VP, People

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop and refine Rewind's people strategy to align with the company's goals, growth initiatives, and long-term sustainability.

• Provide counsel to the CEO and executive team regarding organizational health, talent risks, leadership effectiveness, and cultural decisions.

• Convert company values into operational principles, decision-making frameworks, and expectations for leaders.

• Enhance the efficiency of distributed teams and hybrid work models.

• Create organizational health assessments and corresponding action plans.

• Manage the operating model, structure, capacity, prioritization, and delivery standards of the People team.

• Design and implement processes and operating rhythms for people management.

• Align the priorities of the People team with the company's objectives and business needs.

• Establish talent reviews, leadership evaluations, and retrospectives.

• Define and enhance key performance indicators for the People team.

• Develop dashboards and reporting systems that link people metrics to business results.

• Utilize people data to inform decisions on organizational capacity, productivity, workforce planning, and overall organizational health.

• Take ownership of and advance the strategy for remote and hybrid work.

• Supervise talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, learning and development, and succession planning processes.

• Coach leaders and facilitate leadership development initiatives.

• Ensure the application of consistent performance management practices.

• Lead HR due diligence efforts for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic transactions.

• Implement people integration strategies, organization design, change management processes, communications, and talent retention strategies.

• Develop and execute an employee communications strategy and an annual communications plan.

• Oversee executive and organizational communications during periods of growth and transformation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in a senior people leadership position at the VP or Senior Director level.

• Background in a scaling technology or SaaS organization that is backed by private equity or venture capital.

• Proven success in building and scaling people functions and operational models.

• Experience in creating the People function from the ground up rather than managing an established one.

• Familiarity with Canadian or cross-border workforce dynamics between Canada and the US.

• Strong business acumen in linking people strategies to business outcomes.

• Expertise in organizational design, change management, and enhancing organizational effectiveness.

• Experience in leading M&A due diligence and integration following acquisitions.

• Proven ability to support remote and distributed teams effectively.

• Exceptional communication, influencing, and relationship management skills.

• Sound judgment in navigating complex people and organizational scenarios.

• A pragmatic, hands-on approach that balances strategic thinking with operational execution.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work hours.

• Employee stock options.

• Health benefits.

• 3 weeks of vacation.

• 7 life leave days.

• 2 Level Up days for professional development.

• 1 volunteer day.

• Summer Fridays.

• Office closure during the holiday break in December.

• Paid parental leave.

• $2000/year wellness/home office allowance.

• $5000/year professional development allowance.

• Flexible work-life integration.

• Strategy for remote and hybrid work.

• Inclusive and supportive work environment.