At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
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If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
As an International HR Operations Specialist for Canada, you’ll be the go-to “on the ground” expert in charge of effectively implementing local compliance processes, communicating these processes across the International organization, and executing processes directly with customers and employees where needed. As a local HR Operations Specialist, you care deeply about both the employee and customer experience. You can simplify and articulate legalese and complex concepts into clear, easy-to-understand terms. You love learning about new products and subject matter (such as employment law updates), and helping others learn as well.
You have a natural curiosity to develop deep subject matter expertise in your region, combined with a people-first and practical mindset. You are a problem solver who genuinely enjoys figuring out how and why things work, and you have the ability to implement compliance processes ensuring adherence and driving continuous improvements.
Your Success ProfileWhat You Will Work On- Develop, oversee, and implement the administration and operations of HR programs and policies at each stage of the employee and customer lifecycle, including: onboarding, employee status changes, offboarding, transfers, payroll and other compensation changes, benefits enrollment and administration.
- Partner with the cross-functional teams (such as Customer Success, Revenue Enablement, and Product Marketing) to create HR-related content, tools, and experiences for internal and external customers
- Work through creative and practical solutions to effectively answer complex HR questions and problems that arise from employees and customers; provide HR guidance and best practices, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and route feedback appropriately
- Display a high level of professionalism and compassion when working on sensitive customer and employee matters
- Explain complicated compliance and HR concepts in simple, user-friendly terms, communicating with both our customers and employees on the ground
- Other duties as needed based on department and/or organizational needs
As an International HR Operations Specialist, results are paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:
- Consultative - takes an approach that focuses on building relationships with others, understanding their problems, and developing solutions to their challenges through open-ended questions and active listening.
- Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.
- Taking responsibility - being accountable, being committed, and accepting ownership for one's decisions, actions, and behavior.
- Adaptability - the ability to adjust your approach or actions in response to changes in your external environment.
- Solution-oriented - identifies the source of a question or challenge and provides the right, or a better, way of doing things.
- Curious - the innate desire to learn, grow and understand.
- Risk assessment - applying a logical step-by-step process to protect, and consequently minimize risks to, the organization, interests and employees.
- Minimum of 4 years of HR professional experience championing efficient, compliant, and people-focused processes across different provinces in Canada
- Experience managing complex HR compliance or legal situations with customers and employees
- Proven experience in managing competing customer support and project priorities
- Ability to establish and maintain standard operating procedures and user documentation
- Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and compliance in a HR context
- A collaborative, team player with a positive attitude, committed to being a business partner to internal customers
Bonus Points for:
- Prior experience working across multiple countries
- Specific experience in employer-of-record (EOR) and international products
- Experience of establishing HR policies and working norms in early stage environment
- Passion for innovation and technology trends, leveraging AI and automation
- Experience with payroll administration and benefits
- Experience using JIRA, Zendesk, Notion and Asana
- Multilingual fluency preferred
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Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.
Diversity At JustworksJustworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.
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