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Client Overview
Aviation Company Under New Ownership with the help of JustHR
Client Snapshot
- Industry: Aviation
- Ownership: Private equity backed
- Company Size: Mid-sized, Canada-based
- Key Contact: Vice President, People, Culture & Safety (name withheld)
- Initial Challenge: Outdated HR data systems, team turnover, and a need to modernize processes to meet elevated expectations from new ownership.
Following a private equity acquisition, the organization faced significant HR challenges, including fragmented employee data, outdated HR systems, compliance concerns, and limited reporting capabilities. Leadership needed accurate workforce data, stronger HR processes, and a scalable HR strategy to support growth and meet new stakeholder expectations.
Rather than immediately filling roles, JUST HR focused on understanding the organization's business objectives and HR transformation priorities. Through a consultative approach, we introduced a specialized HR systems consultant who helped modernize workforce data management, improve reporting accuracy, and reduce operational risk.
When the company's HR Manager unexpectedly resigned, leadership required immediate support. JUST HR leveraged its talent network to identify an experienced HR leader who stepped into an interim role, stabilized operations, and ultimately became the organization's permanent Director of HR following a successful recruitment process.
With leadership stabilized, JUST HR partnered with the organization to strengthen the broader HR function through strategic recruitment. Key hires included HR Generalists and an HR Coordinator, creating a balanced team with the expertise needed to support workforce growth, employee engagement, and organizational performance.
The engagement delivered measurable outcomes, including a 100% role fill rate, successful interim-to-permanent conversion, improved HR reporting accuracy, enhanced workforce planning capabilities, and stronger organizational stability. The company now operates with a modernized HR function capable of supporting future growth initiatives.
Success was driven by a strategic approach that prioritized business outcomes over transactional recruitment. By combining interim HR expertise, permanent recruitment solutions, and workforce transformation support, JUST HR helped the organization build sustainable HR capabilities while maintaining operational continuity throughout a period of significant change.
"I was between roles and had not considered consulting, but JUST HR helped me see the opportunity differently. I am now leading the HR function."
- Director, People & Culture (formerly a JUST HR consultant converted to permanent employment)
"JUST HR was a partner from day one. They understood the business, delivered great people, and stayed close throughout - they made all the difference"
- Vice President, People & Culture
