Role: Human Resources Manager
Location: Calgary
The Role:
We are currently looking for an experienced HR Manager to join our Calgary office with responsibility supporting our Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver offices. This is a permanent, full-time position working in our downtown Calgary office. This is an in-office role. The role reports to the CEO, in this capacity the Human Resources Manager will be responsible for key organizational and staffing issues, have strategic input on people and culture initiatives, while managing day-to-day HR operations.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the first point of contact for all day-to-day HR matters, providing timely, practical guidance to staff and leadership.
- Continuously align roles and task allocation to ensure every team member is operating at their highest and best use, reassigning or eliminating misplaced work through regular reviews.
- Partner with practice leads to translate documented workflows into staffing models, including role definitions, capacity targets, and hiring triggers as the firm scales.
- Own the firm’s onboarding and training program, building repeatable playbooks tied to documented processes with defined ramp-up targets for new hires.
- Design and manage the talent pipeline and retention infrastructure to support the firm’s growth and acquisition strategy.
- Forecasting staffing needs to match practice areas and growth strategies including overseeing the onboarding and offboarding of all employees.
- Work closely with the Management Committee to champion the firm’s vision and business plan, translating strategic priorities into clear operational actions across the team.
- Ensure every staff member understands how their role connects to the firm’s direction, and reinforce that alignment through regular communication, coaching, and feedback loops.
- Oversee annual performance reviews, structure competitive benefit packages, and administer salary benchmarking relevant to the Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver legal market.
- Provide input to the senior leadership team on the organizational strategy, ensuring the HR framework supports the firm’s entrepreneurial and growth-oriented goals.
- Ensure all HR policies adhere to the employment standards of each jurisdiction and comply with health and safety standards.
- Manage the HR budget, navigating our HRIS system and reporting to the leadership team on trends, turnover, and workflow.
- Act as a first point of contact on all HR matters from vacation requests to strategic vision alignment, and execution.
- Working knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices in employment and human resources fields.
- Other administrative and HR duties as required.
Requirements:
- 5 years+ progressive experience in Human Resources leadership
- Industry experience in a professional office setting an asset (Law, Accounting, Engineering, Dental, Medical, Architecture)
- Post-secondary degree and/or certificate from a recognized HR program
- CPHR or equivalent designation an asset
- Experience with an HRIS system (BambooHR, Rise, Humi, etc)
- Excellent communication skills (spoken, written)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
How to Apply:
Please apply, in confidence, by submitting your cover letter and resume to:
Jordan Dixon, CPA, CMA
Chief Executive Officer
jdixon@linmac.com
About Linmac
We are a boutique law firm, attracting top talent at the top of their game. Our offices cover Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. We practice predominantly in the areas of Tax, Corporate, Estate and Trust, and Family Law. We are growing, and if you are up for it, we’d love for you to join our amazing team.