People & Culture Manager

1 week ago


Waterloo, Canada iGUIDE Full time

The HR/People & Culture Manager, partners with the organization to support the successful achievement of business goals through the effective delivery of HR programs and policies. This role plays a key role in providing people solutions and programs that will grow the organization as well as coaching leaders / managers to foster increased employee and organizational performance.

**Job Duties**:

- Provide strategic advice and insights, working with the leadership team to develop people strategies to effectively build organizational capability required to achieve Planitar’s goals;
- Establish and review HR practices, policies, and structures to support business objectives, in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Deliver key HR programs including onboarding, compensation planning, performance management, engagement, talent assessment, succession planning, health & safety, etc.;
- Drive employee engagement in an evolving culture;
- Identify, assess and recommend strategies to improve HR programs and tools based on comprehensive knowledge of human resources, and research and analysis of best practices;
- Execute operational aspects of HR functions (i.e. administration, transactions, hiring, etc.);
- Establish and manage contracts with vendors as needed to support the HR function;
- Maintain knowledge of current best practices and trends in human resources, including relevant legislation;
- Provide coaching and mentoring to members of the leadership and management teams;
- Generate reporting on HR performance metrics, data, programs or trends for the Board, leadership and management;
- Lead Planitar’s diversity, equity and inclusion work plan in collaboration with the broader team.
- Special projects as assigned for the overall benefit of Planitar.

**Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications**:

- 5+ years of progressive Human Resource experience in a generalist/employee relations capacity. **Experience in a start-up in the tech/SaaS space required.**:

- Deep HR generalist experience across a multitude of areas (Talent management, succession planning, organizational design, compensation and benefits, change management, employee relations and health and safety, etc.)
- A proactive, energetic and collaborative approach with a high level of accountability and proven capability to identify opportunities, take initiative and think through future implications;
- Outstanding interpersonal, relationship management and change management skills, with the abilities to channel different points of view, establish and maintain trusting relationships and credibility, work collaboratively, negotiate effectively and lead people through times of change;
- Ability to translate goals into detailed operational plans;
- Excellent problem solving, negotiation and presentation skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats and easily adaptable to changing priorities;
- Awareness of and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion;
- Embodies a customer service mindset; operates as a value-added business partner with a solutions orientation.



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