Interim Vice President, Human Resources

IMMEDIATE INTERIM OPPORTUNITY

Interim Vice President, Human Resources

Reports To:
CEO

Duration:
6 months +

Location:
Mississauga (hybrid)

Our client, a complex, North America-wide B2B service business, requires a VP of HR to help drive the company's strategic human capital agenda to support its growth, efficiency, and organizational transformation goals across North America.
The interim leader will provide stability to the organization during a critical stage in their evolution due to a departure while also contributing to a number of high-priority projects to elevate the center of excellence and build their labour relations capacity.
As a strong voice and key member of the executive leadership team, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a deep impact by serving as a trusted advisor and business partner to the CEO.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead a dynamic HR team of professionals, shaping and executing strategies that align with business priorities while fostering a high performing, engaged, and inclusive culture.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and member of the executive team, providing strategic business acumen to optimize the P&L through effective people strategies.
• Introduce a new Labour Relations capability with a focus on mitigation and high priority immediate negotiations.
• Conduct a review of Operations, Finance, IT, HR and Safety to ensure effectiveness and cost optimization Develop and manage an org cost tracker.
• Lead execution of organizational design decisions and begin roll out.
• Lay the groundwork to develop and execute an HR strategy aligned with business objectives, integrating human capital initiatives with organizational priorities.
• Build and deliver people plans and programs to enhance revenue and profitability while navigating competitive markets and organizational growth.
• Champion organizational capability through targeted talent management, workforce planning, and skills development to meet current and future challenges.
• Implement Organizational Effectiveness Strategies to support business health.
• Develop leadership planning models and succession frameworks to identify and develop future leaders.
• Lead and manage large-scale organizational changes, including restructuring and acquisitions, while ensuring cultural alignment.
• Oversee proactive succession planning for critical senior roles to ensure business continuity.
• Design and implement talent development programs to grow leadership capabilities.
• Enhance employee experience and engagement initiatives to drive retention and an environment of empowerment.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and provincial regulations across North America.
• Oversee HR operations, total rewards, and performance management frameworks.
• Address challenges in federally regulated environments with a comprehensive understanding of relevant regulations.
• Accountable for all the human resources functions including, employee relations and communication, talent management (selection, development and retention), performance management (driving an increasingly performance-based culture), compensation and benefits (including executive compensation) and overall organization development.

Competencies and Requirements:

• More than 10 years of HR leadership experience, ideally within a global B2B services, retail or supply chain/logistics setting.
• Labour relations expertise - Proven leadership experience within a unionized setting, including strategy development, bargaining, and continuity planning.
• Expertise developing and leading of Centers of Excellence (COEs).
• Strong P&L/results orientation and an ability to engage in a comprehensive range of business issues.
• Prior experience working within federally regulated environment.
• North American Scope:
  Deep understanding of U.S.
  and Canadian structures and regulatory environments.
• Deep organizational transformation, organizational design and Cost Management experience
• Talent Management and Succession Planning.
• Strategic HR Planning & Execution.
• A transparent, open and collaborative leadership style that naturally engages at all levels.
• Prior experience leading end-to-end HR in fast-changing, complex organization were managing in a matrix environment is the norm.
• Strong foundation in executive compensation practices and philosophies would be a plus.
• Managerial courage with a natural blend of compassion and toughness.
• Prior experience serving as a confidant to the CEO or global P&L leader with history of directly engaging that leader on the relevant HR issues.
• Highest standards of personal and professional integrity and character, serving as a role model of ethical business behavior in all business affairs with personal and professional values consistent with our client's high standards and mission.
• Track record of empowering and motivating others to strive for their highest level of achievement with a results/outcome's orientation-gets things done with an understanding of the bottom line.
• A 'service' mentality with a natural sense of urgency and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Above all, this key leader will demonstrate integrity, low ego, unquestionably strong ethics and a team player approach to success.

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LHH Knightsbridge Interim Management is a service to help our clients address a wide range of scenarios including leadership support due to sudden departures, driving key change initiatives or leading transformation projects.
Our interim executives step in with minimal downtime to meet specific objectives and deliver results.
All have held senior positions in the past and have now chosen to offer their unique depth and breadth of experience to organizations on a limited engagement basis.

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is committed to providing equitable treatment and accommodation to ensure a barrier-free recruitment process.
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January 2025