Avp HR Business Partner - Toronto, Canada - Manulife

Manulife

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

_We are a __leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and _
_colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. __To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today. _**
Working Arrangement
Hybrid

The opportunity

Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations.

At Manulife, we are passionate about the future.

With a renewed focus on culture and engagement delivered through an outstanding employee experience, HR will play a pivotal role in driving these initiatives on a global scale.

As our newest AVP, you will be on the forefront of enabling hard-working teams across the organization.

This is an exciting time to be in human resources at Manulife, with a number of enterprise-wide initiatives under way that will help us "win" in the marketplace.

Responsibilities

Be a strategic partner to Global Group Functions teams, developing and driving the people strategy, workforce planning (e.g., skills, structure, people, etc.), talent management, and organizational change
Be an authority with vision and an agent of change with respect to the HR function, constantly and creatively assessing and sharing opportunities and risks to the function, driving continuous improvement, and demonstrating how the HR may be used, changed or adapted to provide benefits to the broader organization
Be the face of "One HR" to leadership, ensuring HR services and resources are delivered seamlessly and, in a customercentric way, to support acquisition, engagement and retention of employees in line with business need
Actively analyze data with the goal of communicating insights back to the business to advise their people related strategies and priorities
Be a proactive and strategic talent partner to drive our talent identification and development process to ensure that the business has sufficient bench strength and that succession plans are in place for senior leaders and other critical roles
Partner closely with the Country/Segment HR leads to make use of our global scale, contribute to its agenda, and operate seamlessly as one team
Collaborate with our HR leaders to provide input on their solutions to make sure the business perspective is embedded early on, and to use external market intelligence as often as possible
Provide feedback and advice to senior leaders on people issues, HR strategies, and leadership
Anticipate impact of change, including risks and potential blocking issues, on the organization
Coordinate the delivery of all cyclical employee initiatives such as the Employee Engagement Survey, Performance Planning, Talent Review, and Compensation Cycle for your assigned client groups

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

The ability to influence, truly collaborate, negotiate and work in a matrixed reporting environment
Comfort with the use of data and data analytics to drive business solutions
Wellnetworked and able to bring thought leadership into the function and increase Manulife's profile within the wider community
A proven communicator both written and verbal with experience in giving presentations to a seniorlevel audience
An approach that puts client centricity and a focus on the employee experience
You have excellent business and professional judgement, and are comfortable enough to sit in paradox and ambiguity while still making progress

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.
A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
A focus on growing your career path with us.
Flexible work policies and strong worklife balance.
Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you