HRIS Advisor – Mergers, Acquisitions and Integrations

iA Financial Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join iA Financial Group as an MAI HRIS Advisor, where you'll be pivotal in managing HR systems for mergers and acquisitions, ensuring a smooth integration process. This role demands strong analytical skills, a spirit of continuous improvement, and experience with integrated HR systems. You'll be a change agent in a Lean-Agile environment, working collaboratively to enhance overall efficiency and employee onboarding experiences in a dynamic financial services team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in integrated HR systems administration.
• Knowledge of data conversion and quality assurance.
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis during due diligence for acquisitions.
• Manage TC FAI technology topics during integrations.
• Coordinate project management and validate functional work.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Growth Mindset

Education

Minimum 3 years in HR systems administration

Tools

Workday

LeanKit

Job description

Job Description

The mission of the Talents & Culture (TC) – Mergers, Acquisitions and Integrations (MAI) team is to offer expertise to all of iA's business units, in order to contribute to a positive onboarding experience for employees and leaders who join the team, and to have a direct impact on the unified iA team culture.

This team, entirely dedicated to MAI projects, is a strategic link with the business sectors while being an integral part of the Talent and Culture team.

As a leading member of a multidisciplinary and matrix team, the MAI HRIS Advisor will be the reference in HR systems in the context of mergers, acquisitions and corporate integrations.

More specifically, your role is:

In the due diligence phase and during the optimization of the integration processes
Be a TC systems advisor of the TC FAI practice:

• Perform in-depth analysis of aspects of TC systems during the due diligence review of a potential acquisition;
• Confirm the efforts required according to the strategy chosen for the project;
• Evaluate the operational processes of integration and propose optimizations to gain efficiency and time;
• Quantify the synergies and benefits associated with the projects;
• Be a co-owner, write and maintain the TC FAI guide (playbook);
• Feed the TC FAI toolbox on topics related to HR systems for continuous improvement of project efficiency;
• Be a full member of the HR Systems Center of Excellence in order to be on the lookout for other initiatives in the business line and identify opportunities for synergies of actions.

In the integration process
Be responsible for the project management of TC FAI technology topics:

• Actively coordinate technological work during integration activities with governance adapted to the deliverables;
• Analyze and validate the functional aspect of the work performed by the Centers of Excellence (CoE) specialists to ensure that it corresponds to the business needs and orientations of the TC systems;
• Coordinate conversion between systems;
• Be proactive in identifying risks and blockers, but especially in defining the actions necessary for resolution;
• Participate in the writing of the end-of-project report.

Be a key player in the company's transformation

• Be an agent of change in the adoption of Lean-Agile practices and tools;
• Adapt to multi-mode teamwork: with agile teams, in Lean-Agile transformation or sometimes in a more traditional way;
• Be a positive colleague who wants to grow in a learning company and share their experience and knowledge.

What you bring to the team:

Skills

• Demonstrate a spirit of continuous improvement;
• Demonstrate a strong spirit of collaboration;
• Excellent organizational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks on multiple projects simultaneously by tracking work and impacts;
• Demonstrate a growth mindset;
• Be interested in working in a team where the hierarchical structure is designed to leave room for collective intelligence.

Knowledge

• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the administration of integrated HR systems;
• Knowledge of Workday is an asset;
• Know and understand the entire process of implementing an HR system;
• Experience in data conversion, testing and quality assurance;
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions, system migration is an asset;
• Knowledge of LeanKit is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of English and French, as the person will be required to communicate by e-mail and videoconference with the teams of the various French and English business lines for all of Canada and the USA on a weekly basis. Tasks in English include oral communication via videoconferencing to facilitate meetings and make presentations, as well as writing e-mails, with unilingual English-speaking partners and suppliers.

Location(s) Québec, Québec Other Possible Location(s) Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia
Company

iA Financial Group

Posting End Date 2025-06-23 Company Overview

iA Financial Group* is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

At iA, we’re invested in you.

* iA Financial group includes the following entities: iA Services financiers, iA assurance auto et habitation, iA Gestion privée de patrimoine, PPI Management, Investia, iA Gestion de placements, Prysm, iA Clarington, Michel Rhéaume et associés, Garanties Nationales, WGI Manufacturing, WGI Service Plan Division, Lubrico, iA Financement auto Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

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