HR Generalist

Starcom Worldwide, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work Your World

Long weekends

Wellness benefits

Birthday leave

Learning & Development

Global mobility

Job summary

Starcom Worldwide, Inc. in Canada seeks an HR Generalist to support onboarding, employee relations, compliance, and safety across client groups. You will partner with the HR Manager and HR team to deliver a positive employee experience.

The role requires 2–4 years progressive HR experience, strong communication, organization, and discretion, with responsibilities including HRIS data, leaves, merit cycles, and workplace health and safety.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of progressive HR experience.
• Working knowledge of HR policies and employment standards.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and offboarding, including orientation and exit interviews.
• Conduct new hire check-ins with employees and managers.
• Assist with employee relations, leave requests, and compliance.
• Partner on performance management and merit cycles, with timelines and follow-up.
• Maintain HRIS data and troubleshoot absence management and time-off issues.
• Analyze HR data and prepare turnover, retention and engagement insights.
• Own compliance tracking for mandatory training and development requests.
• Coordinate overtime, DPSP administration, engagement and CSR activities.
• Manage contract end dates and freelancer documentation.
• Lead workplace health and safety activities, incident reporting and investigations.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Discretion with confidential info

Strong interpolation of HR concepts

HRIS data handling

Education

2–4 years HR experience

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Company description

About Us: With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands.

Within Canada, Starcom is a part of Publicis Media within Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. Our team spans across our Windsor, Toronto and Montreal offices. We truly love the world of Media and Advertising. We see the planning and buying process as art. However, it is an art that is always best when backed by the science of empirical data.

You will be joining a well recognised agency with credentials:

• Great Places to Work certified three years in a row
• Only communications company to be ranked in LinkedIn’s Top 25 Great Places to Work
• 2022 Media Agency of the Year
• 2023 Media Agency of the Year finalist

What we Offer:

• Work Your World program enabling you to experience working from anywhere in Canada or overseas for up to 6 weeks a year
• Extended long weekends throughout the year with an additional day off each long weekend
• Wellness & Tech benefits to support what’s most important to you
• Birthday leave
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform as well as a Professional Development Allowance
• Local and Global Mobility within the Publicis Groupe network

Overview

The HR Generalist serves as a key resource for employees and managers, supporting day-to-day HR operations while providing guidance across employee relations, compliance, performance management, employee programs, and workplace health and safety. This role partners closely with the HR Manager and broader HR team to deliver an effective and positive employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Support employee onboarding and offboarding, including facilitating new hire orientation sessions and conducting exit interviews for employees below the Manager/Supervisor level.
• Conduct new hire check-ins with employees and managers to assess the onboarding experience and identify areas for support or improvement.
• Support the HR Manager with employee relations matters, leave requests, STD/LTD cases, leaves of absence, and maternity/parental leave documentation and communication.
• Partner with the HR Manager and Director on performance management and merit cycles, including schedules, timelines, communications, deliverables, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain accurate HRIS data and partner with the HR Coordinator to troubleshoot absence management, vacation, and time-off system issues.
• Analyze HR data and prepare insights on turnover, retention, engagement survey results, and other key people metrics for HR and leadership review.
• Own compliance tracking, including mandatory training, learning and development requests, outstanding requirements, and escalation of compliance risks.
• Coordinate recurring HR programs and deliverables, including overtime compliance, DPSP administration, employee engagement, and CSR initiatives.
• Manage employee-related date tracking and notifications, including recognition milestones, contract end dates, and fixed-term contract dates.
• Prepare and maintain freelancer contracts and related documentation.
• Own workplace health and safety activities for assigned client groups, including incident reporting and investigations, WSIB claims, JHSC coordination, and OHSA compliance.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of progressive HR experience.
• Working knowledge of HR policies, employment standards, and applicable employment legislation.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Core Competencies

Problem-Solving Time Management Communication & Interpersonal Skills Compliance & Employment Legislation Organization & Follow-Through Data & Reporting

Additional information

Starcom is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. We thank all candidates for their interest in Starcom however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is CAD $65-75K per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data.

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognized by people.