About the People & Culture team:
The People & Culture (P&C) team are responsive and adaptive folks who are passionate about fostering Wave’s inclusive and award-winning culture and are true company ambassadors who understand our Wavers can’t do their jobs if we don’t do ours. We challenge each other’s thinking and are continuously looking to solve problems collaboratively, while always prioritizing the employee experience.
About the role:
We are seeking a passionate and organized People & Culture Generalist to support initiatives that build an inclusive and engaging workplace where employees can thrive. This role focuses on strengthening company culture, ensuring employees feel valued and motivated, while also contributing to P&C operations, compliance, and health and safety efforts to enhance the overall employee experience.
Here's how you'll make an impact:
- Design and implement programs and initiatives to boost employee connectedness and morale, including virtual, in-person, and hybrid events, milestone and service awards, and team-building activities.
- Stay informed about industry trends and best practices in employee engagement and experience to bring fresh ideas to the team.
- Ensure all employee events and engagement initiatives are inclusive and accessible to employees across locations and work environments.
- Track and analyze key employee engagement metrics (e.g., event participation, satisfaction scores) to evaluate the impact of initiatives and adjust strategies as needed.
- Partner with the Senior Communications Advisor to send employee communications for events, wave-anniversary and various holidays throughout the year.
- Collect and act on employee feedback to continuously improve engagement and morale.
- Contribute to the development and execution of our employee experience strategy.
- Support People & Culture (P&C) initiatives focused on belonging and employee well-being.
- Manage the ordering and distribution of employee swap and new hire kits to ensure a seamless onboarding experience.
- Support the P&C Operations Specialist with orientation, acting as a backup as required.
- Oversee the health and safety program, conducting monthly inspections and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements.
- Serve as a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee and maintain JHSC certification
- Manage and respond to employee inquiries through the Help channel and HR inbox.
- Maintain the P&C events calendar to ensure smooth execution of key initiatives.
You Thrive Here By Possessing the Following:
- Post-secondary education in HR or a related field.
- 3 years of previous HR experience or related experience.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Previous experience in employee engagement, events, or program coordination.
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to act with empathy.
- Process-oriented
- Strong organization, prioritization and attention to detail skills
- Process-driven with strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Strong presentation skills
- Upholds a high level of integrity and ethical conduct in HR practices
- Ability to maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive HR information and situations.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize competing priorities
- Aptitude for learning
- Experience in health and safety is an asset
- Note: Wave functions as a remote-first company. This role may require you to be in the office up to 1-2 days per week
At Wave, you’re treated like the incredible human being you are.
We Care About Future You: You will stretch yourself and you will grow at Wave. You will also be supported on this journey with diverse learning experiences, educational allowances, mentorship, and so much more.
We Support the Full You: We make a serious investment in your health & wellness. When we think about benefits we think about body, mind, & soul and we take this stuff very seriously.
We Take Care of the Fundamentals: Fair compensation, all the office perks you’d want, and the various goodies you’d expect from a growing tech company. This is the obvious stuff, but we don’t want you to think we forgot!
We believe that a diverse and inclusive culture creates the best workplace. We embrace our differences, value individuality, and the broad spectrum of every Waver's skills and abilities. We challenge each other from a place of respect and pursuit of continuous growth. We trust each other and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work, everyday. As Wavers, our voices matter, our opinions are met with an open mind. The best ideas win, no matter whose they are. Contributing to an inclusive culture is a part of all of our job descriptions.
We’ve been continuously recognized as one of Canada's Top Ten Most Admired Corporate Cultures and one of Canada’s Great Places to Work in categories including Technology, Millennials, Mental Health, Inclusion and Women.
Are you ready to be a Waver? Join us!
