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Senior Advisor, Employee Engagement Strategies

Attendance
Hybrid
Job number
31552
Category
Senior Professional
Status: Permanent
Type of Contract
Permanent
Schedule: Full-Time 
Full Time / Part Time?
Full-Time
Posting date
11-Mar-2026
Area(s) of interest: Operations
Location(s): Montreal

A career as a Senior Advisor, Employee Engagement Strategies within the Commercial and Private Banking 1859 sector at National Bank means actively contributing to the employee experience and supporting the sector’s strategic priorities through high-impact engagement initiatives.

In this role, you design and deliver mobilisation, recognition, and leadership positioning initiatives that strengthen engagement, collaboration, and performance across the sector, while also helping to showcase leaders and teams on internal platforms.


Your Role

  • Design, implement, and evolve employee engagement initiatives that foster collaboration, proactivity, and a performance-driven culture within the Commercial and Private Banking 1859 sector.
  • Develop written, visual, and video content to support engagement, mobilisation, and leadership communication strategies.
  • Contribute to the development and deployment of recognition strategies by analysing engagement survey results and translating insights into targeted, impactful actions.
  • Collaborate in the creation of dynamic forums and spaces for exchange that encourage dialogue, sharing of best practices, and recognition of collective achievements, in partnership with Leadership Development, Performance, and HR teams.
  • Highlight initiatives and employee contributions to reinforce engagement and excellence, using executive and internal communication channels.
  • Monitor, research, and benchmark best practices in employee engagement to continuously improve approaches.
  • Track, measure, and analyse the effectiveness of engagement initiatives and recommend enhancements based on results.
  • Support the positioning of executives as inspiring ambassadors by contributing to their internal and external visibility and showcasing their vision, priorities, and achievements.
  • Participate in special projects and provide support for ad hoc initiatives aligned with sector needs.

Your Team

You are part of the Strategy and Growth team for the Commercial and Private Banking 1859 sector and report to the Director, Employee Engagement Strategies and Leadership Impact.

You work in close collaboration with Internal Communications, HR Business Partners, Leadership Development, EDI, and Sales Performance teams to ensure consistency and alignment across engagement initiatives.

National Bank promotes continuous learning through a variety of development approaches, including experiential learning, access to training content, and collaboration with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Your manager actively supports your professional development.


Prerequisites

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, human resources, marketing, or a related field, with 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience in employee engagement through communications, content creation, and leadership development initiatives.
  • Experience working on projects involving executive leadership and senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt messages to diverse audiences.
  • Strong adaptability in a dynamic, evolving environment.
  • Video production coordination skills, including filming and editing (an important asset).
  • Strong analytical skills, autonomy, and creativity.
  • Knowledge of the financial industry and the Commercial sector (an asset).
Languages:
English, French
Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Diversity & Inclusion Teamwork Cybersecurity Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency
Your benefits
In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family. 
 
* Health and wellness program, including many options
* Flexible group insurance
* Generous pension plan
* Employee Share Ownership Plan
* Employee and Family Assistance Program
* Preferential banking services
* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
* Telemedicine service
* Virtual sleep clinic 
 
These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 
 
Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.
 
We're putting people first
We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.   Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.  
 
We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team? 
 
Come live your ambitions with us!

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

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For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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