Director, Employee Relations

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world's most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. 

As a Director, Employee Relations, you will act as a lead strategic advisor and execution partner, playing a critical role in mitigating legal, financial, and reputational risk for the organization while ensuring colleagues are treated fairly, respectfully, and in alignment with our guiding principles of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance.

You will work collaboratively with leaders throughout Talent and the business to develop and implement innovative solutions, whilst resolving complex issues, to support the organization's ambition and strategic direction.

Core Accountabilities:

• Provide expert advisory support to people leaders and Talent colleagues on complex, high-risk employee relations matters, including performance management, conduct issues, workplace conflict, investigations, restructurings, and terminations.
• Exercise strong judgment and discretion in managing sensitive matters, ensuring compliance with applicable employment legislation and organizational policies while balancing business objectives and colleague experience.
• Lead the design, review, and implementation of ER-related policies, programs, and practices that reflect best-in-class standards and evolving legislative and cultural expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement in ER processes and tools to enhance efficiency, scalability, and the colleague experience.
• Leverage data and insights from ER cases to identify trends, inform proactive interventions, and advise on organizational risks and opportunities.
• Act as the subject matter expert and Centre of Excellence for Employee Relations across the Talent function, providing guidance on complex policy interpretation, offer letter clauses, and employment law considerations.
• Collaborate across the Talent function and with people leaders to share knowledge, ensure alignment, and contribute to the development of ER capabilities globally to effectively address and prevent ER issues, while fostering a culture of high performance, integrity and accountability.

• Undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Law, Industrial Relations, or a related field; a legal background is an asset.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in employee relations or a related field, with significant experience managing complex cases and investigations.
• Deep knowledge of Canadian employment law and HR practices, with global or multi-jurisdictional exposure (e.g., US, UK, Hong Kong) strongly preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Excellent listening and communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to advise, coach and influence senior leaders.
• Experience in identifying and resolving complex issues while assuming leadership positions in ambiguous or unfamiliar situations.
• Experience in policy development, change management, and driving continuous improvement in ER processes.
• Experience fostering effective and sustainable working relationships at all levels internally and with external parties.

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.  CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.