AVP People Partner

Overview

The role of a People Partner at Manulife is a dynamic position requiring strong skills in human resources, data acumen, listening and insights, and leadership coaching and mentoring. This role blends market-leading practices with a strategic understanding of how the business operates, engaging leaders in an enterprise-wide talent strategy.

Responsibilities

• Strategic partner to aligned Private Markets business teams to develop and drive the people strategy, workforce planning (e.g., skills, structure, people, etc.), talent management, and organizational change.
• Act as a thought leader and agent of change for the People function, continuously assessing opportunities and risks, driving continuous improvement, and showing how People / Comms can benefit the broader organization.
• Be the face of "One People / Comms" to leadership, ensuring People partners and resources are delivered in a customer-centered way to support acquisition, engagement and retention of top talent in line with business needs.
• Actively analyze data to communicate insights back to the business to advise their people-related strategies and priorities.
• Proactively drive talent identification and development processes to ensure Private Markets leaders deliver meaningful career experiences while maintaining bench strength and succession for officer and critical roles.
• Partner with the wider People function to leverage global scale, contribute to its agenda, and operate as one team.
• Provide feedback, advice and coaching to senior leaders on talent issues and leadership strategies.
• Anticipate the impact of change on the organization and provide education to leaders, escalating as appropriate.
• Oversee delivery of cyclical employee initiatives such as Employee Engagement Survey, Performance Management, Talent Review, and Compensation cycles for assigned client groups.
• Provide leadership and oversight to a small team of People Partners in global locations supporting the distributed Timber and Agricultural business.

Required Qualifications

When You Join Our Team

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider. To learn more, visit https : / / www.manulife.com / en / about / our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that reflects our customers and fosters an inclusive work environment. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all practices without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or beliefs, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other protected status.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. To request an accommodation, contact recruitment@manulife.com.

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