Sama is hiring a

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Montreal, Canada

Role Purpose:

We are seeking an awesome HR Business Partner to join our team! In this role, you'll be a trusted advisor and strategic partner to our leaders, working closely with them to drive business success through people-centered strategies. We’re looking for someone with a proven ability to build strong, impactful relationships across all levels of the organization. You'll need excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to assess needs, provide insights, and develop solutions that align with our goals. Join an amazing, transparent, and flexible team that values collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to empowering our employees to thrive!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Partners with designated Sama department heads on talent-related matters including, but not limited to career development, performance management, promotions, conflict resolution, terminations, etc. 
  • Acts as a trusted advisor to leaders across the organization, at all levels and spanning multiple departments.
  • Acts as a primary HR Support for employees on a wide range of career-related topics, excluding benefits administration and leaves of absence.
  • Advises and partners with leaders across the organization to ensure talent is engaged, retained and developed. 
  • Coaches leaders at all levels in the organization, specifically VP and above.
  • Works in partnership with other members of the People team to develop identified opportunities into programs, projects, policies, etc. that have an impact on the employee experience.
  • Project Manages / leads the HRBP team to develop and implement Talent Management Program at Sama
  • Leads Talent Management Program Initiatives with designated leaders:
    • Leads quarterly growth conversation launch and review 
    • Leads and launches the annual promotion and salary increase process 
    • Leads engagement survey planning, execution & follow through 
  • Partners with relevant People team members and organization on Learning & Development and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging programs and trainings;
  • Other duties as required 

Qualifications:

  • 4-6 years of HR experience, preferably with experience in a Business Partner role
  • Ability to significantly impact clients as a strategic HR advisor
  • Relies on experience and HR knowledge to solve problems efficiently without additional supervision
  • Proven ability to create strong business relationships that impacts client group
  • Demonstrates exceptional judgment and autonomy 
  • Capability to carry out and/or lead projects and initiatives from strategy to delivery
  • Strong understanding of HR & Talent Management best practices, programs and interventions
  • Outstanding decision-making skills 
  • Highly dedicated and responsive; demonstrates outstanding follow-through and the ability to quickly and effectively get the job done
  • Experience in Learning & Development is an an asset
  • Experience in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging programming is an an asset
  • Experience in the tech industry, ideally from a similar size organization would be an asset
  • Fluent in English and French

About Sama 

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data curation and data annotation for 2D and 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms.. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards. 

Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 13,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 59,000 workers and their dependents.

Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection. 

For more information, visit www.sama.com.

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Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama is proud to offer competitive compensation corresponding to market data & level of experience. Sama also offers benefits packages based on country of employment, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, holiday and vacation policies, professional development stipends and a paid sabbatical program. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.

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