Via Rail is recruiting!

We are looking for a Human Resources Business Partner who will be responsible for the Customer Experience group in Toronto and South West Ontario.

As an HRBP at Via Rail Canada, the incumbent will play a key role in providing strategic HR guidance and support the HR cycle activities for a diverse population of unionized and non unionized employees located throughout Canada. The incumbent of the role will support the rollout of HR initiatives while coaching the managers on policies and practices.

• Understand the context, issues and challenges of your partners within Via’s organization;
• Strategically support the culture change and evolution of the sector;
• Develop and orchestrate the implementation of human resources solutions to resolve problems;
• Support managers in labor relations issues, establish positive relations with union players;
• Interact with managers and positively influence them in their business decisions at various levels such as: employee engagement and experience, etc.;
• Deploy all activities of the human resources cycle in the business area, such as workforce planning, performance and compensation management, employee relations, talent and leadership development, and change management;
• Monitor the organizational climate in order to propose innovative solutions to enhance the level of engagement in the work environment;
• Coach managers in their interaction with employees to foster a healthy work environment;
• Collaborate with human resources centers of expertise to implement the team's strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, industrial relations or any other pertinent diploma;
• 3-4 years of experience in HR or related field;
• Work proficiency in French;
• Experience with labor relations;
• Being an enthusiastic team player with a strong drive to create a positive work environment;
• Capable of effectively managing multiple demands from a variety of sources and prioritize accordingly;
• Team player

Remote work policy: Hybrid, required 3 days in office at either Union Station or Mimico.