Talent & Culture Specialist (1 YR Contract)

Talent & Culture Specialist

1 Year Contract, Hybrid or Remote, Canada

If you're ready to help shape the future of a bootstrapped and profitable tech company with big ambitions, then this is your moment.

If you’re someone who loves celebrating and empowering others, and you believe that work should be fulfilling and fun - then you might just be the perfect fit for the Talent & Culture Specialist role at Lumerate! Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Who is Lumerate?

We help power informed industry conversations. We are a Toronto-based SaaS company. We’re in the business of gathering intelligence about industries and delivering it to the right people within those industries through innovative software interfaces. Our vision is to be the world's most useful and trusted source of information for professionals seeking to understand what's happening in their industry. We’re currently a distributed team of 64 (you’d be lucky Lumerite #65!), scattered across Canada, the UK, and South America.

Our mission: To deliver industry awareness to an ever-increasing number of people, in whatever way helps them to make the most informed decisions, take the most immediate action and be the most awesome at their unique jobs.

We carry out our mission through (1) keeping our customers (for you, your customers will be Lumerites!) at the heart of everything we do (2) maintaining an unrelenting curiosity about their challenges and work flows (3) constantly innovating (4) learning from each other, supporting each other and having fun while doing it.

As our client roster continues to expand, so does our internal team. We’re searching for a Talent & Culture Specialist to help us attract, hire, retain and engage team members who are passionate about delivering the best possible experiences to our clients.

All about the role:

We’re constantly thinking about what makes Lumerate a unique and phenomenal place to work, and how we can continue to make it better. Our Talent & Culture Specialist will collaborate closely with the Recruitment & Culture Coordinator and Chief of Staff to support and optimize programs and processes across every stage of the employee lifecycle.

As a Talent & Culture Specialist at Lumerate, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Play a major role in helping to deliver a world-class candidate and employee experience at a quickly growing company
• Have daily positive impact on the happiness and well-being of the 64 amazing humans who work here
• Be deeply immersed in our recruiting and hiring processes through candidate sourcing, candidate communication, interview coordination, and screening
• Execute our onboarding program, to ensure that all new team members have everything they need to feel excited and empowered in their new role
• Collect data and feedback to measure recruitment efforts, job satisfaction, role-based competencies and other key metrics
• Contribute to team programs and initiatives such as employee engagement, performance management, career progression, role-based training, learning and development, customer interaction, diversity, equity and inclusion, and internal innovation
• Support a thriving hybrid workforce
• Organize and host team-building events
• Contribute to the planning and coordination of our all-company meetups (twice a year)
• Extend the reach of our employer brand via social media, networking and community partnerships
• ..and so much more!

All about you:

• You consider yourself to have high emotional intelligence
• You also consider yourself a social butterfly, and feel energized by planning and being an active participant in a variety of team events
• You believe that work should be meaningful, fun, and rewarding
• You lead with empathy and have the ability to understand what motivates and fulfills others
• You love meeting new people and making new friends
• You can effectively convey emotions and ideas via written and verbal communication, and have a few tricks up your sleeve to make communications impactful
• You’ve got a keen eye for detail, so you’ll notice this request to please mention the mural you find at coordinates 43.6645897,-79.4563007 in your cover letter
• You’re naturally curious, and you’re eager to further develop your craft and expand your knowledge

What we’d love to see in your work history:

• Event planning and execution experience
• Examples of projects or initiatives you’ve led or contributed to that fostered community in the workplace
• Experience with recruitment coordination: candidate communications, interviewing, scheduling, and resume screening
• Experience in a similar role (or experience with similar responsibilities)

Bonus points if you also have:

• Developed and/or implemented Learning and Development programs
• Hired for technical roles in the past (software engineers, UX designers, etc.)
• Have knowledge about processes related to international and remote hiring

Important Note: Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and racialized people of every gender are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Lumerate, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the person we’re looking for!

Why Lumerate? Fancy perks etc.

• Help shape the future of a bootstrapped and profitable Canadian tech company
• Be a part of a tightly-knit team with a thriving hybrid culture
• Three weeks paid vacation + paid statutory holidays
• Upgrade your home office setup with our remote or hybrid stipend
• Join us for our annual all-company retreat (past destinations include Iceland, Costa Rica, Portugal and Dominican Republic)
• Earn additional paid vacation days with continued learning ($1000 annual stipend for courses and classes)
• Take part in our Employee Giving Program (you choose the causes and the company provides the funds)
• Basic and extended health and dental benefits + paid and topped-up maternal and parental leave for full-time employees

Location: The successful candidate can choose to be hybrid–working from our office at 1655 Dupont Street in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays (everyone works from home on Mondays and Wednesdays) or can choose to work fully remotely.

Salary: $65,000-$70,000 CAD per year

Start Date: Target start date for this role is May 27th, 2024.

Already picturing your first day as our Talent & Culture Specialist? Apply now with your cover letter and resumé! We look forward to hearing from you. ‍

Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Lumerate is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.