Senior People Operations Specialist

Vidyard is the video platform that's built for business. Sales reps marketers and corporate communicators use Vidyard to record and share videos that grab attention and deliver their message in a personal impactful way. It's the video tool of choice for Microsoft LinkedIn and thousands of other companies. We're passionate about elevating our customers our teammates our communities and ourselves.

About the Role

Vidyard is looking for a Senior People Operations Specialist to join our People team. Reporting to the VP People the Senior People Operations Specialist owns many aspects of Vidyard’s People Operations programs and systems that keep the wheels turning at Vidyard. These programs include but aren’t limited to: compensation benefits performance people metrics policies workflows HR tech stack and compliance. In addition the Senior People Operations Specialist will lead new projects to continually improve our people processes and people experiences.

This is a remote role open to candidates located in Canada .

What You’ll Work On

• HR Policies and Compliance : Ensure People policies are legally compliant up-to-date and aligned with company culture while supporting ongoing HR compliance audits.

• Compensation and Benefits Administration: Oversee the administration of competitive compensation and benefits programs including managing salary structures group benefits renewals and partnerships with external vendors.

• HR Analytics and Reporting: Develop dashboards to track key People metrics and provide insights to leadership to drive data-informed decisions and continuous process improvements.

• Systems and Process Improvement: Implement process improvements for efficient People Operations and manage HR technology serving as Systems Administrator for key platforms.

• Employee Engagement: Enhance employee satisfaction through initiatives and programs while serving as an advocate for employees on People-related inquiries.

• Project Management: Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Business Partners to execute high-priority People Operations projects ensuring timely completion and alignment with organizational goals.

What You’ll Bring to this Role and Your New Team:

• 5+ years of experience in HR or People Operations with a focus on compliance compensation benefits and analytics.

• Knowledge of Canadian and U.S. employment legislation.

• Technical proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables formulas).

• Experience with HRIS systems (Lattice HiBob) and intranet tools (Confluence).

• Strong project management skills and experience leading cross-functional projects.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

• Resilient adaptable with strong problem-solving skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal communication skills.

Our Tech Stack

• HRIS (HiBob)

• Performance/Engagement (Lattice)

• Compensation (CompAnalyst)

• Onboarding (Kinfolk)

• Intranet (Confluence)

Job descriptions can be overwhelming. At Vidyard we are motivated to drive change together and deeply value the unique experiences abilities and opinions you possess so if this role sounds like your next adventure but you don’t feel entirely qualified apply! We value candidates who own it and if you’re relentlessly resourceful too you might be exactly who we are looking for.

As we also value user obsession we prioritize our users customers and community so you can expect to hear from our team even if you are not selected to move forward.

What You’ll Love about Vidyard:

• Competitive pay

• Comprehensive flexible benefits on day one*

• Wellness allowance to spend on what's important to you

• Flexible hours + unlimited vacation + programs to support travel while working enabling you to live your best life

• Access to Inkblot a digital mental health platform + $1500/person/year for mental health coverage*

• Allowance to support your ongoing growth and development

• Parental leave top-up

• Paid volunteer hours

• Employee resource groups to empower and drive change at Vidyard and in our communities

• RRSP match*

• Stock options

• Flexible holiday program

• Home office stipend

• Flexibility to work in the place that brings out your best: whether you thrive in the comfort of your home office or are local to and prefer the energy of our collaboration space in Kitchener Ontario Canada there is flexibility for all.  Although we default to remote-first there will be occasional in-person meetings/events purposefully designed for connection and collaboration.

Vidyard is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should notify us at [email protected] . Unsolicited resumes from Agencies will not be accepted.