Sr People Partner

Vantage is growing, and we need a Sr People Partner to help our leaders become great ones. Your core client group is engineering managers, along with new managers and team leads across the business. Your job is to build a culture where coaching drives performance and where people feel it in their day-to-day experience at Vantage. This is a hands-on business partner role. You'll coach managers through difficult conversations, run performance cycles that focus on growth as much as evaluation and handle employee relations from first concern to resolution.

Responsibilities

Be the primary people partner for employees, people leaders and team leads across the business; Equip managers to drive high performance through clear goals, ongoing feedback and real accountability; Build manager habits that drive a culture of performance; Advise on and manage employee relations matters, including performance improvement plans, written warnings, and terminations; Help design and launch a leadership training program for new and developing managers; Run the 90-day and Annual Review processes for your client groups; Help define competencies and what great work looks like at Vantage; Build career planning frameworks; Own ER cases from first concern to resolution, including investigations into harassment and misconduct complaints; Manage accommodations and leaves across jurisdictions with the Payroll and Benefits Specialist; Escalate and partner with the Head of People on higher-risk matters; Refine People reporting; Create company content that explains people programs, policies, and changes; Own the multi-jurisdiction handbook and support policy rollouts and manager training; Prepare offer, promotion and merit recommendations using market data and the compensation philosophy; Advise on employment standards across Ontario, BC, Alberta, the US (including California) and the UK through the EOR; Own and improve onboarding and exit interviews; Support company events and initiatives, including in-person days, recruiting events, company retreats, and employee resource groups

Requirements

5 to 7 years of experience in an HR Business Partner role; Experience at a scaling SaaS or technology company including experience partnering with engineering teams; Hands-on ER experience, including investigations, PIPs and terminations; Strong knowledge of performance management, competency frameworks; Sound judgment, discretion with confidential information, and the confidence to give leaders direct coaching and feedback; Ontario employment law knowledge; Experience with comp planning or pay equity

Nice to have

PEO/EOR experience; CHRP/CHRL; US/California exposure

Benefits

Remote-friendly setup; home office support; annual company retreats