Senior People Business Partner

What you’ll do

Be the lead People Partner in the Americas working closely with multiple department leaders across Canada, Brazil, Mexico and the US! You will provide expert guidance and data-driven insights to help people leaders achieve growth objectives, and support a high performance, engaged culture. This is an ideal position for a builder, someone who loves taking on key projects and executing. By forming effective relationships with people across the organization you will drive forward new initiatives, resolve blockers to success, and advocate for improvements at both a local and global level.

This role is based in Toronto.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and coach managers to build high performing and engaged teams, including review employee engagement data and enabling them to lead on action plans and support execution
• Provide coaching on matters including leadership development, workforce planning, policy and procedure, employee engagement, performance management, career development
• Ensure that any employee relations issues are identified, reported, investigated, and resolved
• Reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance by maintaining knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day employee management, and understand when to escalate issues
• Partner with the People Team across the globe to gain alignment on people philosophy and programs, and localize programs as needed
• Participate in performance reviews and help identify and develop talent throughout the organization
• Support the team through organizational transitions, helping leaders manage change effectively while minimizing disruption to business operations

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications

• 5 years of HRBP experience, including working knowledge of regional employment laws and best practices
• Demonstrated success partnering with leaders to build and improve company culture and increase employee engagement
• Discretion and sound judgement when dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Very strong EQ, with fine tuned instincts and problem-solving skills
• Comfort working with cloud technologies such as Slack, Zoom, Google Suite, Confluence, and BambooHR

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a fast-growth or start-up environment preferred
• Experience successfully proposing new solutions across a landscape of diverse decision makers with determination
• Ability to be resilient, learn quickly and adapt to the organizational culture and ways of working in a dynamic environment

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