Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Senior HRBP)

Division Description:

With a team of over 50 highly engaged, diverse, and innovative HR professionals located in the US, Canada, and Brazil, the Americas Human Resources team is dedicated to acquiring, developing, advising, and promoting talents focused on best meeting and exceeding the needs of our business partners.  As strategic partners to the Business, we are committed to providing staff with value-added programs and policies, a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe employee-centric environment where all can thrive to achieve their best potential.  The HR team is composed of 5 teams: (1) Strategy, Transformation and Talent Acquisition, (2) Career Advisory, (3) Diversity, Talent and Development, (4) Total Rewards, and (5) Projects, Efficiencies and Analytics.

Responsibilities:

The Senior HR Business Partner is responsible for the delivery of the Human Capital Management strategy across the different business lines.

You will operate as a Senior Regional HRBP and will directly provide proactive support, coaching and strategic advice to members of the SG Canada Executive Committee to elaborate efficient business strategies.

You will be reporting locally to the SG Canada Head of Human Resources based in Montreal and regionally to the SG AMER Head of Career Advisory based in New York.  This role will oversee and co-manage the functions within the Career Advisory team in Canada.

As part of the role, you will:

  Oversee Career Management and Advisory for the Canada population to coordinate and partner with the Regional Management.

  Manage all Life-Cycle activities for your perimeter which includes conducting regular career interviews with the employees, identifying priorities, advising employees and manager and supporting the mobility of international talents

  Advise managers on the forward-looking management of jobs and skills to meet the company's needs, you contribute to the development of employees' skills and their employability and ensure they remain up to date in regards to available training offering.

  Contribute to the formalization of succession plans for key positions, identify high potentials and ensure that they have a personal and formalized development plan with their managers.

  Work closely with our Compensation team and define the appropriate compensation packages during recruitment and mobility. Support the annual compensation review and act as an advisor to ensure the pay equity within the workplace and the alignment with our Group rules.

  Act as a primary sponsor of the recruitment efforts and advise manager in their plan/need assessment when evaluation growth/structural changes. Support the recruitment team and the implementation of the recruitment strategy, defining appropriate timelines, targeted profiles, and recruitment channels.

  Coordinate Employee Relations topics such as breach of policy, disciplinary and harassment cases through coordination with the Regional ER Manager and Employment Attorneys.

Skills and Qualifications:

Must Have:

  Relevant experience as HRBP and Manager

  Experience with strategic business conversations with the ability to navigate multiple stakeholders

  Proven experience in the financial services industry

  Good knowledge of labour laws (federal and provincial)

  Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint

  Fluent in both English and French

  Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Management or related field

       Competencies:

  Ability to work independently, be flexible in a fluid working environment and use sound judgment to provide business advisory and solutions

  Excellent communication and presentation skills; Ability to effectively interact, influence, and present to varying levels of SG leadership

  Ethical and Culture & Conduct intelligence

  Solutions-driven and innovative mindset to actively drive continuous improvement to processes and programs

LANGUAGE: 

Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.

OUR CULTURE: 
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

D&I: 
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-diversity/)