Senior Human Resources Business Partner, SNDL

Work Location
Edmonton Office

About SNDL

SNDL is a public company whose shares are traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "SNDL."SNDL is the largest private-sector liquor and cannabis retailer in Canada with retail banners that include Ace Liquor, Wine and Beyond, Liquor Depot, Value Buds, Spiritleaf, and Firesale Cannabis. SNDL is a licensed cannabis producer and one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in Canada specializing in low-cost biomass sourcing, indoor cultivation, product innovation, low-cost manufacturing facilities, and a cannabis brand portfolio that includes Top Leaf, Contraband, Palmetto, Bon Jak, Versus, Value Buds, and Vacay. SNDL's investment portfolio seeks to deploy strategic capital through direct and indirect investments and partnerships throughout the North American cannabis industry..

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, the Senior Human Resources Business Partner will provide exceptional client support to the business. As a trusted professional, this role is the front facing business partner utilizing strong business acumen to support his/her client groups. This position will be fully integrated within the business areas and will be committed to understanding the needs of their clients and the business as a whole. The ideal candidate has a proven reputation for standing out as a cultural role model for others and has had success in influencing the cultural behavior of others.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Recruitment to ensure the smooth delivery of all recruitment processes. This includes collaborating with managers to review job scope and determining equitable compensation.

• Manage and maintain the company's workforce plan

• Influence and contribute to policy development and implementation, employee communication strategies and employee development programs

• Interact with leaders within the company and establish credibility and build effective working relationships that open coaching channels

• Provide coaching and resources to employees and managers with respect to career development, compensation, recruiting, performance management and employee relations

• Utilize data from HR metrics and analytics to identify and assess trends, and proactively diagnose and address areas of need

• Support compensation processes with the business including annual salary review and bonus administration

• Investigate employee relations issues including employee matters and performance issues while maintaining confidentiality, consistency and sensitivity

• Coach, counsel and guide leaders before the implementation of employee disciplinary actions, including facilitating any employee terminations

• Collaborate with departments on the identification of employee training needs and sourcing of training providers or sources

• Identify and action tactics that aim to drive employee engagement company wide

• Assist with development of core employee training programs where required

• Assist with the development of leader mentorship and coaching programs

• Back-up Payroll on benefits and payroll activities as needed

• Complete industry-related human resource surveys

• Other tasks and projects as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or Organizational Development or related field

• Minimum of 10 years of broad Human Resources generalist experience

• CPHR designation considered an asset

• Strong technical background including a thorough understanding of provincial legislation

• Solid background in employee relations including conducting workplace investigations

• Experience developing and delivering new policies and programs considered an asset

• Solid MS Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrated by comfort and ease public speaking

• Solid team player who promotes a culture of professionalism, integrity, quality and teamwork

• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence the thinking and actions of others

• Ability to operate with very high levels of integrity and confidentiality

• Ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment

We are grateful for the interest in this role from all candidates, however, we will be contacting only those that are selected for next steps in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

SNDL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a welcoming, inclusive, diverse and safe workplace where all of our team members have equal opportunity to succeed. We know this begins with recruitment. To honor our commitment, SNDL encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, ages and abilities.