HR Business Partner
As an HR Business Partner at Vantage, you will be pivotal in shaping our company culture and supporting our employees throughout various stages of growth. This generalist role encompasses a broad range of HR functions, including HRIS administration, employee benefits, employee relations, performance management, talent development, payroll, and strategic HR initiatives. You will work closely with executive leadership and people managers to align with business objectives, foster employee engagement, and build an inclusive, high-performing workplace. This position requires a proactive and detail-oriented professional adept at managing multiple HR projects and contributing to the company’s operational HR efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Employee Relations: Act as the first point of contact for employee inquiries and concerns, providing guidance and support on HR policies, procedures, and employee relations issues.
- Performance Management: Assist in the implementation and management of performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, and feedback mechanisms.
- Talent Development: Support the development and execution of learning and development programs to enhance employee skills and career growth within the company.
- HR Analytics: Utilize HR data to provide data-informed insights and recommendations to leadership on trends, challenges, and opportunities within the workforce.
- HRIS Administration: Manage and maintain the HR Information System (HRIS), ensuring data accuracy, processing employee changes, generating reports, and optimizing system functionality to meet organizational needs.
- Compensation & Benefits: Assist in the administration of compensation and benefits programs, ensuring market competitiveness and alignment with company strategy.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Contribute to DEI initiatives and help foster a diverse, inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and supported.
- HR Compliance: Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations, and assist in maintaining accurate employee records. Partner to develop HR-related policies.
- Culture & Engagement: Partner to drive a positive and engaging company culture by supporting employee engagement initiatives and communications.
Qualifications:
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in an HR Generalist / HRBP role, preferably in a fast-paced startup or tech environment. Payroll certification and / or experience would be an asset but not required.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with employees at all levels.
- Experience with People-related Analytics and familiarity with HRIS systems.
- Familiarity with employment laws and best practices.
- Experience with the implementation and management of employee development initiatives.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to handle sensitive situations with confidentiality and professionalism.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead HR projects and initiatives.
- Experience with employee relations, conflict resolution, and fostering a positive work culture.
Attributes:
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs.
- Passionate about building and maintaining a positive, inclusive company culture.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Employee share ownership – because Vantage wants you to truly share the success
- Flexible work/life, remote-first philosophy
- Great health benefits from Day 1
- Career development / continuing education allowance – we all want to stay sharp
- Mac laptop & other Apple equipment (we’ll give you a budget to build your perfect work-from-home environment because ergonomics matter)
- Team building activities to keep things fun: wonderland days, cottage trips (COVID permitting), virtual games & escape rooms, team lunches, and weekly nacho breaks on Fridays
About Vantage:
Vantage plays in a $250BN addressable market in North America that is seeing significant disruption. Retailers are transforming their digital marketing practices to drive customer acquisition and are looking for new profit centers in retail media networks.
Vantage is uniquely positioned in this space, having established a technology platform that is custom built for retail media. We offer the only turnkey platform for integrated retail media networks. We significantly out-perform online media benchmarks by leveraging automation, machine learning, and AI. Ours is the market-leading platform and we have real traction with some of the biggest names in retail.
We are excited to expand the team and take the company to the next level. You would have the opportunity to get in early and obviously that comes with great possible financial upside, but it also comes with an opportunity to shape the culture of the team. So, we’re picky about the people we invite to join the journey. We’re looking for true team players, not lone wolves, or temporary hired guns. We are professionals with a passion for doing great work and driving real success for Vantage and our clients.
Headquartered in Toronto but working fully remotely, the Vantage team is diverse, creative and fun. Our belief is that our strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables Vantage to be better. We also believe that people are happiest and can accomplish the most amazing things when they have the freedom and flexibility to customize their work and life environments, and can take on huge, stimulating challenges with fantastic colleagues.
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into building a team. Vantage offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. All employees are also owners, as everyone is enrolled into the Vantage Employee Stock Option Plan. Vantage provides strong maternity / parental leave benefits in all jurisdictions. Vantage also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, development courses, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Vantage employees enjoy generous vacation, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. A number of paid holidays, sick time, and other time off are provided consistent with relevant jurisdictions and company policies.
Reasonable accommodations are available to job applicants on request and throughout the application process.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
To apply for the HR Business Partner role at Vantage, please visit: https://vantageanalytics.applytojobs.ca/human resources/33597
Location: Remote (Eastern Standard Time; GMT-5)