HR Onboarding & Change Specialist

DECIEM | THE ABNORMAL BEAUTY COMPANY; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation & personal days

Hybrid work model

6 months parental leave

Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year

Employee assistance program

Job summary

DECIEM | THE ABNORMAL BEAUTY COMPANY is seeking an HR Onboarding & Change Specialist to lead tactical onboarding and transition activities for Canadian and North American teams. You will coordinate IT, payroll, legal, and People Ops data flows, ensure accurate records, and support regional rollout initiatives with strong Excel skills.

You will manage timelines, update stakeholders, and maintain documentation while working in a hybrid environment across North America.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of corporate experience in HR, onboarding, or admin.
• Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business, Communications, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end onboarding and North American team transitions to ELC systems.
• Coordinate orientation logistics and regional employee communications.
• Maintain accurate transition logs and entity mapping records.
• Perform data audits, cleaning, and reconciliations using Excel.
• Collaborate with IT, Payroll, Legal, and People Ops to gather data.
• Follow up with stakeholders to gather migration inputs on timelines.
• Provide calendar management and documentation for regional rollouts.
• Prepare weekly progress updates on onboarding completion rates.
• Maintain centralized transition folders and update resources.

Skills

Google Workspace & MS 365

Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)

Data privacy & discretion

Attention to detail

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR/Business/Communications or related field

Job description

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty.

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty. Since inception, our vertically integrated structure, including our own laboratories, manufacturing, retail stores, and brand infrastructure, have enabled us to rapidly identify opportunities and deliver quality. Home to The Ordinary, NIOD, AVESTAN, and other emerging brands, our goal is to create with purpose. We were founded on the principle of doing everything that others don’t. Because normal gets you nowhere.

We are DECIEM, The Abnormal Beauty Company. We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The HR Onboarding & Change Specialist is an operational role focused on leading the tactical execution of employee transitions across North America, with a primary emphasis on Canadian operations. This role is dedicated to ensuring the smooth, accurate movement of team members into ELC systems; managing entity record updates, email provisioning workflows, data reconciliations, and regional transition logistics. Sitting one level below the HR Change Manager, this position drives local onboarding coordination, active stakeholder outreach, and North American project support.

STRONG FIT:

2–4 years of relevant corporate experience in HR, onboarding, People Operations, or administration, with a Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business, Communications, or a related field; equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

PAY RANGE

The anticipated base salary for this position is $70,000 to $80,000 CAD. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location.

WHAT YOU'D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

• Lead the tactical, end-to-end onboarding and entity transition of Canadian and North American team members to ELC, including updating entity mapping records, tracking email provisioning, and maintaining transition logs.
• Support the rollout of North American change initiatives by coordinating orientation logistics, circulating regional employee communications, and maintaining accurate and up-to-date FAQ documents.
• Perform accurate audits, verification checks, data cleaning, and spreadsheet reconciliations of regional employee records using Excel functions and tools, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Proactively coordinate with internal partners, including IT, Payroll, Legal, People Ops, and other cross-functional teams, to obtain required employee information and resolve missing data or onboarding blockers.
• Independently follow up with stakeholders and team members to gather all required migration inputs, ensuring employee transition data is complete, accurate, and submitted within established timelines.
• Provide project coordination and administrative support, including managing calendar invitations for regional rollouts, maintaining meeting records, and organizing transition-related documentation.
• Maintain localized tracking sheets and prepare weekly progress updates on onboarding and entity transition completion rates across Canada and North America.
• Maintain centralized transition folders and document libraries to ensure stakeholders have access to the latest onboarding resources, guidelines, and transition materials.
• Coordinate logistics for regional onboarding welcome sessions, Q&A sessions, team briefings, and other transition-related meetings and events

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• Strong proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, with solid working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, data cleaning, audits, and reconciliations.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee information with a high level of discretion, integrity, accuracy, and professionalism.
• Strong attention to detail, diligence, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage high-volume administrative and transition workflows, tracking sheets, task dependencies, schedules, and files accurately and efficiently.
• Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented with a “can-do” attitude and the ability to adjust effectively as project timelines, priorities, and onboarding requirements evolve.
• 2–4 years of corporate experience, preferably in HR support, onboarding, or an administrative role, along with a Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

WHAT YOU'LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM

There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…

• Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
• 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
• Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
• A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
• Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
• A dog-friendly office (and lots of cute dogs to play with).
• Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
• Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
• A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

• Defy Convention.
• Make it real.
• Play in the grey.
• Build Bridges.
• Be the rabbit.

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth. Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation. In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, ""DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.