Bench Accounting Looking for Employee Experience Specialist at Vancouver, BC Full Time

What does the People Team look like?

The People Experience Specialist is an integral part of our Bench People Team. The People Team are a warm and caring bunch, obsessed with creating an incredible place to work for our Benchmates. We’re also one of the most critical functions in our business. The People Team carefully manages the employee experience from beginning to end. This is where you come in. We are reimagining the way we work at Bench. We’re making intentional decisions about how we support productivity, enablement and development across the organization, in an equitable way, and in a way that promotes our culture and fosters deeper connection, inclusion and belonging.

It’s a really exciting time to join this team. We have big ambitions for the experience we want to create for our Benchmates. Luckily we have a stellar group of humans to support you to achieve big things.

What you’ll get up to:

• Overseeing the entire employee journey at Bench, critically evaluating and continually improving our Benchmate experience from onboarding to offboarding
• Partnering with leaders of our People Team to define and build our Employee Value Proposition.
• Helping to bring our People strategy to life, building an environment where our Benchmates can produce amazing work in connected and collaborative ways. You’ll do this in a number of ways, like:
• Developing and rolling out best work practices (collaboration, building connection, communication, etc.)
• Co-designing and managing how we come together as a company both virtually and in person for collaboration and connection
• Collaborating with our DEI Team to honor and raise visibility around the celebrations, commemorations, and remembrance days that matter most to traditionally decentered folks
• Empowering Benchmates to prioritize their mental and physical wellness, through the development and roll out of wellness initiatives and programs in partnership with our Total Rewards team
• Helping to develop and manage our recognition strategy (monetary and non monetary) in collaboration with People Team leaders to ensure our Benchmates are recognized and rewarded
• Partner with Total Rewards to align our development, growth and recognition programs with our annual review cycles
• Implementing our employee listening strategy, including managing the ongoing Bench Pulse program creating action plans based on findings
• Coaching and educating leaders across Bench as they support both in-person and distributed teams
• Constantly sourcing the latest thinking, research, best practices and feedback on how to be an effective hybrid workforce and critically evaluating people programs and processes
• Ensuring our Benchmates have the tools they need to work remotely & in-person
• Bringing our Bench Values to life by weaving them into all aspects of the employee cycle

What you’ll need:

• A self-starter mentality, with a history of solving problems and seeing projects through from vision to a successful reality
• Experience working remote or supporting, developing, or managing a remote or distributed workforce
• Strong relationship building skills, particularly in building and sustaining cross-functional relationships
• Experience with change management and project design/management
• Zoom-in, Zoom-out – You can take a big-picture perspective to identify and stay focused on what’s most important, then zoom-in on the details to execute seamlessly
• Experience thinking creatively and prototyping new ideas
• Experience operating in a constantly changing environment
• A true ambassador for our Benchmates. You are the voice of our Benchmates, you’re passionate about employee experience and solve for the whole human

It could be an even better fit if you have:

• Experience in organizational / team psychology
• Experience in the people and culture space

What you’ll get:

• At Bench we share information freely and openly whenever possible. The salary range for this role is $54,400 – $81,600 per year, depending on experience.
• In addition, we offer an extended benefits package that includes paid vacation, paid flex days, stock options, and full health, dental, and vision.
• You’ll get access to Inkblot Therapy’s Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling and support, for you and family members, as well as professional development coaching, financial advice, legal advice and much more.
• You will have the support of your manager, and the opportunity to learn and develop with a team of unconventional & diverse Benchmates, who are all working together to achieve the same mission.
• Bench has a number of Affinity Groups – groups of people who have shared identities and experiences! The purpose of these groups is to support underrepresented Benchmates and amplify their voices.
• If you live in BC’s Lower Mainland, you have the opportunity to work at home or in our downtown office location, depending on your preference! If you’re interested in remote only, we currently focus our hiring efforts in the following provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
• We provide solutions to bring all teams together for collaboration and connection.
• Regardless of how many days you decide to visit the office, you’ll have access to our Home Office Setup Fund to ensure that you have everything you need to work comfortably from home, from day one.
• You’ll have the opportunity to work from somewhere other than your home province for up to 3 months, within a 12 month period.

Everyone has their own unique talents. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you’d be a great fit for this role in your application.

We believe that unchecked biases disproportionately impact the most marginalized people in society—including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+ people, immigrants, and people with disabilities. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or other marginalized communities because we believe that without you, we are all less. If you are selected for an interview and require support during the process, including disability accommodation, we’ll give you the opportunity to tell us when we contact you.