Senior Manager, HR Governance and Administration, Irving Oil

Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is a family-owned international refining and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships.

With operations throughout Eastern Canada, New England and Ireland we focus on delivering quality products and exceptional service to our customers and our communities.

Every day, we strive to put our good energy in action to bring families together, support the environment and local wildlife, and to create learning opportunities that empower the next generation.

At Irving Oil, we strive for a work environment where each of us feels we belong, where we can bring our whole selves to work, and where we treat our fellow employees with kindness and respect.

Together, we will support our corporate strategy, high standards and the communities where we live and work. Our collaborative approach, safety-first culture, and commitment to building resilient teams help reinforce our internal brand position where People Matter.

That's why we're dedicated to investing in our employees’ potential, so that they can reach their career goals.

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, the Senior Manager, HR Governance & Administration will play a lead role in the development, and implementation of our HR Governance and Administration strategy, providing a sustainable framework to ensure compliance with all HR regulatory and legal obligations.

This includes both policy review and development, as well as process development and documentation, supported by robust change, communication, and education programs developed in collaboration with our Organizational Effectiveness and Talent teams.

In addition to creating policies and procedures, the Senior Manager is also responsible for regular compliance tracking, auditing, and reporting.

In this exciting role, the Senior Manager will lead the development and maintenance of policies and procedures relevant to Irving Oil’s HR Governance Program to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.

The incumbent will develop, periodically review and update policies and procedures to ensure continuing applicability and relevance for guidance to management and employees.

They will also conduct regular internal reviews to assess compliance to procedures.

The incumbent has the ability and experience to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, while developing and implementing corrective action plans for resolution of issues and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.

The ideal candidate has an undergraduate degree in legal or related field and has 7+ years of progressive HR experience possessing the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to drive strategic change.

They have a specialization in employment law or strong HR operational background for both Canadian and U.S legislation, and have familiarity with operational, financial, quality assurance, and human resources procedures and regulations.

They have excellent people management skills, with ability to attract, retain and develop exceptional talent. The incumbent has strong organizational, time management, and follow-up skills with the ability to prioritize and demonstrate exceptional relationship building, customer service and communication skills.

They collaborate and work well in a team environment and leverage a flexible work style with excellent problem-solving skills.

Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online below. We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.

Irving Oil supports a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applications from all qualified applicants.

Odgers Berndtson is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our