McCarthy Tétrault

Human Resources Manager

McCarthy Tétrault

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$95,000 - CA$115,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Leveraging business acumen to align people strategies with operational goals, for example workforce planning, turnover action planning and engagement initiatives.
  • Using people analytics and workforce data to diagnose trends, identify root causes, and recommend targeted interventions, ensuring decisions are evidence based and tied to measurable outcomes.
  • Serving as a trusted coach and advisor to leaders and employees, providing clear, pragmatic guidance on performance, development, team dynamics, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Supporting change management efforts and proactively identifying opportunities to support our firm members and organizations.
  • Driving execution excellence across HR initiatives, managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and ensuring high quality delivery of programs and exceptional firm member experience.
  • Responsible for the oversight of and continuous improvement of our Onboarding and Offboarding program in Toronto for our Business Services teams and Paraprofessionals such as new hire orientations.
  • Partnering with our business leaders in the Toronto office to support their talent and team needs, while ensuring that our policies and procedures, as well as our programs are well clearly communicated.
  • Coaching and developing direct report(s) to build their understanding of the business and to elevate the firm member experience.
  • Leading project management and process improvement initiatives to create, revise or improve policies, procedures and HR practices.
  • Providing support and coaching to managers in relation to performance management issues and processes, development of Performance Improvement Plans (“PIP”), receiving/giving feedback and providing calibration assistance where needed.
  • Working closely with Labour and Employment lawyers to manage complex employee relations situations, policy creation or template reviews.
  • Responsible to manage the involuntary termination process, ensuring all actions comply with legal requirements, company policies, and ethical standards.
  • Collaborating with legal counsel to minimize risk and ensure adherence to employment laws during the termination process.
  • Acting as Chair for the Monthly Toronto Leadership Round Table Meetings; planning and organizing monthly meetings delivering relevant content, creating and planning meeting materials, scheduling speakers as may be required, ensuring topics are beneficial and of interest to the Toronto Leadership team.
  • Co-Chairing the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Ensuring that incidents are properly followed up and resolved.
  • Other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree with HR focus or post-graduate diploma with CHRP designation
  • 7 years of progressive HR experience with at least 3 years in an HRBP/HR Manager capacity supporting leaders.
  • CHRP/CHRL designation (or in progress) is an asset.
  • Strong knowledge of Canadian employment law and Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA); experience with accommodations and disability leave.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex HR cases.
  • Proven ability to coach leaders, influence without authority, and manage stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated exceptional judgement and organizational skills
  • Proficiency with HRIS systems and reporting and analytics (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, or similar)
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Benefits
  • Outstanding benefits from day one, including insurance premiums paid by the Firm.
  • Competitive compensation.
  • A commitment to professional development and growth opportunities for our people at all levels, supported by a culture that fully embraces and encourages two-way feedback.
  • Strong community involvement and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
  • A collaborative, cohesive culture that connects lawyers and business teams through collective purpose.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
people analyticsworkforce planningperformance managementchange managementproject managementprocess improvementemployee relationsonboardingoffboardingHR practices
Soft Skills
coachinginfluencingorganizational skillsjudgmentcommunicationfacilitationpresentationstakeholder managementteam dynamicstrust building
Certifications
Bachelor degree in HRpost-graduate diplomaCHRP designationCHRL designation