People Partner, HRBP Team

Canada
Remote
Posted Oct 8, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 8+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The People Partner will coach managers on performance management and employee relations while leveraging data to drive organizational insights. They will also apply design-thinking principles to improve employee experience and collaborate across teams to navigate complex people matters.

Job details

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a People Partner, HRBP Team based in Canada. This is a strategic People Partner role focused on helping leaders and employees build a healthy, high-performing, and inclusive workplace. You will advise managers on performance management, employee relations, investigations, accommodations, and other critical people matters. The role combines hands-on HR partnership with data-driven insights, using workforce trends to inform leadership decisions and organizational priorities. You will also approach employee experience through a product and design-thinking lens, identifying needs and continuously improving people programs. The position requires strong judgment, empathy, discretion, and the ability to navigate complex and sensitive situations with confidence. You will collaborate closely with HRBPs, Legal, and broader People teams across an internationally distributed organization. This is an opportunity to shape meaningful people outcomes while working in a flexible, virtual-first, technology-enabled environment. \n Accountabilities: Manager Partnership: Coach and guide managers through performance management and employee relations matters, helping ensure decisions are fair, consistent, principled, and grounded in sound judgment. Employee Relations: Manage complex and sensitive employee matters, including workplace investigations, leaves of absence, accommodations, offboarding, and other people-related operational needs. People Analytics: Identify and leverage relevant people data and metrics to uncover organizational insights, particularly around performance management and employee attrition, and translate findings into actionable recommendations. Employee Experience: Apply product management and design-thinking principles to understand employee needs, develop and test solutions, prioritize improvements, and continuously iterate using data and feedback. Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with HRBPs, Legal, Employee Relations, and other People teams to navigate complex situations and strengthen the overall employee experience. Leadership Influence: Provide clear, candid, and thoughtful guidance to leaders and stakeholders, influencing decisions and driving meaningful people and business outcomes without relying on direct authority. Project & Priority Management: Independently manage competing priorities, proactively gather information, and move projects and operational work forward effectively within a virtual-first environment. AI-Enabled Productivity: Use approved AI tools thoughtfully to enhance productivity, improve workflows, and support high-quality decision-making while maintaining appropriate judgment and accountability. Requirements HR Experience: 8+ years of experience in Human Resources or Employee Relations, including at least 3 years directly supporting managers and employees through performance management. Employee Relations Expertise: Demonstrated experience handling complex employee relations matters and balancing employee experience with business priorities. Investigations: Prior experience conducting internal investigations into employee complaints is a plus. Critical Thinking: Strong judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate nuanced and sensitive situations effectively. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging to different audiences and circumstances. Confidentiality & Integrity: Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee information with discretion, professionalism, and integrity. Influence: Demonstrated ability to influence leaders, managers, and cross-functional stakeholders without relying on formal authority. Global Collaboration: Experience working effectively with internationally distributed and cross-functional teams; experience supporting managers and employees based in Poland is a plus. Employee Experience & Design Thinking: Ability to treat employee experience as a product by understanding user needs, prototyping solutions, managing projects, and using data and feedback to drive continuous improvement. AI Fluency: Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work to amplify productivity and human judgment, with a responsible approach to data, accuracy, experimentation, and learning. Durable Skills: Strong awareness of yourself and others, sound judgment, adaptability, and the ability to build trust through effective communication and collaboration. Benefits Remote Work: Fully remote, virtual-first working environment. Flexible Working: Autonomy, flexible schedules, asynchronous communication, and core collaboration hours designed to support different working styles and deep-focus time. Time Off & Holidays: Access to the applicable paid time-off and holiday programs. Total Rewards: Eligible employees receive a corporate bonus program and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), subject to applicable conditions. Professional Growth: Opportunity to develop strategic HR, employee relations, people analytics, project management, and AI-enabled workplace skills. Global Collaboration: Work with internationally distributed teams and cross-functional People, Legal, and business stakeholders. In-Person Connection: Regular team gatherings, offsites, and other opportunities for in-person collaboration, with approximately 5–10% travel or 2–3 days per quarter. Impact & Autonomy: Meaningful opportunity to influence employee experience, organizational health, leadership decisions, and business outcomes. \n 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. 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What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have 8+ years of HR experience, including at least 3 years of direct support for managers and employees. Strong judgment, analytical skills, and the ability to handle sensitive investigations with discretion are essential.