Your opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As a Business Partner, you define your role as a strategic partner for the business. The execution of this has you partnering with people leaders and team members to accomplish business objectives through the application of thoughtful, intentional, and innovative people practices.
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 People & Culture Business Partner team operates in strategic partnership with the business, to drive the continuous evolution of people practices and foster a culture of belonging that generates high-performance, strength-based teams, and values-based leadership. You will partner with Finance leaders in the application of thoughtful, intentional, and innovative people practices.
If you were the P&C Business Partner now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
- Serving as the main P&C point of contact for our Finance function
- Partnering and supporting the Finance function to create a listening and execution strategy that builds amazing teams who exceed business objectives
- Fostering, nurturing and evolving relationships that enable rapport, trust and influence throughout the company
- Managing and resolving complex employee relations issues
- Facilitating conflict resolution and leading investigations and report writing
- Coaching leaders in employee relations which include career development, performance management, progressive discipline, and termination procedures when appropriate
- Providing advice and coaching to People Leaders and employees on relevant business and people priorities, such as: identifying key talent, succession planning, supporting recognition and rewards, developing objectives, performance management, organization design, workforce planning, learning & development and terminations
- Identifying business and resource gaps and partnering with People Leaders on solutions
- Gathering and analyzing relevant people and business information to identify trends and communicate recommendations to get alignment on priorities and implement improvements
- Ensuring relevant personal-development tools and information for teams and employees are readily available, communicated, and understood – you champion personal development
- Leading and championing companywide P&C programs, such as the Performance Review Process, Employee Engagement Surveys, and Talent Review for GS and other functions
- Developing cross-functional projects from scratch and participating in business-wide projects that aim to solve organizational pain points
- Supporting across functions and enterprise wide for Business Partner related initiatives
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Leading organizational design in partnership with People Leaders within Finance
- Providing compensation recommendations and reviewing internal equity
- Coaching leaders through our People Listening Strategy, and building action plans
- Building annual workforce plans for future growth
Are you our next People & Culture Business Partner - Finance?
- You have 4+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience
- You are comfortable navigating relationships, with expertise in leveraging data to manage a complex group of stakeholders
- You highly collaborative style and a willingness and demonstrated ability to work in teams as both a leader, and supporting team member
- You have the ability to coach, mentor, advise team members towards growth and development paths in alignment with business and personal objectives
- You have strong project management skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
- You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, easily able to analyze data, assess people, understand trends, and develop prioritized recommendations
- You have excellent listening and communication skills, comfortable communicating large complex changes
- You are comfortable operating in the work, and simultaneously enjoy being part of highly complex business discussion
- You have the ability to quickly build an in depth understanding of the business, key processes, priorities and plans
- You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
- You are able to balance autonomy and collaboration
- You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
- You seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
- Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
Compensation:
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
- Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience
- Eligible to work in Canada
- Experience managing and resolving complex employee relations issues, including investigations and report writing
- Coaching leaders on career development, performance management, progressive discipline, and terminations
- Ability to leverage people data to analyze trends and develop prioritized recommendations
- Strong project management skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Excellent listening and communication skills, comfortable communicating complex changes
- Highly collaborative style; ability to operate as both leader and supporting team member
- Experience with organizational design, compensation recommendations, and workforce planning
Arc'teryx Equipment Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arc'teryx Equipment and has not been reviewed or approved by Arc'teryx Equipment.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Coverage extends to part‑time employees and includes gender‑affirming care, fertility and family‑planning drugs, and adult orthodontia, with options that consider diverse household structures. Mental‑health supports and broad eligibility reinforce access across employee groups.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A generous gear discount, periodic free gear, outdoor outings, and recognition programs like Arc’Adventure align with an outdoor‑oriented culture. Wellness resources such as a flexible wellness account, Headspace access, mental‑health reimbursements, Wellness Days, and an EAP enhance non‑cash value.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A structured bonus program applies to all regular employees with targets tied to company performance and job level, aiming for equity across roles. Additional mechanisms such as annual incentive opportunities and referral bonuses are also available.
Arc'teryx Equipment Insights
What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
