Functional Skills
Leadership Development
Change Management / Org Design
Career Pathing
Performance Management
Training and Coaching
Recruiting Process Design
Workshop Facilitation
Sector Experience
Business Services
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Goubaucoaching.com
Other
Executive Coach and Leadership Training Facilitator
8/2023 - Present
• Coach in various organizations on topics such as promotions, imposter syndrome, feedback absorption, stress management, leaves, and transitions
• Strategize with corporate clients on leadership development needs then design and deliver trainings according to co-created content
• Strategize with corporate clients on leadership development needs then design and deliver trainings according to co-created content
McKinsey & Company
Human Resources
Professional Development Manager
7/2021 - 6/2023
• Initiate, support and execute the strategy, design, development and delivery of people programs for the Montreal office and in Canada
• Collaborate with Office Managing Partner, partners and broader Canadian leadership to ensure alignment to critical business needs and ensure teams are staffed with the right combination of expertise and talent
• Guide 60+ consultants on skill development, promotions and professional challenges
• Co-lead semi-annual performance review process to ensure feedback best practices and calibration across consultants
• Plan and facilitate team kick offs and interventions, counseling of client service teams
• Develop and facilitate sessions (including to Partners) on various topics (e.g. EDI, Professional Conduct) and act as co-faculty on large-scale week-long leadership development program
• Co-lead the Education and Skill building pillar of the Canadian EDI strategy, as well the Montreal Women's Network and Mental Health chapter
• Collaborate with Office Managing Partner, partners and broader Canadian leadership to ensure alignment to critical business needs and ensure teams are staffed with the right combination of expertise and talent
• Guide 60+ consultants on skill development, promotions and professional challenges
• Co-lead semi-annual performance review process to ensure feedback best practices and calibration across consultants
• Plan and facilitate team kick offs and interventions, counseling of client service teams
• Develop and facilitate sessions (including to Partners) on various topics (e.g. EDI, Professional Conduct) and act as co-faculty on large-scale week-long leadership development program
• Co-lead the Education and Skill building pillar of the Canadian EDI strategy, as well the Montreal Women's Network and Mental Health chapter
McCarthy Tétrault
Human Resources
Director, Professional Resources
1/2016 - 1/2021
• Lead programs for lawyers and legal interns in Canada's top law firm in Montréal and Québec City ofices, as well as multiple national initiatives
• Develop and lead trainings for students (internal and external) and lawyers on a variety of topics
• Factoring in labour and employment rules and regulations and HR best practices, develop and deploy strategies recommended to local and national leadership on:
○ career progression (performance evaluations, bonuses and compensation, transitions)
○ pipeline and headcount management (recruitment, hireback after internships, retention initiatives)
○ career development (education programs, skills development, work allocation)
• Support and mentor professionals of diverse backgrounds and skill levels in work-related situations and career planning
• Liaise with law faculties and build local and national recruitment events showcasing firm culture and expertise and lead
• Develop and lead trainings for students (internal and external) and lawyers on a variety of topics
• Factoring in labour and employment rules and regulations and HR best practices, develop and deploy strategies recommended to local and national leadership on:
○ career progression (performance evaluations, bonuses and compensation, transitions)
○ pipeline and headcount management (recruitment, hireback after internships, retention initiatives)
○ career development (education programs, skills development, work allocation)
• Support and mentor professionals of diverse backgrounds and skill levels in work-related situations and career planning
• Liaise with law faculties and build local and national recruitment events showcasing firm culture and expertise and lead
McCarthy Tétrault
Legal
Litigation Lawyer
1/2010 - 1/2013
• Advised clients on a spectrum of legal issues in the areas of medical malpractice, commercial litigation and class actions
• Prepared witnesses for trial, negotiated settlements, conducted examinations, presented arguments in Court, and drafted research memoranda and procedures in various jurisdictions
• Mentoredjunior associates and legal interns
• Prepared witnesses for trial, negotiated settlements, conducted examinations, presented arguments in Court, and drafted research memoranda and procedures in various jurisdictions
• Mentoredjunior associates and legal interns