Global People & Talent Partner

WhiteWater makes products, but we are a service business at our heart, which means we are a people business. In this way, we excel and create value for our clients by listening to their needs, collaborating to develop solutions, problem-solving and attending to the details. Our culture, as you would expect, reflects these traits. We are a diverse group of experts, from creative designers to talented engineers. Whatever expertise we bring from all over the world, we listen and learn from each other because we are aligned with a clearly understood purpose. Together, we create fun for families globally. Are you interested in starting an exciting career with WhiteWater? Apply today!

Whitewater's People and Culture Department is looking for a candidate to join us in the following role:

Position: Global People & Talent Partner

Status: Regular Full Time, 40 hours a week

Department: People & Culture

Location: Richmond, BC, Canada (relocating to Vancouver Downtown - mid 2027)

Reports to: Senior Manager, Global People & Culture

Reporting to Senior Manager, Global People and Culture, this role acts as a specialist and advisor to business leaders and employees across multiple regions, driving talent, performance, engagement, and organizational effectiveness initiatives. The role ensures people strategies align with business objectives while fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture and delivering a consistent employee experience globally.

You are creative, adaptable, people-oriented and a problem solver, ideally someone who gets energy from finding solutions – it just comes naturally to you. This position has no direct reports.

YOUR ROLE:

• Build meaningful and trusted relationships with the teams and provide support on everything from team engagement and development to performance and career progression.

• Partner closely with the teams to understand organizational challenges, identify root causes, and develop practical, people-focused solutions that support business objectives.

• Support the company-wide initiatives including performance and compensation review cycles, rewards and recognition programs, employee communications, engagement surveys, and policy development.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deliver employee engagement and learning initiatives, including Lunch & Learn sessions, wellness programs, and other organizational development activities.

• Play an active role in talent acquisition by partnering with hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire high-caliber candidates to align with WhiteWater's culture and business needs.

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer preparation, onboarding, and orientation.