Grade:  L10
Referral Level: Level 3
Division:  IGM-HR

IGM Financial Inc. is a leading wealth and asset management company in Canada, managing approximately $271 billion in assets. It offers financial planning and investment services to over two million Canadians through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments. 

Mackenzie Investments, founded in 1967, is a key part of IGM's business model, serving as a comprehensive asset-management partner for Canadian financial advisors and their clients. 

At Mackenzie Investments You Can Build Your Career with Confidence. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the fourth consecutive years and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. Our vision and strategy aim to innovate the industry and support Canadians in achieving their financial goals. 

Join our team to engage in continuous learning and skill development in a supportive environment. Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work environment, where you spend three days a week in the office, connecting, collaborating, and enjoying quality time with your amazing colleagues! Our Values: Be better; we strive for improvement in everything we do. Be accountable; we foster clarity and are empowered to act responsibly. Be a team; we are united to drive collective impact to achieve our goals. 

At IGM (IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie), we believe employment practices shape culture and trust. As AVP, Employment Practices, you’ll be the catalyst for innovation—designing strategies that protect our people, champion integrity, and bring our values to life.

As a key relationship partner for stakeholders and partners including executives, business leaders, HRBPs, HR COE's, Legal, Risk, and Enterprise Compliance, you will provide strategic insight and foresight to address employee matters, develop programs that anticipate risk and create an exceptional people experience.

What you will do:

Strategy

• Analyze the external environment and IGM’s business strategy to set Employment Practices (“EP”) priorities that guide leaders and employees to make confident, values-driven decisions
• Foster a culture where people feel safe to speak up and know that decisive action follows when standards are challenged
• Identify emerging trends and act quickly to safeguard our work environment
• Advise on employment risk trends, co-create proactive solutions with partners, and guide the organization through complex, high-risk employment matters

Governance

• Design, implement, and monitor HR policies and practices that ensure fairness and clarity for everyone
• Address workplace conduct matters such as respect, harassment, discrimination, privacy, hybrid work, and progressive discipline —making sure our standards are clear and consistently applied
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive effective policy application and resolve complex investigations
• Conduct and/or oversee investigations into workplace conduct matters, ensuring thoroughness, fairness, and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders—including strong partnership with Legal—to drive effective policy application and resolve complex investigations
• Ensure IGM meets all employment legislation and regulatory requirements, across our locations
• Develop and maintain frameworks and programs to manage escalations and support proactive, confident decision-making
• Represent HR in strategic initiatives, advising on employment-related risks and presenting at senior operating tables

Case Management

• Optimize the EP case management system to quickly identify, address, and resolve issues
• Resolve individual employment risk situations with empathy and expertise
• Support HR and business leaders in managing escalated cases, collaborating closely with legal and compliance teams
• Triage and escalate high-risk issues, keeping management informed with regular and relevant updates
• Advise senior HR leaders on employment standards, employment law, and related policies

Reporting

• Identify key EP metrics, lead research and trend analysis, and transform findings into actionable insights—providing data-driven recommendations to HR leadership
• Deliver clear, actionable recommendations to HR and business leaders by creating and distributing employment risk data and case insights, while enhancing reporting through dashboards and tools

Leadership

• Inspire and empower a high-performing team of EP Professionals to deliver on HR and business strategies.
• Foster a culture of adaptability, psychological safety, and growth through feedback and coaching
• Lead by example, driving change and celebrating team achievements.
• Build strong, collaborative partnerships across HR and the business, championing innovation and continuous improvement, while delivering client-focused services and enabling streamlined decision-making across HR CoEs and HRBPs

What you need to succeed:

• A university degree in Law and a minimum of 10 years of HR experience, specializing in Employee Relations/ Employment Practice.
• You demonstrate ability to conduct and oversee complex investigations with integrity and discretion.
• You possess strong collaboration and partnership skills, particularly with Legal counterparts, to ensure alignment and compliance
• You demonstrate a growth mindset, seek out new perspectives, challenge the status quo, and empower others to innovate and learn. You leverage technology to solve business problems and create opportunities
• You base decisions on facts, use data to generate insights, define and measure business outcomes, and adjust strategies as needed. You stay informed through current research and trends
• You build connections across functions and geographies, validate priorities and outcomes, collaborate and co-create solutions, and support an environment where people can be themselves and excel
• You engage and influence stakeholders, navigate matrix organizations, adapt and pivot through ambiguity and change, address challenges, and meet timelines. Experience working in agile environments is an asset
• You shape, produce, and deliver ideas, presentations, and documents tailored to executive-level audiences

As this position is posted in Montréal, Toronto and Winnipeg, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English.  

Benefits:  

• COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION & RECOGNITION: competitive base salary, performance-weighted bonus, education/career support, option to join Employee Share Purchase Plan with employer matching component. 
• EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & INSURANCE: competitive health and dental coverage, flexible plan for you and your family and short-term & long-term disability plans. 
• RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAMS: voluntary Group RRSP enrolment with employer matching component. 
• WORK LIFE BALANCE: paid volunteer days, competitive time off including 10 wellness days off, WorkPerks discount program, hybrid & flex work arrangements. 
• INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: living our core values: Be a Team, Be Accountable, Be Better, engaging with community through Business Resource Groups (BRG communities are volunteer employee-led groups formed around a common interest, identity, or background)

IGM is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively - this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 

Mackenzie Investments is an accessible employer committed to providing barrier-free recruitment experience. If you require accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.    

How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience to https://www.mackenzieinvestments.com/en/careers.  

We thank all applicants for their interest in Mackenzie Investments; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Please apply by December 2, 2025. 

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