Senior HR Technology Advisor - Functional

Innoova; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Hybrid model (Montreal)

Remote work depending on mandates

Group benefits

Health Spending Account

Certifications supported

Fast growth environment

Job summary

INNOOVA, a boutique HR and payroll solutions consultancy founded in 2019, is seeking a Senior HR Technology Advisor - Functional to lead end-to-end HR, time, and payroll system implementations with clients across Canada.

You will facilitate workshops, translate client needs into effective configurations, and contribute to AI integration and knowledge sharing within INNOOVA's practice. This Montreal-based role offers a flexible hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Active listening and stakeholder awareness essential.
• Experience facilitating workshops with complex stakeholders.
• Ability to produce clear, high-impact executive deliverables.
• Knowledge of human capital management (HCM), payroll, or workforce management systems.
• Experience implementing HR or ERP solutions in a consulting environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HR, time, and payroll system implementations from discovery to go-live.
• Facilitate workshops with resistant teams and steer discussions toward decisions.
• Question client needs and recommend configurations aligned with best practices.
• Produce executive-level deliverables that drive decisions.

Skills

Active listening

Facilitation of workshops

Executive deliverables

HCM knowledge

HR/payroll systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Senior HR Technology Advisor - Functional

Founded in 2019, INNOOVA is a boutique consulting firm specializing in human resources transformation and financial solutions. We support large organizations across multiple sectors government, healthcare, public, finance, and technology in implementing integrated HR management systems projects (HR, time, payroll, and more), payroll, and workforce management solutions. We bring the rigor of a recognized firm without the weight of large corporate structures.

We are looking for someone who advises, influences, and transforms not just someone who configures. Less bureaucracy, more impact.

• Lead end-to-end HR, time, and payroll system implementation projects from discovery to go-live as the client's trusted point of contact
  
• Facilitate workshops with sometimes resistant teams: simplify, persuade, structure
  
• Question client needs and recommends configurations aligned with best practices
  
• Produce executive-level deliverables that drive decisions
  
• Advance INNOOVA's practice: accelerator tools, AI integration, knowledge sharing
  

Requirements

The profile we are looking for — 60% business advisor · 40% functional expert

What matters most (60%):

• Active listening, ability to question and push thinking, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder awareness
  
• Experience facilitating workshops and managing complex stakeholder environments
  
• Ability to produce clear, high-impact executive deliverables
  
• Resilience in complex transformation contexts
  

What we also expect (40%):

• Knowledge of Human Capital Management (HCM), payroll, or workforce management systems
  
• Experience implementing HR or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions in a consulting environment
  
• Certification on a recognised HCM platform an asset, may be supported by INNOOVA
  
• Experience in the public or governmen t sector an assets
  

Our must-haves:

• Our mandates span Canada proficiency in both French and English is required .
  
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or any combination of education and experience deemed equivalent.
  
• Between 5 and 8 years of meaningful consulting experience, gained at a major firm, consulting practice, or system integrator.
  
• This position requires obtaining a Government of Canada security clearance. Eligibility will be assessed during the selection process.
  
• The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in Canada ( citizen , permanent resident , or valid work permit holder ), to be confirmed during the background check.
  

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
  
• Flexible hybrid model Montreal, remote work depending on mandates
  
• Group benefits from day one; retirement plan after 3 months
  
• Health Spending Account of $1,000
  
• Certifications supported by INNOOVA
  
• Real impact, fast growth without the corporate overhead
  

The process - simple and fast

1. Discovery call with the recruitment team approx. 20–30 min

2. Virtual interview with the hiring manager approx. 45 min

3. Final interview approx. 60 min

(A preparation briefing is provided beforehand for candidates selected at this stage.)