Employee Experience Director

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Help shape the future of the employee experience at Red River Co-op.

The Opportunity: Director, Employee Experience

At Red River Co-op, we’re building something new.

We’re creating our first dedicated Employee Experience function to shape a more consistent, connected employee journey — from attraction and onboarding to engagement, recognition, and development.

Reporting to the Vice-President, People and Capability, the Director, Employee Experience will shape and lead this new function, connecting people strategy, communications, talent practices and change initiatives into a unified approach that helps employees feel connected, empowered and proud to contribute. This position is located at our Home Office located at 10 Prairie Way, in Winnipeg, MB. 

This is a unique opportunity for a strategic, people-focused leader to build something meaningful from the ground up and strengthen how Red River Co-op attracts, engages and retains exceptional talent.

What You’ll Do:

As Director, Employee Experience, you will:

• Lead the design and execution of Red River Co-op's Employee Experience strategy by assessing current capabilities, identifying opportunities, and setting a multi-year roadmap.

• Build Red River’s capability across talent acquisition, workforce planning, employee engagement, recognition, belonging, and organizational change.

• Create a compelling employer brand that attracts and retains top talent.

• Partner with leaders to build employee listening, communications and engagement, and change leadership capability throughout the organization.

• Develop recognition and belonging initiatives that reinforce our values and culture.

• Establish measures and analytics that demonstrate impact across recruitment, engagement, and retention.

• Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners, HR Operations, Marketing, operational leaders, and external partners to deliver a consistent employee experience across the organization.

• Lead and develop the Employee Experience team as the function evolves.

What Success Looks Like

In your first year, you’ll create…

• A clear assessment of the employee experience and a prioritized roadmap for moving forward.

• Visible improvements employees and leaders can see and feel.