Canadian Football League Looking for DIRECTOR, PEOPLE & CULTURE at Canada Full Time

Position Title: Director, People & Culture
Department: Finance, People & Office Operations
Direct Manager: Chief Financial Officer & Head of People & Office Operations
Functional Manager: Dotted line to Commissioner
Date: February, 2023

Position Summary:

The Director, People & Culture reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer & Head of People & Office Operations, with a dotted line reporting relationship to the Commissioner. The incumbent creates a diverse and inclusive culture and ensures that the right people are in the right roles doing the right things to drive business success. The Director, P&C turns the league office strategy and business plan into actionable steps and executes efficiently and effectively. This role helps enable business success by researching, designing and implementing best in class People & Culture programs aligned with the long-term goals.

The Director, People & Culture will work with people managers to implement initiatives that drive individual and cross-functional engagement, collaboration and operational excellence. An active participant in the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility) Working Group, the incumbent will help foster a diverse and inclusive environment that values top performance and leverages all forms of diversity to drive results and effect a positive work culture

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• In conjunction with the CFO, develops and executes the people & culture plan aligned with the league’s people strategy, budget and priorities
• Understands the business environment and strategy and translates this into meaningful people programs, processes and policies
• Consults and advises managers and employees, on all elements of the employee lifecycle
• Is a resource to the Human Resources & Compensation Committee of the Board
• Ensures alignment across the league office and delivers consistent solutions to meet business needs
• Is involved in all facets of People & Culture including talent acquisition, compensation, talent management, organization design, change management and learning & development
• Manages people and culture projects from inception to implementation
• Actively promotes the CFL as a great place to work and builds the employer brand to attract and retain diverse top talent
• Works with managers to execute the annual people and culture plan, in line with business priorities, goals and initiatives
• Provides people management coaching to managers and contributes to enhancing their managerial skills
• Researches, develops and executes employee engagement, development and retention plans
• Leads the annual objective setting, performance review and compensation adjustment processes
• Drives implementation of learning & development and succession planning processes
• Assists managers in meeting and exceeding people objectives for their team and function
• Assists with the implementation and maintenance of HRIS
• Uses data to identify trends and recommends solutions to support the business
• Generates and analyzes people metrics to assist managers in making optimal people-related decisions
• Guides managers and employees in the resolution of people-related matters
• Develops, interprets and communicates people and office operations policies and processes
• Ensures that CFL’s processes and procedures adhere to and help advance the CFL’s commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Experience):

• University degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• CHRP designation achieved or in progress
• Minimum 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience; experience in sports & entertainment or in a start-up business environment
• Senior HR professional with generalist experience who has acted as the sole HR practitioner is a definite asset
• Experience supporting all provinces across Canada with knowledge of all Provincial employment legislation
• Accomplished relationship-builder, skilled at inspiring, motivating and influencing
• Strong business acumen and able to build initiatives, programs and policies to drive business success
• Proven project management skills
• Takes a pragmatic and balanced approach to all people and business matters
• Confident with proven communication skills and the ability to earn credibility and trust
• Able to gain and maintain the cooperation and collaboration of managers and employees
• Translates vision and strategy into a plan and executes flawlessly
• Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive situations and information with discretion and professionalism
• Demonstrates courage and conviction in advancing the people plan
• A creative problem-solver with well-developed conflict resolution skills
• Team-player and mentor, capable of functioning with confidence and credibility at every level of the organization
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Able to manage multiple and potentially conflicting long-term projects and day-to-day priorities

Location:
CFL League Office is in Toronto. Most employees are working remotely or hybrid. This role will work onsite at least two days per week. Must be willing and able to attend meetings or other business events at the league office or other venue as business needs dictate. Proof of vaccination is a condition of employment

Contact:

If interested, please submit resume to [email protected] We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted

We are working to create a more diverse and inclusive work environment and welcome applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people living with disabilities and people identifying as LGBTQ2S+.