HR Business Advisor

Position: HR Business Advisor

Location: Montreal, Canada

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,000+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. We hire smart and sharpen smarter, arming talent with best-in-class resources and skills. With 18 locations across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

Whom we seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

This role will be part of the Maples Group, reporting to the HR Business Partner.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

- Support Line Managers in regards to HR requirements and coaching on performance management and other talent issues.
- Support HR Business Partners in partnership with other HR teams such as HR Shared Services in the delivery of Maples’ annual talent practices, HR processes and other key HR strategic initiatives (i.e. year-end process, engagement surveys, etc.).
- Communications - Town Halls, Meetings, SLT briefings - content creation following data and reporting provided by HR Operations. Facilitate local HR communications in both English (and French in MTRL)
- Engagement - Creation of survey packs by country, action planning, committee actions and delivery.
- Locations events and global programmes - Manage and or coordinate local HR activities/initiatives of careers weeks, health and wellness week, monthly local events, etc.
- Employee relations - Return to work meetings, complicated leave requests.
- Performance process - Local oversight of the goal setting and feedback process, acting as escalation point for HR Ops in the event managers have not signed off their forms etc. and various tracking activities that occur.
- Local research - Local legislation, market trends, and any other ad hoc requests from the BPs to support the business.
- Anticipate, identify and address issues and potential problems that may have an impact on organisational objectives and the employee experience

Requirements
- A Degree in Human Resources or equivalent
- 3-4 years of HR Generalist experience handling most, if not all, HR areas

Key skills for this role are as follows:

- Self-starter and able to cope to a high learning curve;
- Able to pleasantly engage with employees but still be firm in governing HR policies and guidelines;
- Resourceful and able to propose resolutions for various problems and challenges for the hr team and the business;
- Able to manage situations in ambiguous environments;
- Must have a sense of urgency and absolute client focus in resolving any issues raised;
- Able to manage risk and know when to escalate;
- Organized and able to follow through on all projects or tasks;
- Be a team player;
- Fluent bilingualism; spoken & written (French and English MTRL specific)

Benefits & Rewards

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events

About the Maples Group

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Poste : Conseiller en ressources humaines

Lieu : Montréal, Canada

Le Groupe Maples est un porte-étendard des services financiers et juridiques auquel font confiance de nombreux gestionnaires de fonds de couverture, sociétés de capital-investissement et entreprises internationales parmi les plus importants au monde.

Notre distinction est établie grâce à notre équipe soigneusement formée : plus de 2 000 professionnels qui font preuve de ténacité, d’éthique et d’excellence. Nous recrutons des personnes intelligentes et perfectionnons leurs talents en leur fourn