Job Title: Senior People & Culture Business Partner

Location: Remote – US (Chicago Preferred)

Company Overview:

Canto is reshaping the digital asset management (DAM) landscape. Our platform offers a singular source for brands to organize, access, and share digital assets, amplifying content value, accelerating production, and ensuring brand consistency. With an emphasis on efficiency and collaboration, we provide data-driven insights and harness AI to help companies not just manage but maximize their digital content. At Canto, we're more than a DAM solution; we're a catalyst for brand evolution. Join our mission to transform the DAM category and empower brands to extract unparalleled value from their digital assets.

How We Do It – Our Values:

We are Customer Obsessed. We make it our mission to understand our customers and their challenges. Through our actions, we make our customers’ work easier.

We Own the Outcome. We set goals based on outcomes that matter, measure our results, and up our game. We are action oriented – changing course when we need to and committing when things go right.

We are Transparent, Curious, and Candid. We are truth-tellers, and default to transparency to build trust and collaboration. We are curious to learn more before we evaluate and decide. We bring a point of view and have the courage to share it.

We Treat Everyone with Respect and Empathy. Always. We respect each other and have fun. As one global team, we are made better by valuing different perspectives and embracing diversity in experience and thought.

Job Overview:

In the role of Senior People & Culture Business Partner at Canto, you're poised to make a substantial impact. Your mission is to build and create—establishing our People & Culture Business Partner capability and ensuring our team members are heard, seen, and valued. Collaborating closely across our teams, you’ll design programs that enhance a culture of continuous feedback, enable leaders with actionable insights, and foster continuous growth and development. This is your chance to influence our direction and contribute to our future. This role is a unique blend of strategy and execution, perfect for someone who thrives on making tangible contributions and steering our company toward a bright future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic partner to our leaders, aligning People & Culture strategies with meeting functional and company objectives.
• Own and develop the performance management process by creating agile, real-time mechanisms that facilitate a culture of continuous feedback and empowered managers.
• Champion talent management initiatives that inspire and cultivate employee growth, focusing on talent identification, development, and retention. Spearhead efforts in talent review, succession planning, career pathways, and promoting internal mobility to build a dynamic and empowered workforce.
• Optimize organizational design for scalability, leading initiatives that ensure our structure and workforce planning are agile and prepared to meet current and future challenges.
• Develop and implement key People & Culture metrics and analytics dashboards to enable decision-making, regularly delivering actionable insights to leadership.
• Utilize engagement data to identify opportunities and design targeted people initiatives, driving strategic action planning within business units.
• Continuously evolve People & Culture policies to foster a strong organizational culture, embedding values and practices that promote engagement, inclusivity, and employee well-being.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating effective communication between employees, management, and executives.
• Collaborate with the Learning & Development (L&D), People Operations, and Talent Acquisition to enhance employee experience and organizational effectiveness.
• Act as a key driver in improving the employee experience, implementing initiatives that foster a positive and engaging workplace culture.
• Support organizational change initiatives with change management principles to ensure smooth transitions.
• Manage complex employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and fostering a positive work environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 7 years in an HRBP capacity; SHRM-SCP, SPHR preferred.
• Proven expertise in organizational design, performance management, and workforce planning, with a strong ability to lead change and scalability initiatives.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with experience in HR metrics, analytics dashboards, and utilizing engagement data for strategic action planning.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of building relationships across all organizational levels and collaborating effectively with L&D, People Operations, and Talent Acquisition teams.
• Solid background in managing complex employee relations issues and implementing change management principles, ensuring legal compliance, and fostering a positive work environment.

Elevate your Journey with Canto:

Start-Up Spirit: Embrace the excitement and flexibility of a growing company.

️ Hands-On Impact: Your work directly contributes to our success.

Learning by Doing: Our growth plans provide real-time learning.

Close-Knit Team: Enjoy a tight-knit, supportive work environment.

Open Communication: We value transparency and open dialogue.

Problem-Solver's Paradise: Apply creativity to real-world challenges.

⚖️ Work-Life Harmony: We respect the balance between personal and professional life.

Growth Opportunities: As we grow, so do opportunities for our team.

Cultural Exchange: Learn from diverse colleagues in a global setting.

Canto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.