People & Culture Business Partner Specialist

The opportunity

In this role, you will partner with our P&C Business Partner team and other key stakeholders in P&C and functional groups (ie. Finance) to provide support on a variety of activities and annual P&C programs.

Who you'll work with

Reporting to the Manager, P&C Business Partner, Projects, this role will support aspects of P&C Business Partner Services. Working closely with members of the business, P&C Business Partners, People Operations and COEs, you will partner on key initiatives and programs to support the delivery of day-to-day activities.

What you'll do

Supporting P&C Business Partners of Annual Programs

• Prepare support materials/tools for P&C BPs of annual programs, including Compensation, Goal Setting, Workforce Planning, and Talent Review.

• Support the preparation and execution of project plans to support P&C program/initiatives.

• Draft data-based insights for presentations and decks for divisional and department leaders.

• Participate in Performance, Talent, and Succession calibrations, taking notes and updating Talent data on Workday as required

P&C Data Analytics & Reporting

• Lead all P&OE reporting and analytics activities (from Workday and other sources), acting as the primary point of contact for Business Partners and senior leaders.

• Deliver scheduled and ad hoc reports covering the full spectrum of people metrics-including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) indicators-sourced from Workday. Collaborate closely with People Operations on complex or cross-functional data needs, ensuring insights are timely, accurate, and actionable.

• Provide analytical support for People Pulse (Peakon) results, developing insight-driven decks for all Divisions and Asset Classes. Present findings to Business Partners and business leaders as needed.

• Partner with Finance to monitor and maintain organizational headcount health, ensuring alignment with budget targets, workforce planning goals, and strategic growth priorities.

• Maintain and create P&C owned reports and dashboards powered by PowerBI

• Explore opportunities to improve efficiencies for the P&OE team and key partners/COEs (ie. enhancing reporting, dashboards, etc)

Job Changes and Organizational Design

• Partner with P&C BPs and support the execution of change plans for organization design and business transformations.

• With direction from the P&C BP team or direct manager, engage with People Operations (and GTR if applicable) to execute mass organizational job changes, by bringing them into organizational design planning discussions and partnering on all Workday changes

• Provide managers with supporting documentation for drafting job descriptions utilizing any technologies that assist in this process

• Submit requests to open position requisitions for businesses

What you'll need

• University degree, HR related degree preferred

• Ability to manage, perform and prioritize multiple priorities under time constraints

• Strong attention to detail

• Perform detailed tasks with accuracy and minimal supervision

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) at all levels in the organization (employees, managers, and leaders) while maintaining confidentiality

• Customer service focused

• Sound knowledge of HR policies and programs

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• Proven ability in reporting and analytics and creating visualizations, manipulating data in excel, and/or PowerBI

• Proven ability to partner with HR technology teams to build basic reporting required to deliver on visualizations

• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., Co-Pilot, ChatGPT, etc.) to enhance decision-making, automate workflows, or improve employee experience.

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Minimum three years’ experience, preferable in Human Resources

• Experience working with Workday or comparable HCM system experience

• Experience with reporting and analytics and creating visualizations

• Experience partnering with business or HR colleagues

• Experience with a global organization

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What we’re offering

• Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage

• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Competitive time off

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

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