HR Business Partner

Job description

Accountabilities: Partner with business leaders across multiple functions on workforce planning, organizational design, talent assessment, succession planning, role clarity, and organizational capability building. Provide strategic people insights and identify workforce trends, opportunities, and risks to support informed business decisions. Contribute to national HR initiatives, culture programs, organizational changes, and cross-functional projects. Advise leaders on complex and sensitive employee relations matters, including investigations, complaints, conflict resolution, documentation, and appropriate corrective actions. Partner with legal counsel and relevant regulatory bodies when required, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes. Maintain strong awareness of applicable provincial and federal employment legislation and proactively help mitigate employment-related risks. Support immigration-related matters, including work authorization, LMIA, and RCIP programs, to help retain and support high-potential employees. Partner with Compensation and Benefits teams on employee inquiries, promotions, demotions, salary changes, pay-scale alignment, and statutory requirements. Support talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, leadership development, and employee development planning. Coach leaders to strengthen their talent management capabilities, accountability, and effectiveness. Collaborate with HR specialist teams to implement and optimize HR programs, tools, processes, and change initiatives. Guide employees and leaders through organizational transitions such as restructurings, layoffs, mergers, technology adoption, transfers, promotions, and terminations. Continuously identify opportunities to improve HR services, processes, onboarding practices, and organizational effectiveness. Maintain accurate and compliant onboarding, transition, and separation documentation while advising leaders on sensitive employment decisions. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; CPHR designation is an asset. 3–5 years of experience in Human Resources, ideally with a strong HR Generalist or HR Business Partner background. Thorough knowledge of HR policies, practices, procedures, and applicable provincial and federal employment legislation. Experience supporting employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, compensation, talent management, and organizational change. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams, as well as experience with Workday HRIS. Strong facilitation, project management, negotiation, conflict resolution, coaching, and consultative skills. Ability to influence leaders, think strategically, identify opportunities, and initiate meaningful improvements. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at different organizational levels. High emotional intelligence, discretion, sound judgment, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality. Ability to adapt quickly to changing business environments and work effectively across virtual, remote, and hybrid settings. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned geographic area and, when required and approved, to relevant support locations. Benefits: RRSP plan. Paid holidays. Paid time-off programs. Medical, dental, and life insurance coverage. Monthly bonus/incentive potential. Tuition reimbursement. Training and development opportunities designed to support long-term career growth. Strong internal mobility and promotion-from-within opportunities. Opportunity to contribute to both local HR operations and broader national initiatives. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1 This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a HR Business Partner based in Canada. This role offers the opportunity to become a trusted HR advisor to business leaders across an assigned Canadian market.You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on HR support to strengthen organizational performance, leadership capability, and employee engagement.The position covers workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, compensation, compliance, and organizational change.You’ll collaborate closely with HR Centers of Excellence and Employee Services to deliver integrated people solutions.The role also contributes to national HR initiatives while supporting the needs of field operations.Success requires sound judgment, strong influencing skills, and the ability to navigate sensitive and complex situations with confidence.This is an impactful opportunity for an experienced HR professional to shape people strategies in a dynamic, evolving, and highly collaborative environment.