About Anthesis

Anthesis is the Sustainability Activator. We believe that transformative, cross-sectoral action is required to rise to the challenge of the Decisive Decade, and we exist to make sustainability happen.

Our company brings together the largest dedicated group of sustainability experts in the world, working with more than eight hundred clients, across seventeen countries. Our team combines broad and deep sustainability expertise with the commercial and operational capabilities it takes to deliver real change. Our culture is founded on the empowerment of great people, working in agile teams, in a high-ownership, high-accountability environment. 

We are proud of what we have achieved so far with Anthesis, but we know we have a duty and an opportunity to contribute much more. Our success will depend on attracting, empowering and growing world-class pioneers who can help to harness our capabilities and resources for transformational shared value creation.

Summary of the Role

The Human Resources Manager will plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies and activities of the North American Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy as well as legal compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.

• Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.

• Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety.

• Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management.

• Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s systems and databases.

• Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews and modifies existing policies and practices to maintain compliance; creates new policies as needed.

• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.

• Develops contract terms for new hires, promotions and transfers.

• Develops and implements departmental budget. 

• Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities for HR staff.

• Lead and develop HR Administrative Assistant.

• Support the development of the Company’s DEI platform, including pay equity.

• Performs other duties as required.

Key Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.

• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and/or related software.

• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s talent management systems.

• Ability to manage a process to select an HRIS and oversee its implementation.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.

• At least seven years of human resource management experience required.

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP highly preferred.

• Preferred experience in Professional Services firm.

At Anthesis we value both the wellbeing and the professional development of our people by doing our best to make Anthesis a great place to work. Our identity, values, and the quality of our work are vested in our people and we want you to thrive, develop and succeed here.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on skills and experience – the only thing that differentiates you is your talent and the value you bring. We understand that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results by inspiring our thinking, challenging our solutions and enhancing our culture.