Director, People & Culture

Director of People & Culture

Full Time Contract - 12 Months

Canada

With the rising cost of food and the challenges faced by our supply chain, Flashfood has become a staple in many North American families. At Flashfood, we are on a mission to reduce the environmental impact of food waste and provide our communities with easier access to healthy, affordable food. We are tackling this gigantic problem together, with a diverse team of people from all over the globe.

At Flashfood, we live by our nine culture boards. What are they, you ask? They are a set of principles and values that drive us to stay confident but humble, patient but persistent, united but able to challenge, and most of all, to create a safe space to be authentic and have fun. Our common goal and commitment to a sustainable future keep us motivated to push through all the challenges we face together.

We are purposeful about instilling inclusion into our company culture and are committed to building a blame-free culture where people have the ability to learn and grow. Our current team is over 51% women, and we’re proud to say over 47% female representation within leadership positions.

Who You Are

Enough about us! We are looking for a passionate and experienced People & Culture professional who wants to help combat food waste, and thrives on building meaningful and sustainable relationships with people. This Director of People & Culture will support our team to deliver and implement P&C programs and services while keeping our people at the heart of everything we do. We can only create a better company together by living our shared values, and preserving our unique culture as we continue to grow.

What You Will Do

• Mentor & coach our People & Culture team, and continue to develop a high performing & engaged team

• Lead Flashfood’s culture and engagement by living our nine culture boards, and continue to hire passionate, motivated people that add to our company culture

• Lead and execute our compensation strategy, including annual comp surveys, managing our annual compensation increase process and ongoing promotional processes

• Manage our group benefits plan that supports and retains our team while keeping up with market trends and managing annual renewals with our brokers

• Become an expert on our stock option plan, including educating our team, supporting finance with granting and exercising teammates options

• Act as a collaborative partner with our Leadership and Management team, ensuring alignment between each department and P&C by providing insightful, solutions-oriented, and empathetic problem solving

• Support our CFO in managing the People & Culture budget, including employee salaries and benefits

• Leverage data and best practices to optimize P&C, and guide decisions with respect to hiring, talent development programs, and retention

• Lead for all P&C related policies and procedures to ensure consistency across the company

• Build on remote work best practices, ensuring our teams are set up for success

• Provide daily P&C general support which includes a full range of activities from administrative functions to providing advice and guidance

• Identify organizational training needs and develop and implement training courses that satisfy these needs

• Build strong relationships and support our employees and managers at all levels of the company

• Manage the recruitment process, and work closely with hiring managers as we grow our teams! This may include participation in the full cycle of the recruitment and onboarding process

• Establishing and driving action plans based on insights from our employee surveys

• Supporting the team through the Awards application process (Great Places to Work)

• Support the organization’s performance management program (added plus if you have experience with Leapsome)

• Support our payroll/Finance team to ensure people changes are tracked and processed accordingly

• Maintain and optimize HRIS (data integrity, tracking, reporting)

• Help to build out our EDI program, and be a champion for our Advocates and Allies committee

• Continue to build on our teammate wellness initiatives

What you bring to the team:

• 10+ years of HR/People Operations, 3-5 of which you’ve led a function/team.
• Experience in scaling, high-growth companies, experience working in tech a plus!
• Excellent relationship-building skills, passion for customer service
• Post-secondary education in HR or equivalent work experience
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent skills in G Suite

Nice to have:

• Experience working with an HRIS and Performance Management Software
• Solid project management skills and effective time management/prioritization skills
• Demonstrated ability to use sound judgment and decision-making skills when faced with conflict situations or sensitive employee relations matters
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Experience in a specialized area of HR (compensation & benefits, learning and development, employee relations, or compliance)

Company Perks

• Competitive base salary
• Company-wide performance bonus
• Casual and remote-friendly work environment
• Flexible working hours
• Extra long weekends April to September
• Monthly team events (virtual friendly)
• Maternity & Parental Leave Top Up Plan
• Professional development opportunities - $2,000/year
• Work from Home subsidy
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Monthly Flashfood credits

Flashfood is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Please advise should you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process. All your information will be treated confidentially.