If you want to make a difference as a HR professional, you can do it here!
Reporting to the CEO, you will be a key part of the leadership team of our privately owned company. You will own all HR activities including talent acquisition, development, and culture.
This is primarily an in-office position in Burlington, ON, with some flexibility to work remotely.
At Pink Elephant, our vision is, “We Lead the Way!” Pink Elephant has big goals. With over 25 years already invested in developing our cutting-edge approach to IT training, consulting, and conferences in North America, we intend to build on this success by introducing a new suite of leading-edge products and services, and we need a pool of talent and the forward-thinking culture that will enable us to leave all competition way behind. To achieve our lofty goals, we aim to be a team of bold, market-disrupting individuals. We take our business goals seriously, and we have a lot of fun while we’re at it!
We’re looking for business-minded big thinkers and team players who have an entrepreneurial spirit to join us on our mission. If this sounds like you, please read on.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This is a HR generalist, broad end-to-end role with direct hands-on responsibilities in the areas of:
- Talent Strategy: As a member of the leadership team, you will assist company executives set and execute on the vision for all people-related functions of the organization, manage organizational development through change, and help achieve our overall business goals.
- Values and Culture: You will assist executives drive a high-performance culture, help maintain our core values, and ensure that all decisions, programs, and processes are aligned with our culture and core beliefs.
- Talent Acquisition: You will partner with other company managers/leaders to recruit top talent for the business that aligns with workforce plans and business objectives.
- Employee Onboarding: Working with department managers/leaders, you will update and execute employee onboarding programs to enable new talent productivity as quickly as possible while ensuring employee satisfaction and integration into the overall company culture.
- Performance Management: Working with executives, you will update and drive company-wide performance management programs that help us effectively identify high and low performers, promote and reward excellence, and drive continuous improvement across all business disciplines.
- Learning and Development: You will build learning and organizational development programs that aid in accurately assessing and growing our team’s capabilities, increase efficiency, and drive employee retention.
- Compensation and Benefits: Partnering with finance and executives, you will manage and analyze existing compensation packages and help to plan future compensation across all functions; benchmark our current benefits offerings and strategize for additional ones and/or changes to existing programs and processes.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- You have 7+ years human resources experience, with a minimum 5 years in managerial roles in a small to medium entrepreneurial environment.
- You have a degree in a relevant field, and appropriate HR certifications.
- You have strong working knowledge of Canadian and US employee legislation.
- You have experience in immigration/work permits for Canada and the US.
- You understand the people side of organizational change management within a changing entrepreneurial service company.
- You have been a valued business partner to leaders across a variety of functional areas and have demonstrated a capability to cultivate effective relationships with all departments and levels of the organization.
- You can translate desired business outcomes to people and talent strategies, mapping HR programming to core business objectives.
- You have proven success in the recruitment of top-notch talent across all functions of a business that includes top-performing consultants/trainers, sales resources, and creative and progressive marketers.
- You can contribute to strategic discussions and deliver on tactical and operational issues.
- You have owned workforce and compensation planning from start to finish.
- You are a forward and progressive thinker.
- You have a very positive and strong work ethic that acts as a role model for others.
INTERESTED?
Please apply with your cover letter, resume and salary expectations.
Due to the volume of applications, we can only respond to those individuals who are selected for an interview. No agencies please. Pink Elephant is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Pink Elephant welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Please contact talent@pinkelephant.com if you require accommodation during the recruitment process.