Program Manager, People Enablement Operations - (Temporary - End of May 2027)

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:As the Program Manager, People Enablement Operations you will be responsible for executing department-wide People, Culture and Transformation planning, operations and corporate services. This role is pivotal in facilitating alignment between the department’s long-term strategic goals with daily business priorities, through managing core rhythms, including quarterly and annual planning, budgeting workflows, and reporting cycles.

This is an opportunity to shape how People Enablement supports enterprise priorities at scale, delivering innovation, consistency, and operational excellence. Your experience in strategic planning and corporate services, combined with strong collaboration and communication skills, will enable you to deliver key services to our regional and global partners.

This role is primarily based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team

The Global People Enablement and Experience team leads business management, strategic planning, project management, corporate services, employee experiences and events. Through strategic operations, thoughtful experiences, and meaningful activations in our spaces, we create the conditions for teams to thrive.

Global People Enablement & Experience is the conduit between People, Culture & Transformation and our cross-company partners - enabling growth, scaling our capabilities and activating our culture to achieve our business goals.

If you were the Program Manager, People Enablement Operations, here are some of the core activities you would be doing

Facilitating strategic planning processes for People, Culture & Transformation, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and long-term business objectives

Managing planning rhythms, checkpoints, and reporting requirements to monitor progress against strategic goals

Driving continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and practices to enhance efficiency, transparency, and impact

Leading and managing budgeting workflows for People, Culture & Transformation, ensuring alignment with cross-functional teams

Partnering with Global People Enablement & Experience members to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and consolidate inputs into operating budgets

Overseeing a portfolio of corporate services which will change and evolve with business needs

Managing business rhythms that enable the PC&T department to meet its weekly, monthly and long-term objectives

Leading and communicating effectively with partners, including cross-functional teams and external agencies to ensure visibility, engagement, reporting and on-going alignment

Championing process innovation and optimization within the People Enablement team to continuously evolve operational practices, tools, process and workflow

Managing assigned end-to-end PC&T projects by owning the intake process, including managing briefs, coordination of timelines across all stakeholders, and facilitating execution through to delivery

Building and maintaining relationships with key partners across the department, organization and externals

Other duties as required

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future

Managing new initiatives in support of our Global/Regional Operating Model

Leading larger projects and new services as part of our longer-term roadmap

Are you our next Program Manager, People Enablement Operations?

You have 5-7 years of experience in developing, managing strategic planning programs/workflows and building/delivering corporate services in a scaling business

You have experience in agency/vendor management and in leading the development and execution of project briefs

You have experience in People and Culture related services such as people operations, learning & development, total rewards, people analytics, talent management, systems and/or operations in a global business landscape

You have strong PPT skills, with experience designing and delivering PPT presentations to executives

You have experience in developing and executing annual strategic plans

You have a relentless attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines

You have strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide insights and guide work across the department and business

You have the ability to influence and guide without direct control

You are proficient in creating, organizing and leading efficient and effective workflows

You have advanced experience using project management platforms and tools (<Monday.com>, Smartsheet, Miro, SharePoint, etc.)

You can collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment to drive results

You are capable of finding simple, scalable solutions for complex problems and developing others to do the same

You are proficient in managing a portfolio of services/projects and leading change through others

You have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build, maintain, and influence relationships at all levels

You have a commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, and personal development

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions

You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity

You have strong computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

Compensation

The salary range for this role is CAD$94,000 - CAD$124,000