Talent & Capability Business Partner

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

Lightspeed is looking for a Talent & Capability Business Partner. In this role, you will act as a consultant and partner to our Lightspeed leaders and People Business Partners (PBPs), operating with a high degree of autonomy and judgment.Your responsibilities will focus on delivering high-impact, measurable capability-building programs for leadership audiences. You will facilitate leadership development programming to Lightspeed Leaders, use your HR expertise to partner with leaders and PBPs to identify performance gaps, design and deliver tailored leadership and capability solutions, and measure their effectiveness to drive concrete business results, and you’ll provide tailored enablement and guidance to PBPs and leaders on Talent & Capability initiatives, eg, Talent Cycles, Engagement Survey Action Planning.

What you’ll be doing:

• Consulting & Partnership: Develop trusted advisor relationships with PBPs and leadership to thoroughly understand functional business priorities, assess related talent development needs, and provide appropriate, creative solutions to support both leaders and PBPs in participating in T&C initiatives.
• Program Ownership & Design: Own, create, and execute strategic learning and enablement plans based on business needs, designing and developing bespoke learning experiences where generic solutions are not effective, and adapting enablement and communication plans where necessary.
• Leadership Development: Own the end-to-end programming for our senior leaders. This specifically includes designing and facilitating high-stakes learning offerings like quarterly topic-based workshops, coaching, or training aimed at our Directors/Senior Directors and our Senior Leadership Team.
• Stakeholder Influence: Use your expertise to influence and advise key stakeholders and partners to inform strategic decision-making related to talent and capability priorities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with PBPs, leaders in your region, and across the People & Culture organization (e.g,Total Rewards, TSI, People Ops) to ensure integrated talent solutions and operational effectiveness.
• Data-Driven Strategy: Gather and analyze data to develop strategic solutions to close capability gaps, contribute to long-term program strategy development, and establish clear goals and metrics to measure performance and impact.
• Vendor Management: Manage vendor contracts and relationships for any external partners brought in to support your programming, ensuring quality, value, and budget adherence.
• Communication & Marketing: Create and execute effective communication plans to market and socialize talent development solutions, driving adoption and commitment to long-term strategic initiatives. 

What you need to bring:

• Proven experience acting as a Business Partner or Consultant to leaders in a fast-paced, complex business environment, preferably in technology.
• In-depth, practical knowledge of adult learning principles, and a variety of leadership development approaches.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, and facilitating programs for executive and senior management audiences.
• Experience in managing project timelines and working with vendors or external subject matter experts.
• As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

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What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days/week in office);
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Flexible working policy
• Health insurance
• Health and wellness benefits
• Possibility for transit fees to be covered
• Paid leave assistance for new parents
• Linkedin learning
• Volunteer day

At Lightspeed, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skill set, qualifications, experience, and market data. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We reasonably expect the total compensation for this position to be in the range of $85,000 - $105,000 CAD. Lightspeed also provides a variety of employee benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top-up, and paid time off.Please note that this compensation information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within Ontario and reflects the amount Lightspeed is willing to pay at the time of this posting. This role represents an existing vacancy at Lightspeed. Lightspeed uses artificial intelligence–enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams.

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.