Avp HR Business Partner

**_We are a _**_leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and _**_colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. _**_To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today. _**

**Working Arrangement**

Hybrid

**The opportunity**

Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations.

At Manulife, we are passionate about the future. With a renewed focus on culture and engagement delivered through an outstanding employee experience, HR will play a pivotal role in driving these initiatives on a global scale. As our newest AVP, you will be on the forefront of enabling hard-working teams across the organization.

This is an exciting time to be in human resources at Manulife, with a number of enterprise-wide initiatives under way that will help us “win” in the marketplace.

**Responsibilities**
- Be a strategic partner to Global Group Functions teams, developing and driving the people strategy, workforce planning (e.g., skills, structure, people, etc.), talent management, and organizational change
- Be an authority with vision and an agent of change with respect to the HR function, constantly and creatively assessing and sharing opportunities and risks to the function, driving continuous improvement, and demonstrating how the HR may be used, changed or adapted to provide benefits to the broader organization
- Be the face of “One HR” to leadership, ensuring HR services and resources are delivered seamlessly and, in a customer-centric way, to support acquisition, engagement and retention of employees in line with business need
- Actively analyze data with the goal of communicating insights back to the business to advise their people related strategies and priorities
- Be a proactive and strategic talent partner to drive our talent identification and development process to ensure that the business has sufficient bench strength and that succession plans are in place for senior leaders and other critical roles
- Partner closely with the Country/Segment HR leads to make use of our global scale, contribute to its agenda, and operate seamlessly as one team
- Collaborate with our HR leaders to provide input on their solutions to make sure the business perspective is embedded early on, and to use external market intelligence as often as possible
- Provide feedback and advice to senior leaders on people issues, HR strategies, and leadership
- Anticipate impact of change, including risks and potential blocking issues, on the organization
- Coordinate the delivery of all cyclical employee initiatives such as the Employee Engagement Survey, Performance Planning, Talent Review, and Compensation Cycle for your assigned client groups

**What motivates you?**
- You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
- You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
- You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
- You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
- You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
- You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

**What we are looking for**
- The ability to influence, truly collaborate, negotiate and work in a matrixed reporting environment
- Comfort with the use of data and data analytics to drive business solutions
- Well-networked and able to bring thought leadership into the function and increase Manulife's profile within the wider community
- A proven communicator - both written and verbal - with experience in giving presentations to a senior-level audience
- An approach that puts client centricity and a focus on the employee experience
- You have excellent business and professional judgement, and are comfortable enough to sit in paradox and ambiguity while still making progress

**What can we offer you?**
- A competitive salary and benefits packages.
- A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
- A focus on growing your career path with us.
- Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.

**Our commitment to you**
- Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
- Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
- Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial s