# Manager, People Operations

**Company:** [Valsoft Corporation](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/i7bvgtD9zMBw8pksaJ6inV.md)
**Location:** Montreal, Canada
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Human Resources

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## Description

### About Valsoft

Established in Montreal in 2015, Valsoft has grown to a global portfolio of 140+ companies across 20+ industries, acquiring and developing vertical market software businesses that deliver mission-critical solutions in their respective niches. Unlike private equity and venture capital firms, we are entrepreneurs who Buy, Enhance, and Grow software businesses — we don't sell. We form long-term partnerships with existing management teams and prioritize the wellness of each company, its customers, and its employees over short-term objectives.

**Lighthouse Software Group**, an operating group of Valsoft, operates and manages a global portfolio of wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry’s best practices, Lighthouse Software Group delivers a time-sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio.  

### The Opportunity

We are looking for a **Manager, People Operation**s to run the full spectrum of human resources for the Lighthouse portfolio. You will report directly to the **Managing Partner of the group and sit at the leadership table from day one.**

This is a build role, not a maintain role. You'll be leading and owning the HR function for a growing portfolio of businesses with the autonomy to both strategize and execute. If you get genuine satisfaction from building things that scale, this role was written for you.

### What You Will Own

**M&A Integration**

-   Lead people integration for new Lighthouse acquisitions, from pre-close diligence through to integration
-   Partner with corporate on legal entity setup, employment transitions, and cultural integration

**Talent & Performance**

-   Lead recruiting for critical leadership hires across the group
-   Implement a lightweight, effective performance management framework
-   Build a talent review process to identify high-potentials and succession risks
-   Establish an employee engagement survey cadence and act on results

**AI & Workforce Planning**

-   Partner with portfolio company leaders on workforce planning as AI adoption changes role mix

**People Leadership**

-   Be a credible thought partner to portfolio company CEOs on org design, team health, and people strategy
-   Build a team of HRBPs and recruiters as the group scales over time

**People Infrastructure**

-   Own the HRIS, ATS and other platforms
-   Design and maintain compensation bands across the group using market benchmarking data, in-house
-   Manage compliance across North American and other markets where Lighthouse operates

### What We Are Looking For

-   5+ years of HR experience
-   Comfort being the leading HR professional in the group, collaborating with business leaders
-   Experience at a high-growth, dynamic organization
-   Hands-on with HRIS systems (BambooHR a plus)
-   Working knowledge of US and Canadian employment law

### The Person, Not Just the Resume

-   Ambitious: is energized by the scope this role offers and the opportunity for real ownership
-   Commercial instincts: thinks about HR decisions in terms of business outcomes
-   Honest about what they do not know and moves fast to close gaps
-   Does not need to be the most senior person in the room to be effective

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