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Senior Director, Human Resources
Live the LB difference!
You will have a leading role on the Executive Committee, where your leadership will help to shape, nurture, and steer the HR department as a true source of strategic leverage.
Reporting to our Partner and General Manager, you will play a central role in governance, performance, and talent planning, in a context of sustained growth and organizational change. You will be responsible for all areas of HR expertise within the agency and will play a key role in developing and implementing innovative talent management strategies. You will supervise the Human Resources team and be responsible for implementing and maintaining HR approaches that align with the organization’s strategic vision.
This position requires a leader with solid judgment and strong implementation skills in a demanding, creative environment. Your ability to act as a strategic partner for senior management and managers will be crucial for developing our practices and supporting our growth.
Skills
- Strategic leadership, backed by strong analytical skills and sharp organizational literacy
- A strong influence and an assertive stance as a business partner for senior management and managers
- Solid judgment, strong decision making, and the ability to take a position
- Rigour, a sense of structure, and an excellent ability to prioritize in a demanding environment
- Clear and motivating communication that rallies and engages teams
Requirements
- 12 to 15 years’ experience in human resources management, including several years on an executive committee
- Experience consulting with managers at all levels
- Significant experience in designing and implementing innovative HR policies
- A thorough understanding of remuneration practices and benefit structures
- Demonstrated experience in performance management, remuneration, and talent planning
- Experience in a growing or changing environment
- Experience in a creative agency or environment (significant asset)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in both French and English, so you can interact regularly with your colleagues across Canada
Main responsibilities
Strategic alignment and policy development
- Define and roll out an HR strategy aligned with business goals, in close collaboration with the senior management team
- Supervise talents, performance, and compliance while acting as a consultant to senior management
Organizational structure and growth
- Develop the workforce plan and support managers with strategic staff planning
- Advise senior management on organizational development and change
- Ensure consistency of HR practices in a multi-site environment
Performance and talent management
- Define and steer the overall performance management framework
- Oversee improvement plans, sensitive situations, and complex interventions
- Engineer succession plans to support future growth
- Supervise overall remuneration practices
Compliance and risk management
- Ensure legal compliance, regulatory monitoring, and application of internal policies
- Oversee disciplinary practices and intervene in complex or high-risk situations
- Protect the organization in terms of human, ethical, and reputational issues
For the Lemieux-being of our employees
- Group insurance coverage (50% of premiums are employer-paid) with free access to telemedicine
- Flexible 37.5-hour work week in a hybrid formula
- Attractive vacation time, welcome days, work-life balance days, and more
- Summer schedule to enjoy Friday afternoons off (4 months)
- Possibility of working abroad for a period of 1 month
- Training program and personalized professional happiness meetings
- Year-round wow activities (yoga sessions, beer tasting, bowling, summer/Christmas parties, etc.)
- A dynamic team of 100+ employees across Canada with offices in Sherbrooke and Montréal
- A socially responsible company involved in its community and a respectful workplace that promotes inclusion, diversity, and individual well-being
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The Work Well Agency
By working at Lemieux Bédard, you will be joining a dynamic, caring, and passionate team. We’ve been in this business for over 30 years, and our steady growth is a testament to our excellent relationships with both our clients and our staff.
We believe in work-life balance, which is one of the reasons we have maintained our headquarters in the Eastern Townships, one of the most beautiful regions of Quebec. Although our clients are primarily located in Montréal and Toronto, we value the lifestyle that Sherbrooke affords us, and we are more than happy to visit our clients whenever necessary.
Here, everyone is welcome!
Equality is at the heart of our values at Lemieux Bédard. This is why we consider all applications, regardless of skin colour, national, social, or ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or any other criteria not related to employment. We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive work environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential.
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