HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner is responsible for driving and implementing an HR Strategy that closely supports business goals and strategy for designated global business units. The HRBP has a keen understanding of the businesss strategy cross functional internal stakeholder relations and matrix structures providing dynamic solutions leaning on their deep HR experience data analyses and organizational agility to guide effective decision making.

This role provides proactive consulting and coaching to business leaders in order to support the business units goals and improve performance. This role drives individual team and organizational performance by connecting HR efforts and initiatives to business goals and building forward looking HR programs policies and initiatives.

About the Team:

You will be part of an immediate team of 5 Global HR Business Partners reporting into the Global Head of HR Partners within an extended HR team of 35. The position is based in Toronto.  

Please note this is a hybrid role - which requires the incumbent to work at our office location 3 days a week (Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday)

About the Role:

• Support the growth and development of your functional areas with employee team sizes ranging up to 200 located across multiple geographies (Canada the US Bermuda France Ireland the UK Switzerland Hong Kong & Singapore) 
• Guide and advise the Executive Leadership Team in charge of the functions within your remit on creating trust and engagement to ensure HR is effectively engaging and supporting the business.  
• Align HR strategies and initiatives to the business objectives in line with an overall Group framework.
• Promote a robust performance management succession and development planning process including annual reviews coaching and career development.  
• Provide guidance to the senior leadership team regarding change management on key organizational development initiatives and projects. 
• Provide pragmatic consistent guidance to the management and employees on all aspects of employee relations. 
• Work with other HR Functions Staffing & Learning & Development Compensation & Benefits to design and execute robust recruitment retention & development plans  
• Lead enterprise-wide HR programs and initiatives with cross-functional teams.  

Qualifications :

Ideal Skills:

• You have at least 12 - 15 years of experience in a broad global HR role
• Ideally a strong background within financial services or another regulated sector.
• Adept in working within a matrix organisation with multi-jurisdictional colleagues and teams 
• Demonstrable track record in building highly effective and trustful relationships across all levels of the organisation 
• Highly capable and effective in engaging and influencing senior leaders and other key stakeholders in order to drive business results.  
• You have strong business acumen excellent empathetic skills and have excellent active listening skills with a high level of integrity and Diversity & Inclusion mindset.

Behavioural Competencies:

Our core values are - Integrity Performance Collaboration Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care

• Adept Communicator and Influencer: Highly developed interpersonal skills with excellent ability to influence people and other teams.
• Strategic & Tactical Agility: The capacity to think strategically and be future oriented when driving the execution of the strategy with an ability to get into the detail when needed
• Decision-making: The capacity to be solutions orientated and make good informed decisions in a fast paced and at times demanding environment
• Innovation & Forward Looking: Ability to challenge the status quo when its in the best interest of the function and for teams.
• Managing Ambiguity and Change: Openness to change and the capacity to deal comfortably with uncertainty.

Additional Information :

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PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued where all employees feel welcome respected and empowered to perform at their best.  We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.

Thank you

PartnerRe Hiring Team

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time