HR Business Partner

Schneider Electric - Global; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a bilingual HR Generalist in Montreal to enhance employee experience and drive talent management strategies. This hybrid role requires a minimum presence in the office for collaboration and effective support of HR initiatives. The ideal candidate has a strong HR background, business acumen, and is familiar with Quebec employment laws, aiming to foster a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience as HR Generalist/Partner is required.
• Experience with Quebec employment law is necessary.
• Comfortable working on multifaceted HR projects.

Responsibilities

• Consult with managers on employee lifecycle including recruitment and development.
• Implement talent management strategies for future workforce readiness.
• Provide HR support in line with diversity and inclusion strategies.

Skills

Bilingual in French & English

Trust building

Problem solving

Data analysis for HR metrics

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in business

Canada HR certification

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.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

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.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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.