouraged and empowered to practice inclusion and diversity on an individual level.

Focus Areas

Our Global Inclusive Leadership Council (GILC) has identified the focus areas below to ensure we are building a diverse workforce with a breadth of perspective. At the same time, we continuously enhance our inclusive culture, creating an environment where colleagues feel a sense of belonging and are able to bring their authentic selves to work.

Education

We make inclusion training available for colleagues across the firm. Unconscious bias training and our Activating Your Allyship course lay the foundation for all to engage in and continue their inclusion learning journey. People leaders participate in inclusive leadership programs to help them develop their inclusive leadership, hiring and recruiting skills. We also encourage our business resource groups to host education sessions, enabling colleagues to build their cultural competence and become better allies.

Promotion

All Colleagues to have equal access to roles and opportunities. Through a focus on our career development and promotion programs, we’re committed to ensuring that all colleagues have equal access to roles, opportunities and sponsorship.

Representation

We are focused on being a firm that is representative of the communities in which we operate. We hold our global, regional and local teams accountable to helping us drive towards this aim.

Supplier Diversity

Economic inclusion is an important element of Aon’s overall commitment to building a more equitable, sustainable and resilient firm.

Aon Diversity Solutions (ADS) empowers small and diverse-owned businesses to play a greater role within the global economy, supporting job creation, competitiveness, individual wealth and vibrancy in local communities.

We are committed to developing valuable relationships with businesses that are owned by minorities, women, LGBTQ people, veterans, people who are disabled or differently abled, small businesses and businesses in historically underutilized business zones. We also provide opportunities for suppliers that can offer quality, innovative, competitive and cost-effective products and services.

Recruitment

We strive to create a more equitable future through diverse hiring, talent development and other initiatives. We’re committed to enhancing our inclusive hiring practices to attract and recruit talented individuals from more diverse backgrounds, bringing more varied experiences and mindsets to our business.