Litera Looking for Human Resources Business Partner – Canada at Canada Full Time

Our Story

Litera, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a fast-growing software company and one of the leading legal technology suppliers in the world. Serving more than 90% of the world’s largest law firms, our software is used by hundreds of thousands of lawyers every day. As a company recognized as one of the best places to work, we believe professional development, rewards programs, open communication, and transparent leadership all contribute to a unique and open work environment. Our employees are driven, energetic, passionate, and can make a direct impact on the future of the company.

The Opportunity

At Litera, the HR Business Partner (HRBP) position is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. The position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organization. The HRBP serves as a consultant to management on human resource related issues and the role assesses and anticipates HR-related needs. The HRBP maintains an effective level of business literacy about the business unit’s financial position, its midrange plans, its culture, and its competition.

A Day in the Life:

• Fosters and maintains close relationships with functional business leaders to offer thought leadership on business, organizational and people-related strategy and execution.
• Understand the business strategy and find opportunities to increase alignment with the strategy by helping business leaders identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
• Drive all talent management activities including, but not limited to, performance management, annual performance review and compensation cycle, organization planning and structure and development planning.
• Analyze workforce trends to model and forecast future labor requirements to support senior leaders in workforce planning and succession management.
• Ensure talent aligns with go-forward business plans..
• Identify and drive the sharing of best practices across functions to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Responsibility for employee relations, including conducting investigations when necessary.
• Understand and educate the business on legal and compliance requirements relative to managing talent including, but not limited to, FMLA and ADA requirements.
• Coach all levels within assigned client group, to improve abilities, relationships among teams/individuals and interpersonal communications, as well as deliver effective performance feedback.

Role Progression

Within 1 month, you will:

• Establish regular meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Understand the key near-term priorities for both the business, assigned group goals, as well as HR priorities.
• Establish working relationships with functional business partners (e.g., FP&A, Talent Acquisition, and regional HRBPs)

Within 3 months, you will:

• Support Headcount management and understand functional workforce planning priorities.
• Analyzes trends and metrics (eNPS, turnover, time to fill, on-boarding effectiveness, diversity metrics, etc.) in partnership with the People Teams to develop solutions, programs, and policies, as needed.
• Understand the key organizational health metrics for the function.

Within 6 months, you will:

• Align talent related priorities with the business rally cry and annual targets.
• Report organizational health metrics and talent initiatives to business unit on a quarterly basis.
• Review performance management current state and initiated plans to support key talent development areas.

About You

Share Your Superpower & Greets Challenges Willingly:

• See the big picture through clear, comprehensive understanding of the link between talent and other HR initiatives and business strategy as well as deep knowledge of HR policies, processes (e.g., workforce planning and talent management) and talent management practices.
• Agile and can find new ways for HR to support the business strategy and develop clear, actionable steps in support of the overall business strategy.
• Empowered through the ability to synthesize data, recognize trends, tie back to business priorities and develop recommendations based on data analysis.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, open to learning new things and supporting other regions.
• HR Certification ( CPHR, CHRP, CHRL, etc.) (preferred).

Work as One:

• Strong partnership skills and the ability to influence aligned business unit or functional leader.
• Effective team player, collaborator, and networker.

Make the Day:

• Strong interpersonal, communication and customer service skills.
• You manage interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.

Prove It’s Possible:

• Enjoys the “hustle” and opportunities presented in a demanding environment.
• Exposure and experience in mergers and acquisitions integration (preferred).
• 5+ years in HRBP role (or with similar responsibilities) working with executive leadership.
• Proven ability to operate within and understand business metrics.

Litera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.