Manager, People & Culture Business Partnership - Temporary

As the Manager, People & Culture Business Partnership, you will lead our strategic partnership with our Merchandising and Footwear teams, directly supporting our Chief Merchandising Officer and General Manager of Footwear. You will drive business outcomes through the application of people programs and initiatives that align with our long-term business strategy.

You will provide strategic guidance and expertise in organizational design, performance management, workforce planning, and change leadership to drive employee engagement and success at the individual, team, and business level.

As a trusted coach and partner to the senior leaders in your portfolio, you will enable ongoing leadership development across the business through day-to-day partnership and guidance.

This is a temporary role ending in October 2027 based out of our North Vancouver or Portland office. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada or United States. 

The People & Culture Business Partner team operates in strategic partnership with the business, driving the continuous evolution of people and leadership practices and fostering a culture that generates high performance teams, strengths-based coaching, and values-based leadership.

You will help grow the P&C Business Partnership function within the Merchandising and Footwear portfolio.

• Developing cross-functional P&C projects from scratch and participating in business-wide projects that aim to solve organizational pain points in support of our people strategy
• Gathering and analyzing relevant people and business information to identify trends, using results to evolve existing P&C strategies
• Leading cross-functional organizational design in partnership with senior business leaders

Are you our next Manager, People & Culture Business Partnership?

• You have a degree in Business and 5+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally within an apparel or retail business environment
• You have previous experience working for a global company and a proven ability to quickly build an understanding of a complex global business model
• You are great at influencing through strong relationships, expertise and data and can manage a complex group of stakeholders
• You are a natural leader, and you’re not afraid to blaze a trail in uncharted territory
• You have a highly collaborative style, and a willingness and demonstrated ability to work in teams as both a lead and supporting team member
• You have the ability to coach, mentor, advise and where appropriate to help employees grow and develop in alignment with business and personal objectives
• You have strong project management skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to analyze data, assess people, understand trends, and develop prioritized recommendations
• You have excellent listening and communication skills with an ability to communicate large complex change
• You are comfortable rolling up your sleeves to get things done right and the next moment being part of highly complex strategic business discussion
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You are able to balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it