Toronto Pearson is transforming. Now’s the time for your career to fly.

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is a unique and dynamic place to work, with a bold plan to make Toronto Pearson, Canada’s leading global hub airport, a global leader in airport performance, customer care and sustainability. Together with our partners, approximately 2,100 GTAA employees are working to create a next-generation airport by innovating in all we do and striving for the most uplifting, safe and efficient experience for our passengers – all while championing the prosperity of our people, the community we call home, and our aviation partners. Join us on our journey together, as we put the joy back into travel and make Toronto Pearson the chosen place to fly and work.

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to grow, develop, and thrive within a dynamic, and fast-growing company alongside thoughtful and passionate individuals dedicated to their work and community.
• Comprehensive benefits, including a flexible retirement program with employer matching, along with voluntary savings options (RRSP, TFSA, and Non-Registered Savings Plans).
• A flexible hybrid work environment, continuous internal and external learning opportunities, and a meaningful reward and recognition program.

What can you expect from this position?

Reporting to the Director, HR Business Partnerships, the Human Resources Business Partner is a strategic advisor and trusted partner to Business Unit executives. You will influence the GTAA’s enterprise vision for the future of work, helping to define the workforce required to deliver on the organization’s long-term strategy and stewarding organizational performance by delivering integrated HR strategies and solutions across several disciplines such as workforce planning, talent management, performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, and total rewards. Working closely with HR Centres of Expertise and business leaders, you will ensure HR solutions, programs, policies, and practices are effectively enabled. Through strong business acumen, data‑driven insights, and hands‑on coaching, you will support leaders in navigating change, building high‑performing teams, and advancing GTAA’s people and culture agenda.

As a Human Resource Business Partner, you will:

• Act as a strategic advisor to assigned business unit executives and senior leaders, enabling business outcomes through people, culture, and talent strategies and business‑aligned HR solutions.
• Leverage your understanding of the business’ long-term strategies to influence the design and development of HR strategies and solutions on the future of work, long-term workforce planning and development, as well as organizational design.
• Provide expert guidance across the full HR lifecycle, including organizational design, talent management, performance management, workforce planning, organizational design, employee engagement, and total rewards strategies.
• Coach and support executives and senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, performance management, succession planning, and change leadership.
• Lead and support organizational design execution and change readiness including profile development, headcount planning, and staffing strategies aligned with business and budget priorities, as well as change management planning and implementation.
• Partner with HR Centres of Expertise to design, adapt, and embed enterprise HR programs that meet the unique needs of client groups while maintaining consistency and governance.
• Support implementation of compensation and rewards programs, including annual merit cycles, incentive programs, retention strategies, and offer recommendations.
• Analyze workforce data, trends, and insights to identify risks, opportunities, and proactive interventions that improve organizational effectiveness.
• Serve as a connector between business leaders, HR leadership, and cross‑functional partners (Finance, Labour Relations, Talent Acquisition, Transformation) to ensure alignment and execution of enterprise initiatives.

This is the role for you, if you have:

• 8–10+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple HR disciplines, ideally within a large, complex, and unionized organization.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders and executives, providing trusted, credible, and strategic HR counsel at a strategic level.
• Strong experience in organizational design, change management, workforce planning, talent management, and performance management strategies.
• Proven ability to coach leaders, facilitate talent discussions, and influence outcomes in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
• Experience with analysis of organizational and people data to identify risks, opportunities and insights to inform story-telling, people strategies and decision-making.
• Well‑developed business acumen, with the ability to translate organizational strategy and data into thoughtful insights and practical HR solutions.
• Excellent relationship‑building, communication, and stakeholder influencing skills, with the confidence and gravitas to operate at a very senior level.
• A college diploma or university degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience); CHRL designation is an asset.
• Ability to obtain and retain Transportation Security Clearance at the designated level for the position.

The GTAA is committed to Employment Equity and maintaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.