HR Director role with a successful and well-established global company with operations and employees in over ten countries. This is a fantastic career opportunity for an HR leader who wants to work for a complex and interesting company with a vibrant culture. Reporting into a great CHRO, working closely with senior executives, and directly managing a diverse and tightknit global HR team. Qualified candidates must have direct experience business partnering with a global employee population (the more countries, the better!).
Who- the Company:
Our client is an innovative multi-national company with over 50 years of history, 1000s of employees, and a positive reputation worldwide. The company has a fast-paced, high-performance, and fun-loving corporate culture. If you are a well-rounded HR leader with at least 10 years of progressive and relevant experience who is looking for a successful and exciting global company to work for, this could be the place for you!
What- the Role:
Our client seeking a new Human Resources Director who will lead the HR business partnering and overall HR function for an employee group of close to 1000. The new Director will have 3 direct reports at Manager or Senior Manager level who in turn have their own direct reports. These direct reports are based in 3 different countries, and the Director’s employee population is dispersed across several continents.
The new HR Director will have a diverse and ever-evolving scope of responsibilities that will be grounded in the 4 following key areas:
- Global HR Leadership- leading up, down, and across. Partnering with senior executives.
- Global HR Business Partnering- supporting their team to provide best-in-class HR business partnership to their assigned employee groups and departments, ensuring managers have access to information and coaching regarding total rewards, recruitment & hiring, performance management, employee relations, etc.
- Global HR Strategy- partnering with senior leaders and executives to create and roll-out programs, processes, and strategies that support business goals. Providing strategic business decision support through an HR lens.
- Global HR Transformation- guiding the business and employee group through transformation and navigating the growth pains that come with change. Getting ahead of organizational needs and anticipating the workforce changes needed to support business growth.
SWIM will provide interested candidates with a thorough job description.
Who- the Candidate:
We are looking for a well-rounded leader with at least 10 years of progressive and relevant progressive experience in their HR career to-date. Qualified candidates for this role will be clear, confident, and concise communicators.
- Relevant education and qualifications such as MBA, CPHR, HR degree, etc.
- Experience with a global scope- not just working with a global company, but having daily interaction and collaboration with employees and leaders across multiple countries.
- Experience supporting an employee population in Asia Pacific and/or Europe is particular desirable.
- Business savvy, with the ability to articulate how HR bolsters, protects, and improves the business operations
- Experience with a sophisticated HRIS and other HR tools and technologies.
- Experience in a hard-asset-based company in a sector such as distribution, manufacturing, retail, transportation, etc., is preferred (as opposed to solely having experience in professional services or project-based sectors). Not required.
- Multi-lingual- this company has operations in over a dozen countries, so there are quite a few languages that would be beneficial! This is NOT at all required, just a nice-to-have.
How Much:
Competitive base salary commensurate with level of skills, experience, and education, in the range of $150,000 to around $185,000. The company will provide their new HR Director with a solid overall compensation package, including a solid performance-based bonus, a long term incentive plan (LTIP), an RRSP match, competitive paid time off program, professional development support, and excellent health, dental, & vision benefits.
Where:
The company is headquartered in Greater Vancouver. Flexibility on hours is required due to the various time zones within the global portfolio. There will be some business travel in this role, but not much- probably once a quarter at most. NOTE ON RELOCATION- Our client is open to considering a few candidates who are currently living outside of Greater Vancouver and who are very serious about relocating permanently within a reasonable timeframe for a great job. If you are applying to this job posting and currently living outside of the GVA, please make clear on your resume if you have serious intentions to move. The new HR Director can’t be based elsewhere in Canada.
When & How to Apply:
Swim Recruiting will be conducting initial screening/interviewing and will be presenting the profiles of short-listed candidates directly to the hiring CHRO. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit ‘APPLY’ to send us your resume. Thank you!