Chief People Officer

Found in: Whatjobs CA C2 - 2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada PUR Full time

Chief People Officer (Executive Committee)

Beginning: June 2024

Full-time position

Based in Toronto, Canada

Travels : 20%

Who we are

PUR is a global leader in supply chain sustainability. We develop socio-environmental projects within the supply chains of our Corporate Partners. Through the economic and social empowerment of local communities and the introduction of sustainable development initiatives at the agricultural level, PUR seeks to address climate change, while regenerating and preserving the ecosystems upon which these supply chains depend. Many of PUR's projects fall within the categories of insetting, regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, forest conservation and landscape restoration. PUR is a B Corp Company which employs over 210 people and a presence in 10 countries.

PUR is recruiting its Chief People Officer based in Toronto

To develop its activities and accelerate its Impact, PUR is looking for a leader in Human Ressourcesin fast paced scale-up environment with a passion for international environment.
PUR is an Impact Driven Company, leader in "Nature Based Solutions", pioneer in insetting practices and using cutting edge technologies to deliver long term projects.
As the Chief People Officer, you will be part of the Executive Committee , working directly with the CEO, making decisions that will impact the development of the company. The Human Ressources department is present worldwide and will report directly to the CPO.

Summary of responsibilities

Globally, we will expect from the role to be in the position to optimize organizational structures for better efficiency and drive change to create a culture of efficiency and result-driven work, in the view to scale the company and match our business ambitions. This means notably developing a sound people strategy, enhancing our comp & ben policies while fostering company culture & ways of working.

Your responsibilities will include in a non-exhaustive manner :

1. People strategy & employer Brand

Shape a company's people strategy, leadership development and training programs.

  • Recruitment:

    • Develop enhanced talent acquisition strategy by leveraging sectorial approach together with innovative HR trends.

    • Anticipate future workforce needs and challenges through developing succession planning strategies.

    • Be accountable for the recruitment budget and consolidate regular reforecasts to emphasise PUR needs, in close coordination with the finance department.

  • Partnership:

    • Bring strategic value to the program in the view to enhance employee skills and seek for partnerships with universities & scientific bodies

    • In charge of PUR representation during conferences (sector, HR events )

  • Retention

    • Build retention strategies

    • Improve the employee experience and promote a positive work environment.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

    • Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization, ensuring that hiring, promotion, and other talent management processes are fair and inclusive

    • Create a supportive environment for employees from diverse backgrounds.

  • Further development of employer Brand

    • Leverage existing (B-Corp / Solar Impulse) and future certification / labels to foster the employer brand

    • Ensure that the organization's values are reflected in people-oriented decisions

2. Develop a strong culture of performance across the company

Support the transformation across the company notably by enhancing communication, feedback and change management

  • Internal communication:

    • Build internal exchanges strategy to optimize company's understanding, information and best practice sharing and prevent conflict raising

  • Feedback culture:

    • Build a trust environment to favor feedback practices on wellness and productivity to inform culture strategies.

    • Conduct surveys to understand employees' daily challenges, raise awareness on ways of working improvements and make them feel listened and safe

    • Ensure team cohesion at every level.

  • Change Management:

    • Support the organization through periods of growth and change, such as expansion into new markets or the introduction of new nature-based solutions projects, by providing leadership and guidance on people-related issues.

3. Compensation & benefits

  • Global compensation

    • Develop and Implement the Compensation Strategy at group level while ensuring company's profitability

  • Employee well-being:

    • Implement programs and initiatives to support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of employees, including access to nature, wellness programs, and work-life balance initiatives.

4. Legal & compliance

  • General compliance:

    • Supervise the Implementation and the management of compliance efforts with all the employment laws, security (insurance, travel process ) and regulations that govern the private companies relating to all aspects of the employee life cycle.

    • Develop and maintain a secure environment: workload, fairness, vision, equity, psychological risk and set training or support if needed.

  • Employee representatives:

    • Support local discussions with various employee representations committees.

  • Legal human resource management:

    • Provide insightful crisis management advice when required.

    • Investigate claims of misconduct and escalate to the legal and security team as required.

5. Team Management

The CPO will manage the global Human Ressources team, 5 people, based worldwide.


Experiences in human resources, business administration, organizational psychology or a related field is expected.

  • Leadership : Ability to inspire and lead an HR team. Great people management & change management skills.

  • Communication : Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

  • Strategy and Vision: Ability to develop innovative HR strategies / Problem solving / strategic thinking.

  • Strong corporate / business understanding.

  • Analysis : Skill in analyzing HR data and drawing out strategic insights.

  • Adaptability : Ability to navigate in a constantly changing environment.

  • Innovation : Continuous search for methods to improve the employee experience. Passion for Nature Regeneration & Transforming Business.

  • Preferably, > 15 years in Human ressources (including 10 years in a scale up)

  • A strong experiencein multiple scale ups is a must

  • Fluency in English and French. Spanish would be a great asset.

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