Purves Redmond Limited (PRL) is recognized as one of the leading independent insurance advisory and brokerage firms in Canada. Established in 1959, PRL has grown exponentially to represent and service clients globally. With five offices in Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Sudbury), PRL is a mid-sized brokerage firm with highly experienced leaders joining from some of the top Insurers, Brokers and Risk Management departments in Canada.
We have an exciting opportunity in our Toronto office for a human resources leader. The Head of Human Resources is a strategic position that oversees attracting and recruiting talent, learning and development initiatives, diversity and inclusion, talent retention and total rewards. This role oversees every aspect of the employee experience and works with the executive team to ensure that every function within Human Resources works together seamlessly to meet business objectives and ensures PRL continues its focus on being a great place to work.
Role Description
The key functions and responsibilities of this position are:
- Provide strategy and oversight of the administration of our cash and non-cash compensation, benefits, and HRIS system;
- Manage talent initiatives including recruiting and onboarding, and employee retention strategies, working with external advisors, including recruiters and employment lawyers, as required;
- Advise the executive team on relevant emerging employment practices and compliance with legal requirements;
- Develop and implement effective training and development programs;
- Harness the existing culture and values when developing and implementing people-related policies and activities, always reinforcing or improving the corporate culture;
- Identify and continually measure organizational best practices against competitors as it relates to staffing, particularly around work loads and total rewards (fixed and variable cash compensation, benefits, and medium and long term incentive compensation);
- Lead performance measurement/employee evaluation process;
- Build and champion diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and policies; and
- Develop and grow the HR team.
The ideal candidate meets the following criteria:
- Has a Bachelor’s Degree. A Master’s Degree would be considered an asset.
- Is a Certified Human Resources Leader or has an equivalent designation.
- 10+ years’ experiences leading the development and implementation of strategic HR programs at medium or large professional services organizations.
- Experience in an Insurance brokerage environment is an asset.
- Is proficient in English business communications, while being Bilingual (French) would be preferred.
- Has excellent business acumen that can translate business requirements into HR priorities, solutions, actions, and results.
- Has the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, maintain confidentiality at all times, and is trustworthy, reliable and hard working.
- Strong ethics and values are a must.
- Has experience building and implementing Human Resources projects from the ground up, and a passion for excellence and continuous improvement.
- In an excellent people manager with a track record of assisting in building high performing, collaborative, results oriented teams.
- Has a strong executive presence, the ability to influence, and a proven track record of effective partnership with senior leaders in a highly visible advisory role.
- Has a sound working knowledge of the Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Human Rights Code, Pay Equity, and other employment legislation across Canada.
- Ability to travel (primarily within Canada).
If this opportunity is right for you, please submit your resume and cover letter by email to careers@purvesredmond.com and reference the Job ID above in the title. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
At PRL, we are an equal employment opportunity employer based on job-related skills and experience. If you require any accommodation during the hiring process or upon hire, please inform Human Resources and we will provide suitable accommodation that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility.