Director, HR Business Partner (14-month contract)

about 2 months old

Your career is an investment that grows over time!

Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $50 billion in assets.

Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.

In this role, you will:

Lead the development and execution of HR initiatives that drive organizational excellence, foster a culture of innovation, and directly support business objectives

Partnership on executive level planning and strategy

Support leaders in solving Employee Relations issues through effective coaching, problem solving and ensuring adherence to appropriate employment laws and policies

Partner with leaders to foster conversations to promote career development, training and development

Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the employee experience and partner with management to develop and implement innovative and sustainable solutions

Oversee HR policy creation and compliance to employment laws and regulations

Work with all levels of leadership up to C-suite to develop effective organizational structures to drive organizational health

Consult and coach all levels of management to build and serve high performing, diverse and inclusive teams

Analyze HR trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies

Coach employees and people leaders to role model behaviours that support our company values and culture

Provide interpretation and guidance for the application of HR policies and procedures

Skills we are looking for:

Brings substantial relevant experience in organizational development and change management, ideally in a fast growing tech environment.

Has demonstrated strength in cross-functional stakeholder management and ability to work with different business functions (R&D, Finance, Operations, other).

Proven track record of leveraging extensive HRBP experience to guide long-term strategies and navigate ambiguous business landscapes.

Exceptional strategic thinking and advanced problem-solving capabilities

Resourceful and self-motivated with ability to work in changing environments

Strong personal accountability for high quality work & actively finds opportunities for improvement

Experience working with executives and senior leaders specifically in a client centric technology organization is considered a strong asset

Why Wealthsimple?

🤑 Competitive salary

📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work

🌴 Generous PTO offerings

🌎 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)

We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!

Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

DEI Statement

At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement

Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

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