HR Manager, Canada

Bentley Systems; Westmount; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in infrastructure engineering software is seeking an experienced HR Manager to join their Colleague Relations team. The role involves implementing best practices, driving efficiencies, and collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance and operational excellence. Candidates should have hands-on HR experience, particularly in employee relations and compliance, and be fluent in both French and English.

Benefits

Great team and culture

Hybrid or office-based options

Competitive salary and benefits

Colleague recognition awards

Qualifications

• At least 4 years’ hands-on HR experience.
• Knowledge of compliance requirements and employment legislation for Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
• Capacity to work in both French and English.

Responsibilities

• Coach and counsel managers on performance management and internal investigations.
• Ensure compliance with provincial regulatory requirements.
• Manage audit and reporting processes.

Skills

Employee relations

Compliance knowledge

Bilingual (French and English)

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Bentley is looking for an experienced HR Managerto join our Colleague Relations team. We are more than a traditional HR department - we are a results-driven and collaborative team leading change through executing best-practice policies, processes, procedures, and programs. We take ownership and operate with autonomy to promote a culture that prioritizes alignment, growth mindset, empowerment, and accountability. We are innovative problem solvers with a desire for continuous improvement.

As an HR Manager, you will implement best practices, and drive efficiencies across HR processes. You will have the opportunity to work with talented colleagues and senior leaders throughout our entire organization and partner with the corporate centers of excellence such as compensation, talent acquisition, learning and development, and analytics, to drive global functions.

The responsibilities cross all functions within HR, including but not limited to employment, compliance, compensation, benefits administration, global mobility, and terminations. Due to the variety and breadth of responsibilities, we are looking for a dynamic HR professional who can think critically, act strategically and apply knowledge to the topic at hand to resolve issues. If you have an eye for detail, like process optimization and efficiency, and want to contribute to a collaborative team, please apply!

Your Day-to-Day :

• Coach and counsel managers and colleagues on matters relating to performance management, PIPs & PEPs, exit and termination management, and conduct internal investigations.Coach managers on the application of all colleague relation policies and processes.
• Collaborate with the Colleague Success team members to deliver operational excellence enabling efficient and effective onboarding, off boarding, data management, data integrity and compliance.
• Ensure and maintain provincial regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to pay equity, health can safety reporting, etc. Tracking local legislative changes and suggests responses to ensure continued compliance.
• Demonstrate company values and behaviours every day.
• Manage audit and reporting processes, including coordination between functions and groups internally and externally.
• Represent the company from an HR side on labour arbitration. Working hand in hand with the legal team and HR Leadership team on such cases. Maintain expertise in legal requirements related to day-to-day management of colleagues, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to implement a Company-wide strategy and approach to align country specific as well as global (such as ISO, SOC 2, SOX) compliance requirements with employment practices and business objectives.
• Work hand in hand with our Colleague Services and Business partner team members.
• Proactively stay up to date on industry trends, researching and recommending best practices to follow.
• Provide appropriate compensation recommendation based on internal and external benchmark, including international mobility cases.
• Accountability of maintaining country / sub-region specific policies, handbooks and procedure documents up-to-date.

What You Bring to The Team :

• At least 4 years’ hands-on HR experience. Employee relations and compliance focused experience is essential.
• Knowledge of compliance requirements and employment legislation for different provinces, but specifically for Alberta, Ontario and Quebec is essential.
• Capacity to work in both French and English
• Knowledge of principles and practices of Human Resources Management, preferably in a multi-country or global environment.
• Solid organizational skills, including the ability to accomplish demanding timeline objectives, prioritize assignments, and be comfortable with change and continuous improvement.
• A high level of interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively as well as handle sensitive and confidential situations with care.
• A desire to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What We Offer :

• A great Team and culture – please see ourRecruitment Video.
• Hybrid or Office-based – choose what works for you.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction.
• Competitive Salary and benefits.
• The opportunity to work within a global and diverse international team.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Colleague Recognition Awards.

About Bentley Systems :

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq : BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.