Senior People & Culture Business Partner

Overview

E INC is the parent company of EBlock and EDealer, unifying our approach to products, services, and strategies under one Vision and one Mission: to create the best digital auction and retailing platform in the world by connecting the automotive wholesale and retail experiences. Our brands and their technologies make it easy for a vehicle to move between buyers and sellers throughout its entire ownership lifecycle. Learn more at https://careers.eblock.com/careers-home/

The Senior People & Culture Business Partner serves as an influential people partner, advising leaders across the business, while playing a key role in developing and implementing People & Culture strategy and programs in support of short-term and long-term business goals with the overall goal of attracting, retaining, and developing the best talent. This role will work with teams across Canada and the US to provide overall human resources leadership and support to ensure high quality customer service. Partners with executives and other leaders with respect to employee relations, career development, succession planning, retention, training and leadership development. Administers, manages and implements People & Culture programs and services to ensure effective and efficient practices while contributing to a fast paced, collaborative work environment. A true hands-on approach as well as the ability to successfully monitor the "pulse" of employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement.

This position is currently remote and can be based out of Ontario or Quebec. The ideal candidate would be bilingual and fluent in both English and French, however, English is the primary language.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

• Complete other duties and projects as assigned.
• Participates in developing P&C goals, objectives, and systems, as well as partners with other P&C team members to provide enterprise-wide solutions
• In collaboration with other P&C team members, measures and evaluates impact of P&C programs and services to ensure effectiveness within an assigned division and takes leadership role in developing and implementing programs, as assigned
• Proactively develops and maintains effective business relationships within assigned divisions ensuring the integration of program planning and business needs with the appropriate P&C strategies, services and supports
• Coach managers and employees on employee relations issues
• Participates in annual business planning and business transformation processes to assess and plan future workforce needs, headcount growth requirements and implications on organizational structure meeting short- and long-term business priorities
• Understands human resources, labor market and industry trends and best practices and applies trends appropriately to meet the needs of assigned divisions
• Advise on performance management opportunities, utilizing learning and development services as appropriate
• Communicate, educate and train employees on human resources programs, policies and procedures
• Build strong, credible and trusted relationships with executives and leaders of the assigned division and utilizes P&C best practices to support the division’s goals
• Works with other P&C team members to build programs to effectively support the business.
• Utilizes HRMS and other software programs to manage data, monitor P&C metrics, and ensure data integrity within assigned division

Qualifications

What you will need:

• Able to handle sensitive and/or confidential information.
• Strong project management, time management & informing skills.
• Strong knowledge of P&C practices and regulations, including the ability to apply P&C best practices to complex situations to support organizational goals and manage risk.
• Post Secondary Degree in Human Resources.
• Excellent strategic thinking balanced with ability to achieve results.
• Experience partnering with executives and senior leaders on HR matters.
• Proficient with Google Drive, as well as MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Experience working with a HRMS, preferably Dayforce.
• Strong background and experience in working with Canadian employment legislation. Experience with U.S. employment legislation is also an asset.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in a generalist (is there another word we could use for this? Business partner?) human resources role within a multi-province environment, or experience from which comparable knowledge and skills were acquired.
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in French is an asset.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish credibility, confidence and trust across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to be organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and able to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities in a dynamic and fast paced environment, while maintaining a customer focus.

E INC is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. E INC recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected by law. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

E INC is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.