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Job Description:

Reporting directly to the AVP, Organizational Development & Talent Management SL Canada, the Senior HR Consultant, Talent Analytics is accountable for analyzing and interpreting workforce data to provide insights and recommendations for the SL Canada HR team in support of key HR and business initiatives.

You are passionate about data and have a proven ability to gather and analyze data to produce actionable insights. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with SL Canada HR and business leaders to support and enhance HR Talent Strategy and programs as well as Business group decision-making, by leveraging your analytical, reporting and research skills. This includes the delivery of Enterprise HR annual processes and initiatives, as well as specific Business Group programs that focus on employee recognition, employee engagement, delivering on our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) priorities and other business-driven deliverables. A great opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and help bring our purpose to life by delivering an exceptional employee experience.

What will you do?

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of HR and business metrics such as turnover, engagement, diversity, performance, and talent/succession planning

• Identify trends, correlations, and outliers in the data to uncover root causes and areas for improvement

• Develop reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate analytical findings and recommendations to leadership

• Monitor metrics over time to evaluate the impact of initiatives and programs

• Report on HR Key Risk Indicators and provide data evidence required for internal/external audits

• Stay up to date on emerging HR analytics tools, techniques, and best practices

• Partner and align with Enterprise People Analytics team on new development and/or enhancement of HR analytics practices, tools, methodologies and processes

• Maintain data governance and ensure all analysis complies with privacy regulations

What do you need to succeed?

• Advanced data mining and analysis skills, specifically with workforce data

• Proven experience using data to tell compelling stories to drive decision making at all levels

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for detail and accuracy

• Strong planning and project execution skills and the ability to operate effectively in both structured and ambiguous situations and under directed and self-managed conditions

• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as the ability to effectively package and present information to senior business leaders and HR professionals

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate, partner and build relationships; willingness to challenge the status quo in a constructive manner

• Strong consulting skills including the ability to diagnose issues, generate good alternative approaches or solutions and influence with data

• Highly organized to manage large amounts of data and information, with ability to prioritize work requests from multiple sources

• Working knowledge of Workday, Tableau, One Model and other data analytics and visualization tools (MS Excel, PowerPoint)

• 5+ years of relevant experience with quantitative/qualitative analytics and/or predictive analytics applicable to people research in a large organizational setting

• General working knowledge of human resources with depth in any specific domain of human resources is an asset

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to [email protected].

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

76,000/76 000 - 125,000/125 000

Job Category:

Human Resources

Posting End Date:

05/10/2024