Senior Human Resources Advisor

AXA Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Human Resources Advisor to drive HR initiatives and support talent management in a dynamic environment. This role involves advising on immigration processes, fostering relationships with business leaders, and managing employee relations effectively. You will play a key role in enhancing HR capabilities and supporting organizational changes while ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and sustainability, and contribute to building a resilient future for clients and communities alike.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Enhanced family friendly leave benefits

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Volunteering and charitable giving programs

Qualifications

• Varied HR experience, ideally in a matrix environment, preferably in financial services.
• Outstanding analytical skills with the ability to convert data into insightful presentations.

Responsibilities

• Advise on immigration processes, including work permits and visas.
• Support managers on employee issues and performance management processes.

Skills

HR experience

analytical skills

organizational skills

customer-focused

effective communication

discretion and confidentiality

team player

attention to detail

Tools

Word

Excel

MS Outlook

PowerPoint

HR databases

Job description

Senior Human Resources Advisor

Location: Canada

Our ambition is to unlock a more sustainable and prosperous tomorrow by helping businesses navigate the world’s risks. In the Americas, we’ll live up to that ambition by delivering value far beyond the insurance policies we provide. We’re confronting our clients’ risk management challenges by finding solutions that further their strategic goals and help them build more sustainable, thriving businesses.

At AXA XL, we are transforming Human Resources. Our strategic focus is to deliver on the talent agenda in a world-class way. We achieve this by designing and delivering programs, initiatives, tools, and processes that enable AXA XL to attract, manage, engage, develop, and retain the global talent needed to fulfill our opportunities and aspirations. Furthermore, we continuously improve HR capabilities and processes to support the business professionally, efficiently, and cost-effectively.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

1. Being an advisor and partner for the global function’s colleagues in Canada.
2. Provide guidance and support on immigration processes for employees, including work permits, visas, and residency applications.
3. Collaborate with legal to navigate complex immigration issues.
4. Cultivating effective working relationships with business management teams by advising business leaders on people-management and employee relations issues, training and development, in alignment with HR initiatives.
5. Advising managers on all employee issues including contractual changes, disciplinary matters and long-term leave (e.g. maternity leave, sickness, etc.) to ensure a fair and consistent approach within parameters of legal obligations and corporate/local policies.
6. Partnering with the Compensation team to advise managers on salary, long term incentives and promotions.
7. Support and assist in the facilitation of local vacancies in Canada which is inclusive of the interviewing, putting together offers in partnership with compensation and creating onboarding plans for new hires.
8. Support the Sr. HRBP on organizational changes initiatives by providing guidance on workforce restructuring, including redundancy process and redeployment strategies.
9. Communicate effectively with impacted employees and stakeholders throughout the restructuring process. Ensure compliance with all legal requirements.
10. Supporting managers and employees on the annual performance management process and on sustaining performance management activities throughout the year while using these activities to build and maintain knowledge of "key talent" within allocated groups.
11. Managing and/or contributing to local projects and strategic initiatives both in support of the Head of HR and as part of the HR network, as required.

You will report to the Senior HRBP.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities:

1. Varied HR experience, ideally in a matrix environment, preferably in financial services or the insurance industry.
2. Outstanding analytical skills with the ability to convert data into insightful presentations.
3. Excellent proactive organization skills and the ability to plan and prioritize work.
4. Highly customer-focused, maintaining a professional attitude at all times.
5. Shows initiative in acting and responding appropriately.
6. Effective communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels.
7. Understands and values the importance of discretion and confidentiality.
8. Team player who interacts effectively with colleagues and clients.
9. Highly responsive to changing demands.
10. Accurate with exceptional attention to detail.
11. Advanced skills in Word, Excel, MS Outlook, and PowerPoint.
12. Experience with HR databases is advantageous.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

· Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.

· Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements.

· Enhanced family friendly leave benefits.

· Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index.

· Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter.

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

1. Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
2. Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
3. Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
4. AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability