Director, Employee Experience - Red River Co-op

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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.
- Stronger alignment between employee communications, culture, and strategic priorities.
- A clear employer brand that supports recruitment and reflects Red River Co-op’s culture.
- Meaningful employee listening and engagement practices.
- Confidence in the Employee Experience function across the organization.

What You Bring:

You are a builder, strategist and relationship-focused leader who can turn vision into practical action. You'll bring:

- 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in employee experience, organizational development, human resources, communications, or a related field.
- Demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise-wide people, culture, or organizational initiatives.
- Experience leading employee engagement, organizational change, communications, talent acquisition and/or workforce planning programs.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people strategies to organizational outcomes.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
- Experience using employee feedback, workforce data, and people metrics to drive decisions and measure success.
- The ability to lead through ambiguity, build credibility quickly, and create momentum for change.

Education & Qualifications

- Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Organizational Development or a related discipline.
- Change Management certification and/or a CPHR designation is considered an asset.
- If you're excited to build something meaningful and leave a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Red River Co-op welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process by contacting the Human Resources Division at (204) 631-4600, or [email protected], or in person at 10 Prairie Way in Winnipeg.

Who We Are!

As one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, we have deep roots in our community. More than 85 years deep. And through the years we have proven our commitment to our members by making their priorities our priorities. We donate regularly to a wide range of organizations, feature local products prominently, and most importantly – give back to our members through profit sharing. We look to the past to inform our present core values.

But in this rapidly changing world, our roots ground us so that we can keep pace and innovate. We have grown from one standalone Gas Bar in downtown Winnipeg to an ever-expanding co-operative with 50 gas bar locations, 24 car washes, 6 cardlocks, 9 food stores, 8 pharmacies and an oil supply centre. Our fleet of trucks are on the road delivering fuel to farm and commercial accounts in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.

And we just keep growing as we develop fresh, modern ways to deliver premium products with extraordinary customer service.

This role can be just the start of your career as there is ample opportunity for advancement within Red River Co-op. We are a proud member of the Co-operative Retailing System, a vast network of 160 retail Co-ops across western Canada.

Total Rewards:

Red River Co-op offers a comprehensive total rewards package including group insurance, a strong pension plan, and an employee discount. Advancement opportunities abound in the Co-operative Retailing System, and we encourage ongoing professional development along with up to 100% reimbursement for post-secondary course work. Additional details will be shared with candidates as part of the interview process.