Director, People & Culture
About KOHO
KOHO’s purpose is to empower Canadians to build a great financial foundation with products that are radically transparent and easy to manage. We first launched in 2017, and we have since built a community of over 1 million users. Leading investors around the globe believe in our vision, and we’ve successfully raised over $320M to make our vision a reality.
Discover our culture here and get the inside scoop from our team here!
About the Role
Do you enjoy working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment? Do you like to disrupt traditional thinking and find innovative ways to attract, retain, and develop top talent?
If you said yes to these questions, let’s chat.
We’re looking for a strategic and visionary leader to oversee comprehensive functions across Talent, People Operations and Coaching & Development. The right candidate will strengthen our culture, have a proven track record of building high performing teams and expertly drive change.
What You'll Do
- Lead the strategy and execution of People & Culture initiatives to support organizational growth.
- Manage and develop the People and Culture department as a cohesive and engaged team.
- Monitor key performance indicators to assess the impact of the people strategy.
- Build strong relationships with our people leaders bringing a solutions-oriented, collaborative approach to solving problems.
- Implement creative hiring strategies to attract top talent to deliver on business goals.
- Oversee daily operations of employee end to end lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, growth and performance reviews and other responsibilities as assigned.
- Oversee the compensation and benefits strategy to effectively attract and retain top talent.
- Manage the People & Culture operating budget.
- Utilize data and systems to guide P&C decisions related to hiring and talent development.
- Serve as the expert for all employee relations as well as P&C policies and procedures.
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years of HR/People Operations, 5 of which you’ve led a function/team.
- Experience in scaling, high-growth, and progressive companies, where you bring innovative ideas and a growth mindset to challenge the status quo.
- Deep knowledge & experience in Employer Brand, Talent Acquisition and Talent Development.
- Experience in total rewards strategy and execution.
- Strong people leadership skills; proven ability to motivate and inspire teams to unlock peak performance.
- Analytical and data driven in building strategic solutions.
- Can collaborate and build strong relationships with key business partners, with the ability to partner with folks in all levels of the organization.
What's In It For You?
We invest time and resources into making sure KOHO is as good as the people we hire. Here are some of the reasons we attract the best people:
🧘♂️ Balance Your Life - Company-wide summer wellness days, winter holiday closure, personal days, a wellness spending account, and maternity & parental leave top-up
💻 Remote First - Work from anywhere in Canada with a budget to set up your home office
🆙 Level Up - Access to an in-house certified performance coach and an annual training budget
🥅 Reach Your Goals - Salary assessments twice per year
🙌 The KOHO Culture - We have won 7 "Great Place to Work ®" awards since 2019
🤝 Be an Owner - Every KOHO employee gets a generous amount of equity with a 10 year exercise window
The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact peopleaccessibility@koho.ca and the People and Culture team will be happy to help.
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