Senior Bhr Manager - Corporate Human Resources (Ottawa, ON)

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Ottawa manufacturing site, in the Abbott Point of Care (APOC) division reporting the Canada Human Resources Director.

As the Senior Manager Business HR, you'll have the chance to lead and manage the delivery of HR services across the Abbott Point of Care (Ottawa) site. This role provides strategic business human resources support for the Ottawa site, supporting over 800 employees. The incumbent ensures that a healthy work environment is maintained, that all labour laws and regulations are respected as well as being responsible for an effective succession planning and personal development that allows growth within the organization.

The Senior Manager Business HR works closely with the site leadership team and HR colleagues to achieve the division's objectives and fostering optimal working conditions that position Abbott as an employer of choice.

What You'll Do

• Recommend HR strategies to the business on people issues based on industry trends, practices, and Provincial and Canadian labour laws to mitigate risks on the business, including development initiatives;
• Coach and counsel managers on organization development, employee engagement, employee relations issues, performance management, career development, etc.;
• Review, maintain and implement HR policies, programs, and processes to ensure effectiveness and efficiency;
• Manage and execute HR projects;
• Assess the talent pipeline and coordinate talent development efforts;
• Establish, build and maintain strong relationships with key HR partners from Area and Division Business Human Resources, Practice Centers and HR Service Center to ensure elements of HR are successfully coordinated to meet and exceed business needs;
• Manage the Performance Management model, ensuring that all components are being executed (goals planning, performance assessments, growth plans;
• Lead a team composed of HR Generalists and payroll specialists for the site.

Required Qualifications

• Completed Bachelor's degree;
• CHRP designation;
• 8+ years of human resources generalist experience in a manufacturing environment;
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in leading an HR team;
• Ability to understand key business strategies and translate this into HR deliverables;
• Effective oral and written communication skills;
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in dealing with various people at various levels of the organization;
• Experience working in a matrix HR environment;
• Bilingualism, English and French, an asset.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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