Senior Manager, Talent Management & Succession

Join one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and be part of something extraordinary – welcome to goeasy! At goeasy, our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to be recognized for it. We’ve earned prestigious accolades such as Waterstone Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Canada’s Top Growing Companies, and the TSX30, highlighting us as one of the top performers on the TSX. We’re also honoured to be named a Greater Toronto Top Employer and recognized by Great Place to Work® as having the Best Workplaces for Women & Most Trusted Executive Teams, and included on TIME Magazine’s 2025 list of Canada’s Best Companies.  These honours reflect our commitment to fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture where talent thrives and innovation drives us forward. 

As one of Canada’s leading alternative consumer lenders, we’re passionate about helping everyday Canadians create a brighter future. Our vision is to provide a path to a better tomorrow, today. We offer a full range of products, including non-prime leasing, unsecured and secured loans, and point-of-sale financing through easyhome, easyfinancial, and LendCare.

If you're seeking an exciting, high-growth environment where your contributions truly matter, we want to hear from you! Join us, and together, let's create a future of financial empowerment.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Talent Management & Succession to lead the ongoing evolution of our succession planning and talent calibration programs. Reporting into the Senior Vice President, Human Resources, this role will be responsible for managing, executing, and advancing the talent programs on a day-to-day basis—driving the planning, coordination, and delivery of core succession activities that strengthen our leadership pipeline.

The ideal candidate combines a strong understanding of best-in-class talent practices with an ability to manage complex and sensitive processes, prepare high-impact materials, and engage senior stakeholders across the business. They will work closely with executives, HR Business Partners, and the broader HR team to embed a consistent and rigorous approach to talent development, succession planning and goeasy’s leadership readiness. 

What will you be doing?

1) Succession Planning & Talent Reviews

• Play a key role in the end-to-end management of the annual succession planning process, including talent review cycles and calibration discussions.
• Facilitate and coordinate talent calibration sessions with senior leaders to ensure alignment in how talent is assessed and prioritized.
• Support identifying successors for key roles, assess pipeline strength, and track readiness over time.
• Monitor succession risk gaps and advise on targeted development actions, talent moves, or external strategies as needed.
• Maintain and evolve succession planning frameworks, tools, and templates to meet business needs.

2) Talent Identification & Leadership Development Alignment

• Support the identification and tracking of high-potential talent through consistent frameworks and practices.
• Collaborate with the Leadership Development team to ensure individual development plans align with succession needs.
• Track progress of development plans and movement of identified successors.

3) Program Coordination & Execution

• Serve as the day-to-day driver of the succession program, including scheduling and preparing materials for executive and Board meetings.
• Manage timelines, milestones, and project deliverables to ensure program success.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to support execution and drive consistency across functions.

4) Insights & Reporting

• Manage inputs into the system of record for Succession Planning, develop reporting and dashboards that provide visibility into succession health, bench strength, and talent mobility.
• Analyze trends and gaps in succession data to inform strategy and decision-making.
• Prepare materials and summaries for senior leadership and board-level discussions.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Management, Organizational Development, or related HR discipline, with direct exposure to succession planning, talent reviews, or leadership pipeline strategy.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional programs with senior stakeholders, including executives and board members.
• Strong program and project management skills with a track record of delivering end-to-end initiatives.
• Exceptional communication skills — both written and visual — with the ability to prepare compelling, executive-ready materials.
• Strong analytical and data storytelling skills; able to translate trends and metrics into actionable insights.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field; professional certification (e.g., CHRP) an asset.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience managing executive-level or board-facing talent programs.
• Familiarity with leadership potential models and calibration tools (e.g., 9-box, Korn Ferry, Hogan).
• Exceptional facilitation and influence skills.
• Passion for building strong leadership pipelines and driving talent outcomes that support business success.

We offer a Flexible Work Program that provides you the ability to work three days onsite per week, from our Mississauga office.

Why should you work for goeasy?

In keeping with our mission to create better tomorrows for our employees, each year goeasy commits to continuously enhancing its total rewards. Here are some of the perks we offer:

Financial Benefits:

• RRSP match and Employee Share Purchase Plan programs.
• Annual bonus that rewards your hard work and dedication.
• Employee discounts on furniture, electronics, and appliances.
• MAT & PAT leave top-up.
• Expand your financial knowledge through engaging Financial Literacy Learning opportunities.

Health and Lifestyle:

• Enjoy company-paid volunteer days to give back to the community.
• Access 24/7 healthcare with Virtual Doctor Appointments.
• Personalize your benefits with a flexible modular benefits package.
• Stay fit and energized with exclusive access to our on-site private gym at our head office, as well as gym partnerships across Canada.

Employee Perks:

• Fuel your growth with the Tuition Assistance Program.
• Double the impact of your generosity with Company Matched Charitable Donations.
• Internal development training programs and platforms including job-specific training, career coaching, leadership excellence, mentorship, and many others.
• Enjoy a state-of-the-art office space with perks like a games room, a healthy snack program, a fitness studio, free gated parking, and more!

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Employment:

At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. goeasy is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process. Please let the talent acquisition team know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.  

Additional Information: 

All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. We thank all interested applicants; however, we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.  Internal Applicants: please apply through the link and provide written endorsement from your current manager.

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