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Gildan

Manufactures basic apparel via vertical integration

Analyste principal SIRH - SIRH

HR Operations & CoordinationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in information technology, management, or human resources, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 10 years of progressive technology experience, including deep expertise in systems administration, configuration, optimization, implementation, reporting, integrations, security, data governance, or solution management.
  • Demonstrated success as a senior individual contributor, solution owner, or enterprise subject-matter expert on complex, cross-functional HR technology initiatives; formal personnel management experience is not required.
  • Expert-level knowledge of HCM architecture, configuration, integration tools, reporting, analytics, security, data governance, testing, release management, and production-environment support practices.
  • Extensive experience translating complex human resources and business requirements into scalable HRIS solutions, system improvements, reports, integrations, controls, and process optimizations in an international organization.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, including diagnosing ambiguous situations, conducting root-cause analyses, assessing options and risks, making sound recommendations, and independently managing multiple high-impact priorities.
  • Strong consulting, facilitation, and influencing skills, with credibility to advise senior stakeholders, constructively challenge approaches, build cross-functional alignment, and advance decisions without direct hierarchical authority.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously in a dynamic, multicultural, multi-country environment, while providing technical mentoring and contributing to the broader team's skill development.
  • Excellent spoken and written English to advise stakeholders, document complex solutions, and support users in a global environment where English is the common working language.
  • Proficiency in a language other than French, primarily English, to support clients, employees, partners, or markets outside Quebec or requiring service in another language.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the senior individual contributor and enterprise HRIS subject-matter expert, providing technical leadership, strategic guidance, and hands-on contributions in systems administration, reporting, integrations, data integrity, security, and user support.
  • Lead complex Digital HR and HR transformation initiatives from analysis through stabilization by defining solution strategy, designing scalable capabilities, managing dependencies, and ensuring sustainable business outcomes.
  • Advise leaders, HR stakeholders, subject-matter experts, IT teams, and external vendors by translating complex business needs into practical functional, technical, analytical, data-management, and integration solutions.
  • Analyze and define complex business requirements in a multinational environment, challenge assumptions as needed, and align solutions with evolving business priorities, HR processes, architecture standards, system capabilities, controls, and reporting needs.
  • Provide senior-level expertise in administration, configuration, continuous improvement, and evolution of global HR systems and solutions, including recruiting, performance management, and compensation.
  • Design and guide configuration of the HCM system, user accounts, roles, and security access to support organizational changes, appropriate segregation of duties, functional access, and responsible data access management.
  • Lead the architecture, design, development, and continuous optimization of enterprise HR reporting and analytics solutions, including workforce analytics, payroll, compliance, operational metrics, dashboards, and key performance indicators.
  • Establish and govern enterprise data definitions, reporting standards, validation mechanisms, and data-integrity practices to improve the accuracy, consistency, accessibility, traceability, and reliability of HR information.
  • Lead the design, implementation, maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting of integrations between HR systems and business applications, ensuring reliable data flows, stable interfaces, automation, operational visibility, and continuous improvement.
  • Resolve complex escalations and recurring system issues through structured root-cause analysis; recommend sustainable solutions, guide testing and change adoption, and provide advanced training and knowledge transfer to administrators, analysts, and business users.
  • Create and maintain documentation for solution designs, business processes, application procedures, operating standards, decision logs, and user guides to strengthen governance, institutional knowledge, and service resilience.
  • Influence technology roadmaps, standards, and investment priorities by assessing risks, dependencies, technical debt, emerging capabilities, and business value, and making clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Provide workstream leadership, peer coaching, and technical mentoring to cross-functional teams and project resources while remaining an individual contributor without direct personnel supervision.
  • Administer global HR systems and associated platforms.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Dayforce.
  • Experience in manufacturing or another complex operational environment.

About the Company

Gildan

Manufactures basic apparel via vertical integration

Gildan is a global manufacturer of basic apparel, focusing on undecorated blank t-shirts and related basics. Its products are produced through a vertically integrated model, controlling production from spinning yarn to sewing the final garment, with offshore sewing facilities to manage costs and quality. This allows Gildan to supply wholesale markets with high-volume, low-cost basic apparel such as 100% cotton tees, often used for screen printing and branding. The company has grown through strategic acquisitions like Anvil Knitwear and American Apparel to broaden its product lines and market reach, while maintaining a focus on scale and efficiency. Compared with competitors, Gildan emphasizes end-to-end control of manufacturing and cost leadership to offer affordable basics globally. Its goal is to be the world’s low-cost producer of high-quality basic apparel.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1984

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