Human Resources Business Partner, Operations & Teams

Company Description

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) strives to deliver championships to our city and our fans.

We’re redefining sports entertainment beyond cheering in the stands and watching the game from puck drop to the buzzer. We are taking the fan experience beyond mere spectators through long and short-form stories across multiple social platforms. It’s pre-taped or live; behind the scenes or in your face. It’s video, music, stills, and interviews, seamlessly woven together to create the ultimate fan experience. That’s who we do this for; people like you, your neighbour, your partner, and your family.

We give the fans access to everything they want to know about our hometown teams - and beyond. To bring past, present, and future generations of fans together to cheer on our teams takes an incredible amount of creativity, innovation, technology, and rapid-fire decision-making.

MLSE’s common purpose is to unite and empower employees to deliver extraordinary moments to our fans and each other. We celebrate the diversity, individuality, and personality of our peers, striving to be the best in class, in every class. We believe in Respect, Resilience, Commitment, and Ambition. We work for, with, and around the people that inspire us to try, persist, and achieve more.

Our work goes beyond games, seasons, trophies, and tours. Our success is measured by more than a scoreboard. Our team is stronger when we stand united. We create, we celebrate, we build, and we become better. What we choose to do next, means everything. It defines greatness, builds character, makes history, and brings the world to its feet.

Join us.

Job Description

We’re looking for: A Human Resources Business Partner with experience in Labour Relations.

With extraordinary people management skills and strong business acumen, you will support the business unit leadership teams with people data analytics and talent-related budgets to drive their decision-making. Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, you will support day-to-day decisions in labor relations including addressing working conditions, health, and safety, complaints, and grievances from employees. Your input will be instrumental in executing the strategies for company planning, team development, and employee management for various business units within the organization.

What’s in it for you

Career growth. You will have the chance to build your career around expert labor relations in a challenging fast-paced environment. This is the type of workplace where you can expand your union knowledge, with the opportunity to advance to senior managerial positions and/or expand your portfolio as you gain more experience.

Impact.You will be a key player in the development of the company business strategy, becoming a valued contributor to the improvement of company structures, processes, and capabilities. Your expertise will be essential in growing the developments that further advance the Human Resources revolution at the company. Your work will go a long way in making MSLE the best place to be as an employee.

Be part of the action and the experience. You will:

• Lead the functional HR elements. You will facilitate the day-to-day human resources activities such as onboarding, recruitment, employee relations, and investigations. You will work in addressing aspects of labor relations such as workforce management, health and safety, compensation, and more. You will also assist processes such as priority setting, salary and incentive recommendations, succession, and planning for all business units.

• Support the business unit leadership in people management. You will assist the leaders of the business units in their decision-making by providing budget and people data analytics that they can utilize to improve employee performance and engagement.

• Contribute to the overall business strategy. You will collaborate with leadership to advance the achievement of company objectives through identifying the organizational capabilities, processes, structures that can be improved.

• Analyze and interpret employee performance. You will assess performance and collect data from survey results and use this information to create action plans that boost employee efficiency.

Qualifications

Your player stats. You have:

• The experience. You have four to five years of experience in human relations, with a background in people management. You have a background in employee relations and are capable of addressing aspects of labor relations. You are knowledgeable in implementing OH&S standards, managing WSIB claims, and ensuring all Health and Safety programs support the overall business strategy.

• The tool proficiency. You understand how to use human resource analytics and management systems such as Workday, Smart Recruiters, and any other relevant programs to track employee performance. You have the digital acumen to efficiently use data management tools to collect, analyze and translate them into actionable information for team members and leadership.

• The communication skills. You are well-spoken and can clearly convey ideas for performance improvement and articulate understandable solutions in troubleshooting the existing work challenges.

• The interpersonal skills. You are a team player, capable of collaborating with team members, management, and leadership to come up with collective solutions and ideas that further our overall business strategy.

Additional Information

Beyond the camera is a different type of action.

As founders of the MLSE Foundation, we believe in changing lives through the spirit and the power of sports. With the support of all MLSE teams, we give youth access to sports and the opportunity to develop lasting dreams on the playing field. Since launching in December 2009, MLSE Foundation has invested more than $45 million into our communities, building facilities, giving to sustainable programs, and empowering kids through sports and recreation.

The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the urgency of the social justice movement, have shown that we must do more. ’Change the Game’ will help level the playing field for thousands of youth in our city and province, investing to support community partners, provide greater access to free sports programs, and create opportunities for leadership focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Changing the face of the game - on and off the field and the ice.

MLSE and our teams take immense pride in representing our great city, our community, and every fan – no matter their ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, or socio-economic status, to name a few. That pride in representing our city and our fans also brings great responsibility to lead and inspire positive and enduring social change.

Our entire organization – from ownership, management, team leadership and players, and every employee – is fully committed to standing behind our words and fostering a diverse and inclusive company at every level.

MLSE is a member of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC), Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC), and Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada). Each group is dedicated to helping identify and certify businesses that champion opportunities for innovation, competitiveness, and community engagement, expanding opportunities for aboriginal and minority suppliers, increasing the involvement of Canada’s women-owned businesses, and fostering greater diversity and inclusion across Canada’s economy.

At MLSE, we know that not everyone gains their skills the same way. If you have 70% of the skills we’re looking for and 100% of the passion for what we do, we’d love to hear from you! While we can’t guarantee an interview, we do promise to consider the full breadth of your experience. Express your interest here.

At MLSE, we celebrate the differences that make us all unique and strive to make our workplace accessible however we can. Should you require accommodation throughout any stage of the recruitment and selection process, please specify your requirements to accommodations@mlse.com when submitting your application, and we will work with you to accommodate your needs.