Senior HR Business Partner, Digital Banking

at  EQ Bank Equitable Bank

THE WORK

This role is responsible for collaborating directly with the Digital Bank people and talent programs as well as consulting on key initiatives and organizational changes across the Digital Bank. The position reports to the Senior Director, Business Partners and aligns to the Personal Banking business.
You will partner closely with business leaders to build and maintain a thorough understanding of the departmental strategy to inform what people and talent initiatives, role definition and organizational structure are necessary to drive business success. You work with the business to develop talent requirements or initiatives to support and evolve the function’s operating model, talent and culture. You understand and deliver on all HR cycles and business initiatives while supporting the leadership teams of the Corporate Functions to deliver an exceptional employee experience.
The role works closely with people managers across the function to attract, develop and retain a high performing team within a high-care, community-oriented and purpose-driven environment that “drives change in Canadian banking to enrich people’s lives.”

• Partner, advise and coach leaders to diagnose, consult and problem solve on organizational structure, role definition, talent situations and challenges to maximize the effectiveness of their teams to be able to deliver on business outcomes
• Drive HR programs and talent initiatives forward while ensuring alignment with business needs and objectives
• Work with the Centre of Excellence to support talent programs, training needs, employee development and career advancement
• Design and implement talent initiatives to achieve business outcomes and optimize the employee experience
• Lead development and execution of People strategies to ensure we are fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful environment
• Project-manage organizational change and talent programs and initiatives within Personal Banking, including organizational effectiveness
• Identify and validate talent gaps in the business through data and root cause analysis to build business cases demonstrating costs and ROI’s of talent recommendations
• Provide proactive advice using data, insights, and analytics to inform business and talent decision making
• Work with the functions on Organization design, role definition and team structures
• Create and execute change management plans to socialize, educate on HR initiatives, policies and procedures for employees and managers in collaboration with Business partners
• Respond to manager inquiries on a day-to-day basis by understanding the context of the situation, advising as necessary, and coaching managers to sustain change
• Work with the HR Operations team to resolve complex employee relations issues and escalate issues as needed to ensure a positive work environment
• Lead and manage the annual talent cycles (Performance, Talent Review, Compensation, etc.) for your client group
• Builds knowledge of HR and industry trends to advance employee capability, develop and attract talent for the future
• Be a SME and a trusted advisor for client groups on HR and talent policies, cycles and initiatives