Talent & People Lead

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

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a People & Culture Lead to take ownership of a broad, hands-on HR function in a lean, operational environment. You will oversee employee relations, performance management, recruitment, onboarding, and policy development, while coaching managers and supporting both office and frontline teams.

The ideal candidate has built or improved HR programs, demonstrated progressive HR responsibilities, and holds a university degree.

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR in lean or standalone environments.
• Hands-on HR professional who has managed wide HR scope across office and frontline teams.
• Proven ability to build or improve HR programs (onboarding, PM, training, policies).
• Strong manager coaching and employee relations experience in operational settings.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the people & culture function, aligning with business growth.
• Coach managers and support employee relations across the organization.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, policies and day-to-day HR operations.
• Develop and implement HR programs, processes and engagement initiatives.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Manager coaching

Recruitment

Onboarding

HR policies

Employee development

Engagement

HR operations

Lean HR

Education

University degree

Job description

We're partnering with a leading community builder to identify a People & Culture Lead who can take ownership of a broad, hands-on HR function.

We're particularly interested in HR professionals who have worked in lean, operational environments and have personally managed a broad range of responsibilities across:

• Employee relations and performance management
• Manager coaching
• Recruitment and onboarding
• HR policies and processes
• Employee development and engagement
• Day-to-day HR operations

The strongest backgrounds will include experience as a sole or senior HR resource, supporting both office and field/site/frontline employees, with ownership of employee relations and manager coaching.We're also looking for someone who has personally built or materially improved HR programs, such as onboarding, performance management, manager training, policies, recruitment processes or engagement initiatives.

Experience in construction, manufacturing, distribution, industrial services or another operational environment would be particularly relevant.

• Stand-alone or lean HR experience
• Proven HR program/process-building experience
• Strong manager coaching and employee relations experience
• University degree
• Progressive HR career history

Reporting directly to the President, this is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership of the people function and help shape the next stage of the organization's growth.