People and Culture Director scaling Sapling Financial Consultants’ management consulting team from 30 to 100 employees. Leading talent strategy, employee experience, HR operations, and culture building.
About the role
- Head of People shaping global HR strategy and operations for MineSense, a Canadian mining technology company. Leading culture, talent, compliance, and employee experience across worldwide teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the enterprise People strategy roadmap and operating priorities in alignment with the company’s business strategy
- Advise executive and senior leaders on global workforce initiatives, leadership, culture, and employee matters
- Lead strategic workforce and organization planning globally, including capability needs, succession risks, and organization design
- Translate enterprise priorities into clear People goals and accountabilities
- Provide the people perspective on major business decisions by identifying organizational opportunities and risks
- Build alignment across leaders and functions, resolve cross-functional roadblocks, and advocate for resources
- Manage departmental budgets and optimize people practices
- Maintain knowledge of human resources practices, innovations, and emerging workplace trends
- Shape and steward MineSense’s culture and leadership behaviours
- Oversee global talent practices including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance, development, succession, retention, and offboarding
- Lead leadership effectiveness, manager capability, employee listening, and organizational development initiatives
- Ensure compensation, benefits, recognition, and promotion practices support internal equity, market competitiveness, performance, and sustainability
- Champion an inclusive, high-performing workplace
- Lead organizational development and change initiatives through governance, stakeholder engagement, and adoption measures
- Ensure reliable, scalable, employee-centered People Operations across policies, systems, data, benefits interfaces, records, and employee support
- Establish governance, service standards, and decision rights for People processes and programs
- Oversee employee relations, workplace investigations, accommodations, leaves, performance matters, and terminations
- Maintain compliance with employment, labour, human rights, privacy, health and safety, and pay transparency requirements
- Use workforce data and people analytics to identify trends, support decisions, and monitor organizational health
- Lead continuous improvement and automation to strengthen quality, consistency, controls, and employee experience
- Lead, coach, and develop the People team
- Build the function’s global impact and operating models across all locations
- Foster accountability, constructive challenge, collaboration, learning, and sound judgment
- Manage vendor relationships and external partnerships
- Ensure continuity, knowledge sharing, and succession within the People function
- Perform additional duties as occasionally required by the manager
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Generally, 10-12+ years of progressive People or Human Resources experience, including 6-8+ years of people leadership with direct partnership with executives
- Demonstrated breadth across people strategy, HR business partnering, talent management, organizational development, total rewards, employee relations, and people operations
- Strong knowledge of employment standards, human rights, privacy, and related workplace obligations
- Ability to build credible relationships, influence senior stakeholders, and balance employee experience, risk, fairness, and business outcomes
- Ability to communicate in English; knowledge of Spanish is an asset
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex or sensitive matters with clarity, discretion, empathy, and appropriate candour
- Self-starter able to work independently and collaboratively, champion improvement opportunities, make deliberate trade-offs, and lead through unfamiliar, high-impact challenges
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and HR technology
- Experience with Bamboo HRIS, applicant tracking, performance management, and employee engagement platforms is an asset
- Health and safety-conscious individual
- Legally able to work in Canada
Benefits
- A competitive salary and bonus
- Matching RRSP or 401K program (for Canadian and US employees)
- A comprehensive benefit program including an employee assistance program
- Learning and career development programs and resources (live sessions and on-demand)
- Transit Subsidy (for roles based in Vancouver, BC)
- Hybrid work (for roles that do not require to be onsite)
- 3 weeks' vacation or more depending on the position
- Global and local company organized social events and celebrations to connect with your team
- Accommodation during the recruitment or hiring process for individuals with disabilities
- Purpose-driven, impactful work contributing to sustainable mining technology
- People-centric culture supporting growth, well-being, and success
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