Senior Manager - US Accommodations and LOA

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

As Senior Manager, Accommodations and Health and Safety, you will perform a critical role in helping to champion accommodations, health, safety, and inclusion across all areas of RBC. RBC’s Employee Relations team provides advice and counsel to executives, people leaders and employees on complex workplace situations, providing a fair and transparent employee experience while managing risk to RBC.  In this dynamic environment, you will lead and deliver
projects within Employee Relations in support of accommodation and health and safety of all employees.

You will have accountability for accommodation and health and safety risk mitigation strategies, procedures and compliance with policy, regulatory requirements and applicable federal and state employment and human rights legislation; advice and counsel on related matters; and facilitating a fair and inclusive workplace.

You will work with a broad set of stakeholders including members of the Employee Relations team, Human Resources, and other RBC teams to manage complex occupational health and safety and accommodations matters as well as contribute to enterprise initiatives which have a significant Employee Relations impact or require Employee Relations contribution.

What will you do?

• Lead US Workplace Accommodations team and support a consistent approach across RBC with respect to workplace accommodations, ergonomics, leaves and health and safety.

• Provide subject matter expertise and advice to HR partners, people managers and others to ensure reputable accommodation, leaves and occupational health and safety advice is provided to businesses, functions and HR teams.

• Work in partnership with managers to support employees with workplace accommodation needs such as ergonomics, assisting with/interpreting disability assessments, securing accommodations, ensuring timely execution of recommendations, and undertaking follow-up to ensure accommodation needs have been met.

• Manage accommodations, leaves and occupational health and safety escalations including supporting advisors and senior advisors’ ability to give advice at scale and facilitating solutions to complex matters. 

• Support RBC’s Health and Safety Programs by overseeing and monitoring compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.  

• Plan, execute and deliver accommodations and health and safety projects with a high level of complexity including managing scope, requirement, changes, multiple and competing demands and priorities as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics / assumptions.

• Work closely with Employee Relations Directors or Senior Directors on complex and sensitive matters and enterprise initiatives and projects.

• Support Employee Relations senior management with the development of training, resources, guidelines, processes and tools to facilitate Employee Relations’ ability to meet its priorities in the areas of accommodations and health and safety.

• Build and maintain relationships with key partners and stakeholders to advance accommodations and health and safety strategic priorities, and impact and influence the approach to programs.

• Balance multiple short-term and long-term priorities through demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Minimum of 7+ years direct experience in Employee Relations/Occupational Health and Safety/Disability and Leaves Management and/or employment law.

• Demonstrated and applied knowledge of US employment law & regulations (both federal & state including occupational health and safety, human rights, accommodation, employment equity and workplace standards / requirements).

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, able to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously while delivering on commitments.

• Thought leadership, strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent collaboration capabilities and ability to engage others to work towards a shared vision and common goals.

• Experience establishing and managing relationships with executives and senior level stakeholders with the ability to impact and influence.

• Strong track record of successful and timely delivery on projects and/or initiatives.

• Ability to drive change in unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances, to handle confidential information and escalate issues when appropriate with a high degree of professionalism and organizational awareness.

• Strong sense of accountability, high-quality judgement and sound decision-making.

• Demonstrated experience in aligning and integrating risk management with business and HR strategy.

Nice-to-haves:

• Admitted to practice law in a US state (or equivalent)

• Familiarity with cross-functional and/or global projects

• Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professionals (SHRM-CP)

• People Management Experience

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program include competitive compensation and flexible benefits, such as 401(k) program with company-matching contributions, health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and paid-time off.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

• Opportunities to do challenging work.

• Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.

The expected salary range for this particular position is $90,000-$160,000 (Minnesota), $120,000-$200,000 (New Jersey), $99,000-$176,000 (California) depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.

You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture

• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals

• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

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At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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