Gain Career Momentum with APOLLO
As Canada’s leading InsurTech, APOLLO is making insurance effortless for individuals and small businesses across the country. Quote, bind, and issue policy documents in real-time.
APOLLO has been the recipient of multiple awards, including Insurance Business Canada’s 5-Star Professional Liability Award 2022, Top Insurance Employer 2022, Digital Innovator of the Year 2021, Top Insurance Employer 2021, ICTA’s 2021 Technology Award, and LinkedIn’s Top Startups 2021.
The insurance industry has to adapt to changing expectations from buyers and young employees. APOLLO is taking a whole new approach by combining technology, insurance capacity, and content marketing into one complete package of broker services.
For small business and personal lines, we help our brokers with automation solutions, social media engagement, and allowing end buyers to begin their journey with online research. For larger accounts, we help producers demonstrate their expertise and engage prospects over new mediums.
Our mission is to use technology as a conduit between brokers, carriers, and their mutual clients by delivering a people-first insurance experience through time-saving technology. Our broker marketplace is the first of its kind to offer multiple insurance companies on one integrated online platform.
Our team of empowered and driven individuals live APOLLO’s core values of Candor, Integrity, Adventure, Desire, and Courage every day. Being a part of APOLLO offers a chance for the right applicant to make a name for themselves, and help build APOLLO as a leader on the forefront of the digital innovation of a global, $5-trillion industry.
The People & Culture Specialist at APOLLO will report to the Chief People Officer. You will be responsible for generalist human resources activities, including onboarding, recruitment, talent management and employee engagement, project management, reporting and analysis. This role will have the opportunity to quickly grow and take on more responsibility as the business grows, and to make an impact on a unique corporate culture and environment for a high-growth, dynamic organization.
This is fully remote position (Canada) but may also require meeting in person for team collaboration and strategic planning sessions.
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Responsibilities:
- Manage our world-class onboarding of all new hires
- Recruit for a variety of positions (Sales, Engineering, Operations, Service, etc), scheduling interviews, phone screens, reference checks, follow-ups, and other recruitment tasks as needed
- Provide HR policy guidance and assist in creation of people & culture procedures
- Conduct Team Member check-in’s and develop employee engagement initiatives
- Create P&C reports and conduct analysis
- Manage all org charts for employees and the leadership team
- Respond to P&C related inquiries or requests, provide assistance, and redirect or distribute correspondence to the appropriate person from the Careers and People Mailboxes
- Collaborate on new ideas to develop programs and frameworks for talent management
- Provide back up to Finance team with Payroll and Benefits administration
- Leads licensing tracking and applications for APOLLO Agency team
Skills & Qualifications:
- You have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of progressive HR experience in a HR Specialist/Generalist position
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in HR preferred but not required.
- Experience working in the insurance industry, technology organization or high-growth start-up is an asset
- Experience with G-suite and Lever or similar ATS preferred
*** This position is 100% remote anywhere in Canada, preferably Ontario.
Team Collaboration
APOLLO believes in a team approach where all members have equal opportunity to voice ideas to advance the agenda of the Company and its clients. Working well in a team, taking initiative, and possessing a desire for greatness is important. Must have excellent communication skills and an ability to collaborate effectively to move the best ideas forward.
Benefits and Perks
APOLLO is a progressive, digital-first employer. We empower our crew to perform at a high level with a wide variety of employee perks.
Digital-first and work-from-home flexibility
Professional development and licensing support
Monthly Social Club Events
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, with premiums covered by APOLLO!
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Monthly Wellness Program that offers $100 each month for well-being activities
Job Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Mostly remote anywhere in Canada (Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver)
APOLLO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace our diverse, inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We’re committed to developing and maintaining a culture rooted in our core values, that is supportive and respectful of all backgrounds and perspectives.
APOLLO is committed to providing an accommodating recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
