Regional Director, People and Culture Experience

**Who we are**
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 2500 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

A great opportunity awaits a highly passionate and motivated _Regional Director, People and Culture Experience_ in our Southern Ontario Business Unit. Based in the _downtown Toronto office_**, **this role provides a unique opportunity to take part in strategic engagement, attraction and talent development with the support of a high-performing local, regional and national team.

If you are excited about people development, coaching, and have an ability to engage those around you to further grow an award-winning, high-performance organization, this is your opportunity.

**As a Regional Director, People and Culture Experience your responsibilities will include**:

- Lead and inspire a highly engaged People and Culture (P&C) team, focused on helping all People Managers become exceptional People Managers
- Collaborate as a business partner with the Southern Ontario leadership team to align and execute National Firm P&C strategies in support of business unit priorities and needs
- Contribute to the development of Firmwide P&C strategies and tactics as a member of the P&C Leadership Team
- Collaborate with and support People & Culture team members in National P&C Centres of Excellence to achieve business unit needs
- Provide oversight of the cyclical HR processes and administration in our offices in Southern Ontario
- Working to ensure effective and meaningful associated communication throughout the business unit
- Working with your colleagues across the country to execute on the strategic P&C vision and share knowledge and best practices
- Supporting our Inclusiveness Partner and Committee to achieve the Firm’s Leading Inclusively mission
- Travel throughout Southern Ontario

**In our People and Culture team we’ll love that**:
You have a passion for creating an environment where people collaborate and thrive. You love that every day is different and that operating in a changing and dynamic world means that we need to get comfortable with reinventing ourselves. You know that what got us here won’t get us 'there'.

**Be Grant Thornton**
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens

**Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Regional Director, People & Culture Experience? Like the colour purple? Great. Here’s a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick**:

- Exceptional relationship builder and proven ability to lead and inspire a team, articulate a vision and influence stakeholders
- Prior experience as a strategic HR business partner, ideally within a professional services environment
- Experience coaching leaders and building confidence in their own coaching skills
- Experience working in a fast-paced atmosphere
- Maintenance of strict confidentiality, as required
- Knowledge of current legislation related to employment as well as current HR theories and practices including recruitment, policy and performance management
- Solid judgment and effective interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines through strong organizational skills
- Strong business acumen
- Coach accreditation or similar certification would be an asset
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in a Human Resource Management role
- Post-secondary education required; A Master’s degree in Business or Psychology an asset, and HR-related education and CHRP preferred

At Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

**What's in it for you?**

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anyw