HR Business Partner

Schneider Electric Norge AS; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking an HR Generalist/Partner who is bilingual in French and English. This hybrid role requires a minimum presence in the Montreal office 2-3 days a week, focusing on employee lifecycle management, talent strategies, and supporting business transformation. The successful candidate will leverage strong relationship-building skills and HR trends to drive exceptional workforce experiences.

Qualifications

• Must be Bilingual in French & English.
• 3 years of experience as an HR Generalist/Partner preferred.
• Experience with Quebec employment law required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers to enhance employee experience across the lifecycle.
• Implement talent management strategies for future workforce needs.
• Support business transformations and maintain current HR practices.

Skills

Relationship Building

Data-driven Decision Making

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in business

Job description

What will you do?

• Partner and consult with people managers and employees throughout the employee lifecycle (recruitment, development, succession planning) to ensure we are creating a meaningful experience for our employees
• In partnership with HR Leaders, effectively implement a talent management strategy to prepare the workforce of the future
• Provide department wide and local site support to reinforce our empowerment, diversity, equity, inclusion, and sense of belonging priorities including local university relations
• Drive our high-performance culture by partnering with managers to ensure we are assessing, performance managing, developing and recognizing talent to ensure business success and employee retention
• Provide ongoing coaching to support the leaders, employees, and teams to achieve personal and business goals and prepare our talent to be future ready
• Equip managers with appropriate tools and knowledge to effectively manage people alignment with business strategy and goals and empower our HR model
• Support business/cultural transformation initiatives and communications as necessary
• Drive adoption and implementation the New Ways of Working (Wellbeing, Hybrid - Present in the office mindset, Digital)
• Maintain a strong knowledge of current HR practices and trends and apply them to the business
• Lead transversal HR projects and/or policy governance at the Regional or Country level

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Mustbe Bilingual in French & English
• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in business or other relevant education
• From 3 years’ experience as HR Generalist/Partner, Canada HR certification preferred
• Experience supporting hourly / manufacturing organization would be beneficial
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships and influence and challenge others to support and achieve results
• Ability to understand the complexity of issues and problems and assist in developing and implementing best practices solutions to resolve issues
• Ability to leverage data for decision- making HR metrics experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated business acumen and time and priority management skills
• Experience working with Canada and more specifically Quebec employment law and regulations required
• Proven ability to exercise judgment and discretion in handling confidential matters
• Comfortable working on multifaceted projects in conjunction with HR day-to-day activities

Location:This role is hybrid and required presence in the office minimum 2-3 days per week as needed by the business.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Mustbe Bilingual in French & English
• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in business or other relevant education
• From 3 years’ experience as HR Generalist/Partner, Canada HR certification preferred
• Experience supporting hourly / manufacturing organization would be beneficial
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships and influence and challenge others to support and achieve results
• Ability to understand the complexity of issues and problems and assist in developing and implementing best practices solutions to resolve issues
• Ability to leverage data for decision- making HR metrics experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated business acumen and time and priority management skills
• Experience working with Canada and more specifically Quebec employment law and regulations required
• Proven ability to exercise judgment and discretion in handling confidential matters
• Comfortable working on multifaceted projects in conjunction with HR day-to-day activities

Location:This role is hybrid and required presence in the office minimum 2-3 days per week as needed by the business.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

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