HR Business Partner, North America

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada 9 Story Media Group Full time

9 Story Media Group is seeking an HR Business Partner for our Toronto studio. Working in our dynamic and creative business environment, the HR Business Partner will be responsible for employee relations, performance management, facilitation and special projects for 9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films HR team.
Reporting to: Vice President, Human Resources - North America
Purpose: Why you’re here at Brown Bag Films
- Connect employees and management with HR people-focused programs and processes, and support managers and employees at critical periods of the employee life cycle including onboarding, offboarding.
- Address complex workplace issues including like performance concerns, documentation of roles, accommodation requests, extended absences, harassment, and discrimination.

Delivery: What you produce
- Employee correspondence and documentation including Role Profiles, Performance Improvement Plans, Leave of Absence Plans and Accommodation Plans
- Investigation reports
- Employee, management, and business insights in the form of advice, exit interviews, and reports

Measurements: How we measure it
- SMART Plans
- Effectiveness of Plans in reaching intended outcomes
- Clear and differentiated Role Profiles
- Timely and accurate payroll submissions
- Delivery of HR project milestones
- Feedback from managers, employees and executive leadership

**Key Responsibilities**
- What you are regularly responsible for doing
- Facilitates Onboarding/Offboarding of employees including: First day orientation, exit interviews, 1:1 meetings with employees that have been laid off or contracts have completed.
- Acting as the first point of contact for HR queries from employees and line managers on areas such as employment contracts, performance management, HR policies, referring and escalating more complex issues to other members of HR team.
- Manage maternity and family related leave processes and issues.
- Coach line managers on performance management and difficult conversations.
- Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues including Performance Improvement Plans, Accommodation requests, Harassment claims and investigations, wrongful termination, and human rights violation claims.
- Align Role Profiles with functional and company goals and objectives, and with comparable roles in the organization.
- Work with VP HR, HR Operations and functional executives to develop annual human capital plans.
- Proactively share upcoming changes in employment law, the business and business needs with other team members.
- Working closely with HR Team Members on cross
- HR projects and initiatives.
- Ensure a strong understanding of laws and regulations to help the company stay in compliance.
- Work is done independently and in consultation with VP HR and other members of HR Team.

**Key Requirements**
- Things that help you do your job (what is essential & what is desirable)
Knowledge:

- Strong knowledge of Ontario employment law with general knowledge of broader U.S and Canadian employment law.
- Knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
- CHRL preferred.
**Experience**:

- Breadth of experience of working in HR across 3-5 employee lifecycles.
- Providing HR support in a busy, fast
- paced environment.
- Experience building relationships with stakeholders at all levels within organisation.
- Previous payroll experience - desirable.
- Assessment of unusual circumstances and use sophisticated analytical and problem-solving techniques are used to identify cause, resolve and assess a wide range of issues in creative ways and variations in approach may be recommended.

- Written and verbal communication skills
- Interpersonal communication skills: Active listening skills, conflict resolution skills
- Ability to observe and operate within evolving company circumstances and culture
- Ability to coach managers
Technical:

- Strong Microsoft Office
- Why work with us?
Perks Perks Perks Not only is 9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films an amazing place full of artists, animators and creators from all corners of the industry, but we focus on helping staff grow and develop in their careers and make them long time team members. Along with a great work environment we offer first-rate health + dental benefits, summer hours, paid Health and Wellness Days, vacation periods that multiply with tenure, and more We may love animation, but we love our employees even more
Our Toronto office can be found in the cool and trendy Liberty Village with over 200 artists working on award winning animated children’s content. You will benefit from a competitive compensation package, interesting work and a fun/supportive work environment.
Applicants need to be legally eligible to work in Canada.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As a company, we deliver high-quality kids' content

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