Job Description

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, S\xc3\xa3o Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments\' important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here\'s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.



Join our growing Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness (TM&OE) function and lead the elevation and activation of global talent practices and employee engagement in support of CPP Investments\' multi-year transformation journey to $1 trillion assets under management. Do so by closely partnering with, and skillfully influencing, internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Managing Director of TM&OE, this is one of two Directors who will lead best-in-class global talent management and organizational effectiveness programs/processes aligned to strategic objectives (such as performance management, development planning, potential identification, succession management, competency model management, executive coaching and assessment management or employee listening [engagement surveys]) to advance the identification, performance, development, diversity, retention, engagement, experience and readiness of employees and leaders, and enable future talent needs to be realized.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading, managing, developing and coaching a team of talent management and organizational effectiveness professionals to advance capabilities and achieve and sustain best-in class programs, processes and practices
• Partnering with our HR Business Partners, ED&I and other COEs, business partners, Public Affairs & Communications and external vendors to continuously evolve and effectively implement and communicate talent programs/processes to meet the future needs of the organization
• Driving our continuous listening strategy in alignment with strategic business priorities and large-scale transformation initiatives by:

• Leading the design, implementation, measurement, and continuous improvement of key initiatives (i.e., employee engagement survey, pulse surveys, other listening initiatives, toolkits, etc.)
• Providing timely and meaningful insights, recommendations and solutions to leaders across the organization that drive action and facilitate change
• Monitoring progress, creating stakeholder commitment to action plans, and implementing mitigation strategies to avoid roadblocks
• Establishing a governance model and partnering with departments and groups on business effectiveness surveys
• Leading the design, implementation and change management of a coaching and assessment strategy in support of talent pipeline development, including the establishment of a framework for psychometric tool and vendor selection and evaluation
• Leading and ensuring CPP Investments\' competency and leadership principles reflect the behaviours and skills required by the organization and ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide talent and culture transformation strategies - this could encompass assessment, redesign, implementation and change management
• Setting and leading a measurement strategy to assess and monitor the effectiveness of talent management and organizational effectiveness programs/processes and identify enhancements that will drive meaningful change
• Conducting and leveraging analytics, expertise and ongoing research on global leading practices and trends to deliver data-driven insights that advance strategic priorities and objectives - this includes establishing and maintaining relationships with vendors and peer organizations to support benchmarking

Qualifications

• Deep experience developing and leading large global transformational talent management and organizational effectiveness programs/processes and change initiatives, preferably in the financial or professional services industry
• Undergraduate or post-graduate degree or college diploma in related field (i.e., Human Resources Management, Business Management) is preferred; professional designation (e.g., CHRE, CCMP) is advantageous
• Experience in organizational design would be considered an asset
• Demonstrated business acumen, project management, change management and design thinking in complex, global organizations
• Proven track record of internal and external relationship-building, influencing and cross-functional partnership skills to drive stakeholder buy-in and sponsorship for talent program/process strategies
• Highly analytical - a demonstrated practice of sourcing, reading and interpreting data to draw conclusions, make recommendations and ensure data-driven decisioning
• Proven ability to make the complex simple and to organize and present complex information/concepts in a persuasive manner
• Current knowledge of the market, vendor landscape, emerging and leading global trends, research, and practices
• Accomplished in identifying business needs, opportunities, talent solutions and recommendations in an ambiguous, fast-paced and constantly evolving environment
• Demonstrated ability to inclusively lead, inspire and develop diverse relationships across all levels of the organization and beyond
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

All employees in the Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Mumbai, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Sao Paulo offices will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations to this policy will be made for medical or other protected grounds. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.

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