HR Business Partner - Montréal, Canada - Light & Wonder

Light & Wonder

Verified Company

Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Company Description

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment.

The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution.

Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe.

The company's OpenGaming platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry.

If it's iGaming, we know a thing or two.

Light & Wonder's digital team leads the global gaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Job Description:

Summary

We are looking for an experienced and creative HR Business Partner to join and help us build that culture, based in Montreal.

This role will report directly to the VP People Capability function for the iGaming Division and it will work in partnership with the wider L&W People Capability team.

You will be responsible for partnering with our iGaming Americas (US, Canada and LatAm) client groups as well as our Live Casino CEO (entry into the US in Q2, starting in Michigan).

The HR Business Partner will support the talent strategies required to execute the business operations priorities and results.

You will partner with the business to execute and realize the goals of our people strategy and support the strategic direction of the talent development and enablement needs.

Key Responsibilities

Engage as a trusted advisor and strategic HR consultant to leaders across North America and Canada both in our iGaming core business and Authentic Gaming.
Use your indepth understanding of the business to effect change and achieve business outcomes by proactively diagnosing issues and developing people strategy and talent management practices to drive employee development and retention, improve organizational performance and maximize colleague engagement.
Drive the business talent agenda and provide clear leadership on talent management by building highperforming teams and strong alignment of leader behaviors and mindsets to a defined set of company expectations.
Ensure strong execution of companywide people strategies and programs while providing the voice of the business.
Partner on strategic planning and execution of reward decisions, talent management, succession planning, and development.
Be cognizant of external social, political, environmental and macroeconomic trends affecting current and future workforce; proactively raise potential impacts and solutions.
Actively engage and collaborate with the People Capability team to execute functional transformation, deliver on enterprisewide strategic priorities, and drive positive business results.
Collaboratively engage across the global People Capability team and ecosystem sharing insights, offering thought leadership and a solutionoriented mindset, and participating on crossfunctional priority teams.

Qualifications:

Education, Skills and Abilities

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with Master's degree or CHRM certification a plus.
Demonstrated success in developing progressive people strategies and driving process improvements.
Proven track record of influencing, leading, and facilitating strategic initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills across levels with an ability to persuade, influence, and build enthusiasm and commitment.
Goaloriented, accountable, and passionate about driving results.
Strong business and financial acumen.
An agile and continuous learner with personal resilience and an ability to deal with ambiguity.
Ability to speak and write English and French.