Senior Human Resources Generalist
About The Position
ecobee, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, is a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, with an office in Leeds, UK, and remote employees in the US. They are seeking a collaborative, proactive, and business-minded Senior Human Resources Generalist to support their growing organization. This role will partner closely with leaders and employees across multiple functions, providing strategic and hands-on HR support in employee relations, talent management, performance, engagement, organizational effectiveness, and change management. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, this position will play a critical role in helping leaders navigate people challenges, drive employee engagement, and build high-performing teams while ensuring alignment with ecobee's culture and values. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work from the Toronto office on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience in a Generalist, HRBP, or Employee Relations capacity.
- Strong knowledge of Ontario employment legislation and HR best practices.
- Experience managing complex employee relations matters and workplace investigations.
- Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence leaders at all levels of the organization.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and coaching skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting technology, customer support, product, engineering, or corporate functions.
- Experience working within a high-growth or rapidly changing environment.
- Experience with Workday or similar HRIS platforms.
- Demonstrated success implementing HR programs and leading change initiatives.
- Experience partnering with both Canadian and U.S. teams.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees on employee relations matters, performance management, employee development, and workplace concerns.
- Conduct and support employee investigations, conflict resolution, and corrective action processes while ensuring fairness and consistency.
- Coach leaders on talent management, change leadership, performance conversations, career development, and employee engagement.
- Interpret and apply company policies, employment legislation, and HR best practices.
- Partner with leaders to support workforce planning, organizational design, succession planning, and talent review processes.
- Facilitate performance management activities, including goal setting, development planning, talent calibration, and performance improvement plans.
- Help drive accountability for employee development and career growth initiatives.
- Support leadership capability-building and manager effectiveness programs.
- Analyze engagement survey feedback and partner with leaders to develop meaningful action plans.
- Support initiatives that strengthen employee experience, retention, inclusion, and organizational culture.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to implement employee recognition, wellness, and engagement programs.
- Act as a culture ambassador and champion ecobee's values throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Support compensation planning activities, promotions, organizational changes, and employee life-cycle transactions.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to support hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning initiatives.
- Assist with HR analytics, reporting, and workforce insights to support business decision-making.
- Participate in enterprise-wide HR programs and projects, including organizational change initiatives and harmonization efforts across Generac Home and ecobee.
- Support leaders through organizational changes by providing coaching, communication guidance, and change management support.
- Help ensure successful adoption of new programs, processes, and ways of working.
- Identify organizational risks and proactively recommend solutions that balance employee experience and business outcomes.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision plans
- life
- long-term disability
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- accrued paid time off
- paid Holidays (10 for Ontario, 11 for British Columbia)
- RRSP retirement benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
