Head of People & Operations

Wärtsilä • Vancouver, BC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. As People Manager, your primary task is to support the development organization with all people related matters. You will act as line manager and primary interface between teams, Wärtsilä corporate environment, and external entities, such as recruiting agencies and academia. You are someone who genuinely likes to support people to develop and grow. As a person you do not see hierarchies and recognize the value of teams. The location for this permanent role is in Canada, Vancouver.

Requirements

• Degree in human resources, psychology, or other people development relevant studies, but having engineering background wouldn’t hurt
• Track record in resource management or line manager positions, preferably in a corporate setting hosting software development organization with self-managed teams
• Experience in procurement, negotiation, and management of recruitment services vendors
• Experience with software development organizations based on agile principles, primarily knowing the software development job market with its recruitment and retention practices
• Integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-motivated to help others to succeed
• Strong drive, people management, influencing, and communication skills also at C-level
• Fluency in English is a must

Responsibilities

• Act as line manager for self-managed teams
• Act as interface towards Wärtsilä corporate for people related requirements
• Support self-managed teams in all people related matters such as recruitment, performance review, targets setting, compensation, rewarding, etc.
• Develop and execute all practices needed to enable self-managed teams in a corporate environment, such as succession planning, continuous education through trainings, talent management, budgeting, etc.
• Identify, liaise, and manage local external recruitment and training agencies
• Network with local academia to promote trainee, thesis work, and PhD programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager