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BDC

SENIOR ADVISOR, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Montreal, QC, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 11, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 27, 2026

Original job description

We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

Explore the BDC Way in our Culture Book

POSITION OVERVIEW

The employee relations team helps cultivate a positive work environment for all employees and fosters a culture of mutual respect, collaboration, openness & accountability. The team efficiently and diligently manages and resolves workplace issues across the country and enforces a zero-tolerance policy for violence, discrimination, and harassment.

The Senior Advisor, Employee Relations acts as subject matter expert, with knowledge and skills in all aspects of employee relations. Combined with sound judgment, excellent communication skills, and an emphasis on a strong collaboration with internal partners, the senior advisor manages and resolves employee relations situations by identifying root causes, develop and recommend actions and countermeasures, and effectively conclude investigation by reviewing and recommending conclusions and decisions with appropriate stakeholders.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

Helps build and implement best practice tools, policies, and trainings to improve employee relations matter and help cultivate a safe & positive work environment for all
Ensures best practice tools are consistently adopted, sharing learning across the HR team and the business and liaises with internal partners as necessary.
Updates and completes periodic reporting for the bank to help drive awareness, identify gaps and determine training needs.
Advises, trains and coaches’ leaders, employees and HRBP teams on all employee relations matters including but not limited to; general workplace conflict resolution situations, policy and complaint resolution processes, performance management disputes, disciplinary measures, terminations, restructurings, absence management and accommodations (as applicable).
Helps improves efficiency and alignment of HRBP teams; by handling certain employee relations matters directly, and by providing clear and consistent guidance and solutions
Handles and resolves all complex (non-routine) employee relations matters in the workplace
Acts as designated recipient of all notices of occurrence related to discrimination, harassment or violence and apply BDC’s policies and procedures and participate in the resolution process.
Coordinates, conducts and manages all steps in the negotiated resolution processes including evaluating the occurrences, suggests resolution processes and effectively concludes the investigations with the appropriate stakeholders.
Coordinates and handles all communications and logistics for external investigations related to the complaints mentioned above. As well as be the primary source of advice for employees throughout the process.
Is responsible to resolve all other complaints or matters brought to the teams’ attention through the various disclosure channels. With systematic approach to address root causes, develop and recommend actions and countermeasures, and effectively conclude investigation by facilitating a review of the decision and recommendations with appropriate stakeholders.
Manages and handles matters requiring the interpretation and application of policies and procedures to resolve issues related to employee relations matters
Keeps up to date on upcoming laws and regulations helping business adjust policies, practices, and procedures accordingly with internal partners.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Critical thinking and problem-solving

Ability to break down issues to identify the main components of a situation and evaluate pertinent information
Ability to quickly identify risk factors and prioritize actions needed and implement appropriate resolution or solution

Sound judgement and sense of urgency

Approaches decisions proactively, making effective and pragmatic choices, balancing benefit, and risk, and maintaining compliance.
Demonstrates composure in tough situations and confronts problems with a problem-solving attitude, remaining objective.
Has highest standard of integrity and fairness and is non-political in all dealings

Collaboration and Influence

Ability to build and fosters solid partnerships and garner respect of internal and external partners as needed to efficiently resolve employee relations matters.
Guides discussions to enable partners to express concerns, objectives, and communicate the appropriate information relative to the situation
Ability to effectively communicate progress and results clearly and concisely to critical partners/stakeholders in a timely manner and engage and align others with process and drive execution.
Engage and influence partners and stakeholders to uphold and implement conclusions and recommendations of investigations.

Education And/or Experience

Minimum of 10 years in an HR generalist role or employee relations role, or combined experience in human resources, employee relations, investigations combine with a completed university degree
Strong Knowledge of Canadian law & regulations for labor relations
Has internal knowledge of BDC policies, procedures & guidelines that may impact employee relations matters.
Experience in managing and executing employee relations investigations and preparation of appropriate documentation.
Experience working and influencing different stakeholders
Travel may be required domestically as needed
Bilingual, written and spoken (English & French)

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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Responsibilities

The Senior Advisor manages complex employee relations matters, conducts investigations, and ensures compliance with workplace policies. They also provide expert guidance to leaders and HR teams to foster a safe, respectful, and productive work environment.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in HR or employee relations, along with a university degree. Strong knowledge of Canadian labor laws and proficiency in both English and French are required.

Skills

Employee relations
Conflict resolution
Investigation management
Policy development
Performance management
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Risk assessment
Stakeholder management
Communication
Coaching
Labor relations
Regulatory compliance
Bilingualism
Integrity
Influence

Benefits

Employee Savings and Investment Plan
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Wellness and health care spending account
Paid vacation
Personal days
Sick days
Hybrid work model

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Keywords

Employee Relations
Human Resources
Investigations
Conflict Resolution
Policy Implementation
Performance Management
Disciplinary Measures
Absence Management
Accommodations
Labor Law
Risk Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Coaching
Training
Reporting
Compliance
Diversity
Inclusion
Bilingual
Banking

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