Leader of People and Culture

Greater Toronto Area

Summary

You are a highly motivated individual who is dynamic, has a passion for people, and can roll up your sleeves and roll with it. The Leader of People and Culture has an uplifting attitude, a strong sense of self, and is always looking to develop and grow both personally and professionally. You have a strong respect for yourself and by example equally strong respect for others. You are in essence, personable and people centric.

Our client is creating a new business, acquiring independently run companies, and merging them to create a national footprint, focused on providing a world class client experience. This is a newly created role with lots of room to make your mark.

What you’ll be doing

As Leader of People and Culture reporting to the Vice President, Operations you will:

Develop the company’s cultural foundation using their values as a basis to raise a positive, constructive, competitive, safe, and inclusive culture
Create recruitment and onboarding campaign
Perform staff onboarding procedures including new hire orientation, payroll, and benefits setup, introduction to talent tools, and creation of accounts and office access
Perform staff offboarding procedures including management of terminations and resignations, termination of accounts, collection of company assets, and exit interviews
Assist in developing, rolling out, and evolving the company’s learning management system as it relates to the material creation, training, and updating
Support Management with handling and tracking staff probation, compensation, and performance reviews
Support the enrollment and cancellation of employee benefits, and support staff with inquiries and change processing
Create and distribute internal HR communications as needed
Monitor staff morale and company culture and propose and implement appropriate programs and training
Respond to HR-related inquiries and provide HR-related training
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of provincial and federal employment laws
Support employee engagement and perks programs

Is this you? Here’s how you’ll know:

You love making connections with people and you know how to put others at ease
You believe the only constant in life is change and know how to contextualize it
You believe confidence and discretion is at the forefront of your role
You have an ability to inspire a positive and collaborative environment
You know how to use the right words to say the tough things
You are “the North” and have experience with Province-wide legislation
You are an “on the spot thinker” who can problem solve efficiently
You have a creative mind and you are solution oriented
Your interviews are conversational, not questionable
You get frustrated when systems and processes are not efficient
You do not sweat the small stuff and can see the big picture clearly
You’re goal oriented. You like planning and forecasting. But you’re agile as well, recognizing that things change and that flexibility is key in a new business.
You work with a purpose and a sense of urgency
You are definitely not shy. Your voice is heard. Your smile is contagious

We’d love to meet you if you have:

Contemporary knowledge of the latest organizational change practices
Experience with (ATS) applicant tracking systems
Experience hiring for technical, consulting, and sales roles
Flexible and self-driven for success
Passionate and knowledgeable about all things Health and Safety
Ideally, a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field and CHRP designation with 5+ years of experience in an HR role