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About the Role

The Director and Human Resource Business Partner will provide consultative and strategic support to executive-level business leaders, aligning people solutions with company vision and strategies. This role reports to an Assistant Vice President or Vice President and works directly with senior executives, servicing complex client groups requiring senior-level HR support.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice and coaching to assigned client groups and business leaders on HR policy, workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, compensation, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction, ensuring coordinated HR service delivery to clients.
• Elevate people leadership capabilities by advising and coaching senior leaders on people and talent matters.
• Counsel and support senior leaders on work and employee engagement issues.
• Partner with employee relations on escalations and engage with experts for complex issue resolution.
• Identify and address people-related issues and themes through recommendations and mitigation strategies.
• Lead annual HR processes for supported client groups, including talent management, performance management, compensation, and engagement action planning.
• Participate in and lead project teams to develop and implement HR projects in partnership with HR Centers of Expertise.
• Participate in cross-line business HR committees and councils to share best practices and collaborate on initiatives.
• Create and implement talent plans, including organizational health diagnostics, recruitment, retention, development strategies, and organizational effectiveness.
• Act as a secondary HR contact for business leaders to ensure senior HR leader availability.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as an HR business partner.
• Experience supporting Great West Corporate functions is an asset.
• Post Secondary degree / CHRP is an asset.
• Perceived as a trusted and credible advisor to Executives and Senior HR colleagues.
• Proactively identify people-related issues and opportunities and provide targeted HR solutions.
• Impeccable drive to implement HR strategies and programs and drive projects forward.
• Driven to grow talent and improve organizational capabilities.
• Experience providing people leadership to Senior HR Advisors and Global HR team members.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with creativity and focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong business acumen, understanding business strategies, external environment, and talent implications.
• Highly proficient in employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Proficient across a breadth of HR disciplines and expertise, with the ability to apply knowledge to specific needs.
• Strong project and change management experience.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication and impact and influencing skills.

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full Time

Education Level

• Post Secondary degree
• CHRP

Salary/Compensations

• $114,900 - $191,500 annually

Benefits

• Career Development opportunities
• Access to industry-leading learning programs
• Up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement
• Flexible health and dental benefits
• $5,000 mental health benefit
• Regular vacation and personal days
• Volunteer day
• Company-matching pension plan
• Share ownership program
• Additional investment options
• Employee recognition programs
• Service milestone celebrations
• Employee discounts
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Mentorship programs
• Social clubs and events

About the Company

• Great-West Lifeco Inc is a Canadian headquarter, international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses.
• We operate in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Empower and Irish Life.
• At the end of 2024, our companies had over 32,250 employees, 106,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners – serving approximately 40 million customer relationships.
• Great-West Lifeco trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.

Equal Opportunity

• We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Great-West Lifeco policies.