The Senior HR Business Partner specializes in talent acquisition and development. They provide HR solutions to people requirements to support business execution, taking a consultative approach with Management to gather the data required to support the design and implementation of corporate policies, practices, and programs with a specialized concentration in the areas of recruitment and people development. This position focuses on attracting and selecting the best talent to support Schindler’s business objectives.

Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Plays a critical role within the Human Resources function in implementing talent acquisition and management initiatives across the Canadian organization.
• Provides talent acquisition and management services in consultation with senior managers to implement organization improvement initiatives and assure alignment with Schindler's strategic plans and core values.
• Regularly meets with managers and leaders of departments to understand the business outcomes essential for their success, in order to develop job profiles
• Recruit candidates for open positions (management and nonunionized support staff) through planning and imple­menting best practices throughout the entire recruitment process
• Manage recruitment efforts including developing job descriptions/profiles, postings/advertisement, and identifying and referring candidates to hiring Manager
• Support Management in final selection process including assessment, background checks and offer preparation
• Implements a robust selection and onboarding process designed to identify and attract top talent and adhere to values that are important to the organization.
• Orchestrates talent acquisition and management initiatives that address company goals and strategies. This position provides advice and support aimed at selecting and developing during transition and times of change.
• Identifies people development needs and ensures the effective implementation, communication and maintenance of programs to address identified needs
• Recommends, negotiates and maintains recruiting vendor contracts and ensures relationships are managed in a cost-effective manner and evaluates the quality of all services and costs on an on-going basis.
• Maintains strong relationships with all HR functions and collaborates accordingly with other groups to ensure overall business adoption of various Talent processes.
• Maintains strong relationships with key business leaders to ensure acceptance and business relevance of key Talent processes and programs.

Talent Management, Learning and Development

• Support leadership and management development initiatives including succession planning, talent management, and development of high potential employees.
• Support the performance management program and annual review process, and ensure all salaried personnel have annual Performance and Development Reviews (PDS) completed
• Support identification of people development needs and ensures the effective implementation, communication and maintenance of programs to address identified needs
• Identify and communicate required training activities and assist operations to plan and schedule as required
• Deliver new employee orientation programs

Qualifications

• 5 - 7+ years human resources experience with a specialization in talent acquisition, preferably in a construction or building services unionized environment.
• Post secondary education in Human Resources field or equivalent experience
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Software (Word, Outlook, Excel) and HRIS Recruitment and Learning Management systems.

Critical Skills

• Experience working as a consultative business partner to operations leaders.
• Proven track record in recruitment and selection for various roles and levels.
• Exceptional written, oral & presentation skills coupled with a strong work ethic and proven ability to excel in a client-service oriented environment.