Senior Manager, People and Culture Experience

Grant Thornton; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm seeks a Senior Manager, People and Culture Experience. This role focuses on strategic engagement and talent development in a high-performance environment, requiring significant HR expertise. Candidates should possess extensive experience, exceptional leadership qualities, and a strong business acumen to effectively manage and inspire a culturally diverse team.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada for 4 weeks in summer

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in HR management.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and HR theories.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of People & culture strategies.
• Build and nurture a highly effective P&C team.
• Lead engagement and execution of national programs.

Skills

Exceptional relationship builder

Team leadership

Influencing stakeholders

Business acumen

Organizational skills

Education

Post-secondary education

HR-related education

CHRP certification

Coach accreditation

Job description

Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

An exciting opportunity awaits a highly passionate and motivated Senior Manager, People and Culture Experience in our National Business Unit. Based in the downtown Toronto office, this role provides a unique opportunity to take part in strategic engagement, attraction and talent development with the support of a high-performing national team. If you are excited about people development, coaching, and have an ability to engage those around you to further grow an award-winning, high-performance organization, this is your opportunity.

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

The Senior Manager, P&C Experience (PCE) , is accountable to ensure the execution of the firm's P&C strategy, policies and programs for National colleagues located within the National office and across the country through the management of other People & Culture Managers (PCMs). Additionally, the Senior Manager, may serve as the primary or secondary P&C leader for National.

As a Senior Manager, People and Culture Experience some of your responsibilities will include:
•Work in collaboration with the People and Culture Experience leadership team to contribute to the development of People & culture strategies and annual priorities.
•Build and nurture a highly effective and highly engaged P&C team at National office and support them in establishing strong business advisor relationships with their local client groups.
•Ensure execution of firm wide People & Culture priorities and alignment of all firm policies, programs and practices to ensure our people experience is exceptional and consistent across the firm
•Share accountability for the measures of success established annually
•Ensure the People and Culture Experience team leads engagement and execution of the components of the Firm’s national engagement programs
•Support the People and Culture Experience team in ensuring a focus on talent attraction, engagement, and developme nt; and supporting them in accessing stretch opportunities to work with members of our broader P&C leadership team on various strategic initiatives.
• Contribute directly to the development of the Business Unit’s People Managers by coaching them to excel in their people management responsibilities.
•Ensure that the People and Culture Experience team works cooperatively with the firm’s P&C Centres of Excellence by advocating agreed processes, programs and policies; providing feedback and ideas to make us even stronger, as one team.
•Provide feedback into the development of and ensure the effective communication of our P&C cyclical requirements
•Champion talent mobility [at all levels] within Business Units, across service lines, and nationally.
•Promote and leverage the use of people-related data to achieve strategic objectives
•Act as business advisor to the P&C leadership team on pace and nature of contemplated change initiatives across the firm; and lead agreed change strategies as required.

A role in our People and Culture team is a unique opportunity to use your head, heart and gut. You will:
• Collaborate with talented, entrepreneurial professionals who are trusted advisors to our clients
• Be part of a unique work culture that supports your growth as a leader and coach and challenges you to further your professional development and enhance your chosen career path
• Be a true business partner and work with our leadership teams to strategically impact our organization

Doane Grant Thornton
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Manager, People & Culture Experience? Like the colour purple? Great. Here’s a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in a Human Resource Management role
• Post-secondary education required; and HR-related education and CHRP is considered an asset
• Coach accreditation or similar certification would be an asset
• Exceptional relationship builder and proven ability to lead and inspire a team, articulate a vision and influence stakeholders
• Prior experience as a strategic HR business partner, ideally within a professional services environment
• Experience coaching leaders and building confidence in their own coaching skills
• Maintenance of strict confidentiality, as required
• Knowledge of current legislation related to employment as well as current HR theories and practices including recruitment, policy and performance management
• Solid judgment and effective interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines through strong organizational skills
• Strong business acumen

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?