Human Resources Business Partner (Contract)

About The Role
As HR Business Partner at an S4 company, you will drive and support the operations and people strategy to ensure we attract, retain and develop great people who are passionate about S4 and its culture as we scale rapidly. You will take the initiative and serve as a guide to our business and mid-level managers while also being flexible and creative on the best ways to implement and execute. This role will support day-to-day HR operational support and serves as a subject matter expert on our benefits and leaves programs.
Please note that this is a maternity leave contract position for the duration of 14 months.
Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members to ensure S4's culture is embodied through the entire employee lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with all employment laws. Research requirements where we have a presence and communicate findings to leadership.
• Drive DEI goal attainment through program management and defined project plans.
• You are responsible for all things HR within the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
• HR Business Projects as assigned.
• Collaborate with the global HR Disciplines to drive talent management, culture, diversity, and inclusion programs.

Manager/Employee Support

• Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations reducing legal risks while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Effectively manage immigration and mobility cases.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues, at times working with senior HR leadership.
• Conduct ongoing feedback loops for employee engagement, performance, and development opportunities.
• Act as an all-around point of contact, handling or escalating incoming requests from mid-level management.
• Oversee and implement our benefits and leave programs.

S4 Initiatives

• Special initiatives will often be identified and proposed by you and other HR Business Partners. We consistently look for opportunities to strengthen operational efficiencies, improve the employee experience, and increase organizational effectiveness.
• Provide support for a variety of special initiatives at the direction of HR Leadership. The nature and scope of the initiatives will vary considerably depending on organizational needs.

About You
The essentials:

• Effective planning and priority setting. Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• 3-5 years of experience in an HR function.
• Strong experience working in a role that requires a high degree of confidentiality.
• Experience managing employee benefits programs, and workers' compensation.
• Proven ability to work independently but also effectively in a collaborative environment with diverse coworkers.
• Excellent project management skills and experience.
• Ability to use reason and de-escalation skills to manage difficult or emotional situations.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and provincial regulations
• Strong employee advocacy experience; Handling sensitive matters with empathy, diplomacy, attention, and care.
• Demonstrated strong teamwork and collaborative skills working in a dynamic and changing multinational organization.
• Comfortable working in a multi-national environment that requires flexibility and adaptability.
• Comprehensive experience on all HR elements involved in the lifecycle of an employee, from post recruitment to end of employment.

Not a Must, But a Plus

• CHRP professional certification.
• Experience in Workday HRIS system.
• Bachelor's degree in human resource management or related field.

At Media.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Media.Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.
About Media.Monks
Media.Monks is on a mission to create a new future for this industry. Our vision? Build everything with a belief that changing for good comes from changing who does the work. Yep, that means you. Welcome to the party—one global, cross-cultural collective with a passion for using our skills to create better and a better world. That’s how we’re able to connect the dots between data, content, digital media, and technology from everywhere we are—a true end-to-end model. Joining the Media.Monks collective means having the opportunity to create award-winning work with some of the most gifted, focused, joyful, talents from all over the world.
At Media.Monks, you’ll be joining a highly ambitious company on a global mission to win the decade by changing the industry for good. Partner to 8 of the 10 most innovative companies in the world, Media.Monks works with established as well as up-and-coming global, regional, DTC and B2B brands, helping them own their data and build out customer ecosystems to elicit smart, efficient, high-impact engines for growth. We deliver table stakes quickly, creating cost efficiencies from day one to push up the creative effectiveness of our work with every cycle.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
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