People Generalist (3 days/week)

Rentman is a B2B SaaS scaleup building operations management software for event and production teams. As People Generalist, you are the on-site People contact for the Toronto office three days a week. You run onboarding and offboarding, act as the go-to person for People questions, monitor team well-being and engagement, and help keep the office running well. People processes and Canadian compliance are coordinated from HQ in Utrecht (NL). The role reports to the Head of People & Legal and works closely with managers in the Toronto office. It is a hands-on role combining office operations with People work. The recruitment process includes an introduction call with the recruiter (30-45 mins), a past experience and culture interview with the team (60 mins), and a final skills interview on-site (60 mins).

Responsibilities

Be the first point of contact for People questions in Toronto, routing policy, legal and payroll topics to the right owner in Utrecht; Bring People programmes to life locally, such as the engagement survey, Culture Talks and learning initiatives; Prepare and run on-site onboarding and offboarding, from IT, access and a buddy on day one through to exit conversations; Act as the on-site contact for payroll, pension and benefits, providing local input to the People Operations team; Spot early signals on engagement, wellbeing and fit, and share them with the right manager and People partner; Keep both offices connected by translating company and People updates to the Toronto context and sharing a monthly Toronto update with HQ; Run the Toronto office in line with shared workplace standards, covering suppliers, facilities, safety, budget and regular team events; Support the upcoming office move, gathering input, preparing options and coordinating the move on site; Document recurring processes and suggest ways to automate repetitive work

Requirements

2+ years of experience in an HR Coordinator, HR Generalist or People Operations role, including hands-on onboarding and offboarding; Working knowledge of Ontario employment standards, enough to recognise when something needs to go to Legal; Available to work on site in Toronto 3 days a week (up to 24 hours per week); Fluent in written and spoken English and use AI tools confidently in daily work; Already eligible to work in Canada (visa sponsorship not offered)

Nice to have

Worked in a tech or SaaS scale-up, or in a satellite office of a company headquartered abroad; Experience in office management, workplace or events, ideally including an office move; Worked with Personio or a comparable HRIS; Built simple automations, for example with AI tools

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience, plus 8% holiday allowance; Results-based bonus based on company performance (up to a full 13th month's salary); 25 vacation days; Extra day of PTO for each year at Rentman from the second anniversary up to five years; 4-week paid sabbatical after 5 years; Comprehensive healthcare plan; Pension plan with 3% company matching; Annual training budget; Access to OpenUp for mental well-being and personal growth; Monthly sports allowance subscription of your choice; Choice of a new Windows or Mac; Flexible and engaging work environment and various team activities; Office in the heart of Toronto. Benefits are prorated for the 24-hour-per-week role