FUTURE OPPORTUNITY - Senior People Operations Specialist, HR Shared Services

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

The Senior People Operations Specialist is primarily responsible for the day-to-day activities related to providing the first level of escalation for complex inquiries, and functionally focused operational and transactional processing support for functions such as Workforce Operations, Benefits Operations, Talent Acquisition Operations, Payroll Operations, Compensation Operations, and Leave Management Operations for employees and Managers in Canada, US, Ireland, and Bermuda. This role has knowledge of HR policy administration, HR information systems (Workday and ADP GlobalView), and bidirectional system integrations across Payroll, Pension and Benefits functions.

What will you do?

Employee Transaction Processing / Operations

• Going above and beyond to process and monitor intake volumes, ensuring all cases and transactions are properly assigned and responded to (and resolved) in an efficient and effective manner

• Provide an excellent customer service experience for internal customers (employees and managers) and external customers, with a resolution-based mindset

• Execute Workforce Operations, Benefits Operations, Talent Acquisition Operations, Payroll Operations, Compensation Operations, Leave Management Operations transactions in Workday and ADP GlobalView

• Ensure in-depth understanding and familiarity with regional and business unit specific nuances of service delivery

• Coach employees and managers on self-service transactions and HR Operations portal navigation (Tier 0)

• Escalate complex inquiries and transactions to appropriate tiers / teams

• Provide functional support for escalated inquiries

Case Management

• Log, track and resolve inquiries in Case Management tool (Workday)

• Ensure closed-loop process to manage, escalate and resolve cases

• Provide and maintain procedures and processes for case escalation

• Meet defined SLAs and KPIs

• Escalate cases per appropriate procedures

Policy / Procedure Interpretation

• Interpret policies and procedures and provide assistance for escalation of sensitive issues and / or policy exceptions within Sun Life

• Ensure documentation of policies and procedures are available/ accessible

Continuous Improvement

• Partner with management and leadership to update, simplify, and enhance Inquiry Management processes, procedures, and technologies

What do you need to succeed?

• Excellent Customer Service Skills

• Great Communication Skills (written and verbal)

• HR Experience

• Attention to Detail

• Business Acumen

• Problem Solving / Conflict Resolution

• Analytical Thinking

• Excellent Relationship / Stakeholder Management

• Operational Excellence Mindset

• Multi-tasking & Time Management

Assets

• HR Shared Services Experience

• Experience in a Service / Call Centre or production environment

• Experience with Payroll Administration

• Experience and/or post-secondary education with a focus on Human Resources

• Working knowledge of Workday and ADP GlobalView

When a new position becomes available which matches your background and experience, the base pay range will be disclosed and correspond to the opportunity Sun Life will consider you for.

In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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