Bilingual Director, Human Resources

Intact Financial Corporation; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian insurance company is seeking a Bilingual Director of Human Resources in Montreal. The role entails strategic partnership with the Global head office and Canadian Finance, leadership of HR teams, and driving organizational culture change. Candidates must possess a university degree in Industrial Relations or Human Resources, over 10 years of HR experience, and a CHRP or CHRL designation. The position offers a hybrid work model focusing on collaboration and employee engagement.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Career development opportunities

Supportive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in human resources, with 7 years as a Human Resources Business Partner.
• Experience managing a team of HR professionals.
• CHRP and/or CHRL designation required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of experienced HR professionals and support their development.
• Lead organizational culture change related to talent.
• Collaborate with Global head office and Canadian Finance leadership.

Skills

Bilingualism (French / English)

Coaching and mentoring

Leadership

Talent management

Change management

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

University degree in Industrial Relations or Human Resources Management

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance‑led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

About the role

We’re looking for a Bilingual Director, Human resources to join our growing team! You will be a strategic partner to our Global head office and Canadian Finance groups. In this role, the ability to think strategically, make strategic decisions, and move complex issues forward in pragmatic and sustainable ways will be instrumental to your success. A significant part of your work will support identifying and nurturing talent within the business whose skills and performance having a long‑term impact on our business.

What you’ll do here:

• Lead a team of experienced HR professionals and support their development via coaching, modeling key behaviors/strategies, encouraging collaboration, providing guidance to facilitate resolutions to work challenges and establishing HR as a valued partner for stakeholders.
• Lead organizational culture change related to talent and provide change management expertise.
• Sit at the table with Global head office and Canadian Finance leadership to support their business strategy and influence organization design.
• Support, promote, and model Intact’s diversity, equity and inclusion vision and initiatives.
• Lead various working committees and provide alignments to guide strategic decisions.
• Ensure appropriate governance of practices and perform analysis to assess program.

What you bring to the table:

• For all candidates across Canada: Bilingualism (French / English) is required considering the need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country.
• University degree in Industrial Relations or Human Resources Management or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• More than 10 years of experience in human resources, including 7 years as a Human Resources Business Partner.
• Experience managing a team of HR professionals.
• CHRP and/or CHRL designation.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and developing others, with an ability to instill trust, motivate and empower people toward a course of action.
• An inclusive, influential, and inspiring leadership style that allows rallying people around common goals. Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience in talent management with a focus on working with line executives to identify, engage, develop, and retain top talent in the organization.
• Proven experience in managing cross‑functional projects. Flexibility in adapting to a rapidly changing environment to work with others in a professional and effective way.
• Experience in leading change management to drive culture change and employee engagement.
• Extensive experience in aligning and prioritizing human resources strategies with the organizational business plan.
• Solid business acumen and a results‑oriented mindset.
• High energy, self‑starting professional with strong strategic thinking and exceptional ethics and integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with strong presentation and facilitation skills.

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Il s'agit d'un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en plein croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity‑deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration‑related matters including but not limited to employer‑specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.