Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager

2 weeks ago

Montreal, Canada Société Générale Assurances Full time

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager - Americas

Permanent contract|Montreal|Human Resources

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager - Americas

Montreal, Canada Permanent contract Human Resources

Responsibilities

About our division:

With a team of over 50 highly engaged, diverse, and innovative HR professionals located in the US, Canada, and Brazil, the Americas Human Resources team is dedicated to acquiring, developing, advising, and promoting talents focused on how to best meet and exceed the needs of our business partners. As strategic partners to the Business, we are committed to providing staff with value-added programs and policies, a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a diverse, inclusive, respectful, safe, and employee-centric environment where all can thrive to achieve their best potential. The HR team is composed of 5 teams: (1) Strategy, Transformation and Talent Acquisition, (2) Career Advisory, (3) Diversity, Talent, and Development, (4) Total Rewards, and (5) Projects, Efficiencies, and Analytics.

About the position:

This role will focus on leveraging DE&I best practices to help us achieve our strategic DE&I goals and power Société Générale’s success by ensuring we have a strong culture of belonging — one that fosters an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment for everyone to thrive and be their authentic selves.

In collaboration with the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of Americas and the Talent and Diversity Team, the DE&I Manager will develop, foster and support strategic initiatives and programs focused on the recruitment, development, advancement and retention of diverse talent across SG Americas. The DE&I Manager will also provide thought-leadership, guidance and consultation to HR partners, business leaders, managers, and employees in the Americas and embed best practices and innovative ideas to address the unique challenges in the region.

• Partner with business units, leadership, and diversity councils to provide advice, guidance and strategies that drive diversity and inclusion outcomes for business unit across geographic regions from initiation through to execution, working collaboratively with cross functional partners and stakeholders.

• Develop and manage D&I programs and events ensuring alignment with Americas D&I strategy; develop tracking strategies to monitor and evaluate impact and ROI of programs; (, firm-wide events, leader roundtables, internal D&I assessments, ERG leadership events) develop dashboards and reports on program effectiveness to make recommendations for program enhancement and improvement.

• Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion across all businesses and into our people processes to create and track tailored initiatives and solutions, collaborating closely with business line EXCO leaders and HR Business Partners, including:

Talent Development to identify opportunities for retention, development and advancement of underrepresented Talent and embed DE&I leadership programming. Talent Acquisition to increase diversity partnerships and recruitment of underrepresented Talent. Human Resources Business Partners to provide subject matter expertise and support to all business units, corporate functional areas and/or country specific needs. 

• Build an operating model and framework to support and elevate the future development of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) while provide regional oversight and ongoing support including the production of annual business plans, related programming/events, budgets and reporting on impact.

• Conduct on-going qualitative research both internally and externally on demographic trends; using insights to drive recommendations on best practices, identifying and recommending strategies for enhancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts.

• Identify and build relationships with external partners, including thought leaders and peer organizations, that deliver impact and support our diversity and inclusion strategies for underrepresented groups.

• Identify, evaluate, and maintain relationships with external networks, partnerships, and international organizations (industry, non-profit, and university groups) that align with our strategic enterprise inclusion and diversity goals.

• Support other areas of the organization that seek to implement diversity programs and offerings, such as supplier diversity, additional employee benefits, and a cultural recognition calendar.

• Work with external partners to design and execute supplemental, specialized development programs for underrepresented groups. • Partner collaboratively with People team members on L&D, inclusion advocacy and related initiatives throughout the employee lifecycle that enhance the employee experience and attract, retain and promote a diverse workforce.

Profile required

What you bring to our regional team:

Skills & qualifications:

8+ years of professional work experience with 5 years of substantive work in the field of diversity and inclusion or a consultancy focused on diversity and inclusion and talent management. Global experience executing DE&I processes, understanding of the complexities and nuances associated with global and local requirements. Demonstrated effectiveness managing diverse stakeholders including but not limited to executives, employee groups, vendors, and consultants. Previous experience in D&I within Financial Services or a large and complex global organization would be considered an asset. Understanding of, and proven track record in successfully applying core concepts, current best practices, strategies, and tools to develop and implement solutions. Demonstrated analytical skills; experience of tracking data, reporting, providing metrics and developing key success measures that drive impact. Solid relationship building skills and experience interacting with, advising, and influencing HR, senior line leadership and employees at all levels. Demonstrated ability to function in a high-volume, fast-paced environment and manage multiple responsibilities. You have solid knowledge and understanding of the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. You believe that DEI is truly your purpose and passion, and you thrive on helping others develop understanding and application.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational development, business management, political science, or related degree

Language: French and English. Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

Due to US Federal Securities law applying to this position, candidates who will apply for this position will be required to submit to an enhanced background screening, including the collection of their fingerprints by a third-party vendor selected by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA")

Why join us

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.) Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc. A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others).

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