Who We Are
Elevate Outdoor Collective is an alliance of iconic outdoor and winter sports brands with a specialized focus on skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing. With each unique brand maintaining its own individual points of view and driving independent innovation, the Collective is fueled with the strength of world-class development facilities and engineers, global distribution channels and committed outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts and experts. Our brands include K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, Marker, Dalbello, Völkl, RIDE Snowboards, LINE Skis, Backcountry Access, Atlas Snow-Shoe Co., Tubbs Snowshoes, Madshus and K2 Skates.
With an international portfolio of world-renowned brands recognized as trailblazers in innovation, performance, and most importantly, fun times by active lifestyle enthusiasts across the globe, Elevate Outdoor Collective will continue its mission to progress the culture of each and every outdoor endeavor it represents. As “One Team” backed by world-class development facilities and product engineers, incredibly talented athletes and ambassadors and a top-notch crew of employees who live and breathe the outdoor active lifestyle, Elevate Outdoor Collective is eager to take things to the next level.
Position Overview
The Director of Human Resources leads our North American HR operations in Canada and USA.
Responsibilities
- Work with the leadership team to build the HR infrastructure for the employee life cycle.
- Partner collaboratively with stakeholders to create a culture of excellence and innovation.
- Maintain a high-quality central HR function including appropriate technology, systems, and tools to support policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Experience in change management in implementing programs to prepare, support, and help teams in making organizational changes.
- Responsible to ensure compliance with U.S. and Canadian laws and regulations.
- Manage labor and employee relations issues in a balanced, fair and objective manner, using appropriate counseling, investigative, intervention and mediation techniques.
- Create a first-class recruiting experience to through a first-rate recruiting, selection, and onboarding program. Partner with management to maximize talent.
- Lead development and execution of employee engagement and retention strategies, plans, and initiatives including the design and implementation of a training, mentoring and professional development and succession plans.
- Manage the performance management process and facilitate improvement of performance management systems and training for domestic and international staff.
- Other business-supporting initiatives as they are assigned.
- Work collaboratively across the HR Team network as needed to support other regions as directed by leadership or business needs.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business, or Organizational Development; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources function, including manufacturing experience.
- Labor relations and union relations experience preferred but not required.
- General knowledge of various employment laws and practices in US and Canada.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop HR staff members. Solid understanding of employment law, recruitment and selection, employee relations, compensation, and benefits functions.
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively and collaboratively about staff development and training
Preferred Qualifications
- A collaborative leader who is positive and approachable.
- HRIS implementation experience
- Curiosity with an insatiable desire to “do better.”
- Someone who thrives in a fast-paced and geographically diverse organizational structure.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time in front of a computer.
- Ability to enter data for extended periods of time.
- Ability to speak and hear; may be required to lift 15-50 pounds occasionally.
Salary Range
This is a Salary position with Elevate Outdoor Collective. The pay range for this role is $125,000-150,000 annually, DOE.
Additional Details
Full-Time employees at Elevate Outdoor Collective are also eligible for the below benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance first of the month following 30 days of employment.
- 401k Employer % Match
- 10 paid Holidays
- Accrued sick and paid time off.
- Access to our EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
Elevate Outdoor Collective and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. View the EEO is the Law poster here http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
