Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is seeking a Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner in Toronto. This role involves developing talent strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing expert HR counsel to executive leaders. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and strategic capabilities, with a foundational background in business or human resources.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Inclusive working environment

Internal training programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant HR experience.
• Strong ability to strategically influence and persuade senior leaders.
• Ability to perform effectively in a complex, high change environment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate local HR regulatory compliance and collaborate with HR Services.
• Own the talent strategy and provide strategic insights to business leaders.
• Advocate for a high-performance environment and manage team development.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Project Management

Strategic Influence

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in business/human resources

CHRP, CHRL or similar HR designation

Job description

Requisition ID: 224519

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Contributes to the overall success of Business Human Resources activities ensuring specific individual goals, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. The Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for supporting the Director, Human Resources Business Partner and business lines on strategic talent needs and delivery of HR strategic plans and initiatives. The Senior Manager provides HR advice and counsel to VPs in the areas of talent and HR strategy to help meet their business needs by leveraging Communities of Expertise (CoEs) for overall strategies and guidelines and HR Services for reporting and support. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

This role supports Global Risk Management.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Participates and represents HR in strategic business plan development and on-going business meetings / decisions with business line leaders. Identifies the right HR strategy and solutions to meet business objectives, provide strategic direction for the business.
• Owns the talent strategy for the business and provides strategic insights and solutions to leaders on talent priorities and needs. Delivers input and feedback on program / policy design to the Director and COEs and provide recommendations on program execution.
• Facilitates local HR regulatory compliance needs (e.g. reporting) with HR Services. Collaborates with HR Services to deploy services that are required to be executed in the areas of development & training, recruitment & onboarding, performance and compensation reviews. Provides support for escalated cases from HR Services.
• Proactively utilize a wide range of HR data to identify themes/trends and recommend effective HR strategies to meet the business needs.
• Advocates and champions the HR operating model within the business. Proactively contributes to the transformation of the HR operating model, with the aim of creating a globally integrated function that is scalable, flexible, and efficient.
• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
• Champions a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant HR experience.
• Undergraduate degree, preferably with focus on business/human resources or work related experience.
• CHRP, CHRL or other HR designation, or in progress is an asset.
• Strong communications skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. Ability to deal effectively with all levels of the organization. Able to collaborate with HR stakeholders and business partners and coach managers. Actively listens and seeks to understand needs with genuine curiosity.
• Strong ability to strategically influence and persuade senior leaders.
• Identifies solutions through effective questioning.
• Strong problem solving, conflict management, negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to effectively perform in a complex, high change environment while being a positive steward for the global HR team.
• Results oriented and able to effectively execute in a fast paced environment.
• Strong strategic capabilities to assess issues and their potential impact on the Bank’s image and reputation.
• Excellent project management skills to oversee execution of complex communications strategies.
• Ability to build strong cross-cultural and cross-divisional team relationships.
• Strong business acumen and understanding to allow appropriate partnership with client groups.
• Understands how the data relates to actions and results for an individual person or team.

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking and collaborative team, surrounded by innovative thinkers
• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• Internal training to support your growth and enhance your skills
• An inclusive working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.