Senior Human Resources Business Partner

4 days ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Assent Compliance Full time
Job Description

The Senior Employee Experience Business Partner provides support in all areas of human resources including: Talent Management, Team member Relations and Engagement, Development, Total Rewards, and EX Operations. This role collaborates with Assent teams and Leadership to influence and execute on global strategies, programs and initiatives that attract, retain, and engage Assentees and scale the business for continued global success.

Key Responsibilities
  • Strategic People and Business Advisor
    • Act as a strategic people and business advisor providing advice/guidance to leaders and recommending innovative solutions, customized to meet business needs.
  • Coaching and Development
    • Provide ongoing coaching, support and insight that enables informed decision-making, aligns with organizational values, and contributes to maximum retention, engagement and productivity.
  • Business Growth and Partnerships
    • Increase impact and effectiveness of our business growth by developing stronger partnerships with leaders, using your gained Assent business knowledge and general business concepts to understand their business objectives and develop people strategies.
  • Organizational Development
    • Support leaders with evolving their organizational structure, roles, career paths and objectives to maximize the execution of their business plan.
  • HR Expertise and Insights
    • Make recommendations in all areas of HR that enhance team and Assentee success based on market trends, industry best practices, business knowledge, as well as compliance with security controls, company policies and relevant legislation.
  • Collaboration and Communication
    • Work collaboratively across Employee Experience: specifically Talent Acquisition - to ensure timely delivery of recruitment and selection of top talent and Talent Acceleration - to execute on talent development and impact programs.
  • Culture and Feedback
    • Help enhance internal communication and cohesion within and between teams while ensuring a collaborative, engaging and high-performance environment.
  • Performance and Development
    • Support a culture of continuous feedback and learning by actively participating in and supporting performance feedback programs, Assentee onboarding, training and development.
  • Talent Development and Planning
    • Provide HR insights to help create & drive talent development strategic priorities in assigned client groups, including workforce planning and talent acquisition and leader and employee development.
  • Engagement and Retention
    • Evaluate talent trends and team member feedback pulse surveys and open dialogue sessions to develop recommendations for improving engagement, productivity, and retention.
Requirements and Qualifications

We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following qualifications:

  • 8+ years of relevant HR experience, with at least 8+ years as a Business Partner supporting Senior Executive and/or C-level leaders, preferably in a rapidly growing global tech organization.
  • Bachelor's degree/Post Secondary Education in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a related field. A CHRP or CHRL certification would be considered an asset.
  • Experience identifying and building strategic cross-functional partnerships across all levels of the business to understand challenges.
  • Passion for high quality service to the business and delivering exceptional support.
  • Analytically driven with experience working with people and business metrics to guide decisions.
  • Creative thinker with a focus on innovation and learning.
  • Persistent and patient, with the propensity to stay calm and reasonable under pressure.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; must be an articulate and persuasive communicator.
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with confidential information and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the aforementioned duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Additional Information

At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

We believe that you and your family's well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.

It's not all about the money – well, it's a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.

There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.

Curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.

We get it - you need work and life to mesh in a way that feels right for you. That's why we're big on remote work and flexibility. But hey, if you're within 50 kms/31 miles of our main hubs in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, or Amsterdam, we do ask that you pop into the office just once a week. And for our folks near the co-working spots in Nairobi and Toronto? A monthly visit is all we ask.



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