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Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for the onboarding of new employees (internal & external to Remote) from a documentation and compliance perspective, including document verification, preparation of the Employment Package, and fielding employee queries. Own the employee onboarding process, from start to finish, executing operational requirements to enable employment of these external employmentsWork cross-functionally with other key operational teams including Mobility, Benefits, and payroll to ensure a smooth client and employee experience. Continuously identify and implement ways to improve the onboarding experience. Manage employee data and serve as subject matter expert on our product, ensuring information is current, secure, and confidentially is maintained. Support reporting, audit, compliance, and data integrity initiatives. Identify automation opportunities within onboarding processes.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reporting to Welbi's Director of Operations, I am the company's first full-time, dedicated HR hire and am responsible for all elements of our expanding HR programming including:Leading full-cycle recruitment for all open positions (4 roles filled within first 5 months)Owning all elements of employee life cycle processes including Onboarding and OffboardingCreating, organizing, and managing employee-facing documents in a centralized Knowledge BaseLeading employee communications for Change Management Designing, implementing, and managing a year-long Engagement Survey plan within Google FormsWorking with external partners to manage payroll and accounting processesOwning Benefits Administration and being first-point-of-contact for all employee concernsPlaying an active role in various projects including SOC-2 compliance and company retreatsWelbi improves the quality of life of older adults like our parents and grandparents by transforming the way senior living communities provide care to them every day. We do this by streamlining their processes so staff can spend more time keeping residents active and engaged. This allows them to build deeper connections with residents and stay ahead of their changing needs so that no resident is socially isolated.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Acting in a Generalist capacity as the Director, People & Culture’s sole support. Responsible for the delivery and execution of Noibu's rapidly expanding People & Culture program. Duties include: Iterating, managing, and coordinating our employee onboarding program; Administrative ownership of our HRIS; Surveying, listening, and speaking with different groups of employees on a daily basis; Supporting all internal operations including IT, social events, charitable outreach, and knowledge building;Amplifying all employee-led committees and implementing additional committees to drive change;Managing community partnerships with local organizations; Assisting leadership on special projects as required

Canada

Responsible for the Employee Experience of Smile’s team of approximately 60 employees in 18 countries across the globe. Focus areas included a revitalization of onboarding program with an emphasis on remote, asynchronous employees; coordination of social events to generate team cohesion in a distributed environment; overseeing various productivity tools and acting as an internal product chanpion; partnering with business leaders as needed on special projects/circumstances/happenings.Smile is the world’s #1 Loyalty App provider, and through their apps available on Shopify, Wix, and BigCommerce, merchants can configure and establish a loyalty program for their store in less than a day. Smile has consistently been named a best place to work in Canada including in the areas of Inclusion; Technology; and Under 50 Employees in the 2021 awards.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Joined as 2nd HR hire to lay the groundwork for Spartan's People function as the company continued to commercialize its molecular diagnostic testing platform and develop a COVID-19 assay. Acted in a Generalist capacity as the Senior Manager, People & Culture’s sole support. Responsibilities included: Maintaining all aspects of HRIS; including leading the transition to a new system in January 2021End-to-end benefits administration for our team of 85 full-time employeesProducing a high volume of company-wide communications and policies, as well as official documentation such as employment agreements and confirmations of employmentLeading all employee experience initiatives including social committee activities, holiday events, employee rewards, incentive programs, and employee perksInitiating and maintaining partnerships with industry organizations

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Conduct seminars in Introduction to Business Management covering a wide array of topics. Responsible for marking student reports and presentations.

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Act as the sole employee responsible for creating, managing, and blocking over 15,000 accounts for Rothsay's diverse Canadian clients. Responsible for communicating with stakeholders at various levels across the company to solve problems with high levels of ambiguity. Work extensively with Oracle Applications at a user-level.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Assist the HRA executive team in planning events around campus. Provide a first year perspective for the club's decisions. Represent the club at events around the University and around the city.

Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Assist the executive team in the planning of events, training members,growing the club, as well as representing the first years of DECA UOttawa.

Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Assist the customer service team and Office Administrator in various day to day tasks. Including, organizing electronic file systems, sending couriers, updating account information, filing, ordering lunches, etc.Used Oracle applications at an entry-level.

Copetown, Ontario, Canada

Conduct front-level course maintenance and customer service via tasks such as cleaning golf carts, cleaning members' clubs, set up and take down for special events, and picking balls from the driving range.

Dundas, Ontario

Officiated various levels of minor baseball for youths between the ages of 4-14. Attended multiple optional clinics to further my skills at higher levels.

Bachelor’S Degree, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Telfer Human Resources Association, Jeux du Commerce Central, 101 Week Guide, DECA U, Teaching Assistant Honours.

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