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AMER - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - University Ave, Canada
Senior People Business Partner
AMER - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - University Ave, Canada
Senior Level
Full-Time
About the role
- We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner, an advanced People strategist and trusted advisor who operates at senior leadership altitude and brings independent judgment, enterprise perspective, and strong executive influence
- This role is designed for an experienced Senior PBP who goes beyond program execution to shape people strategy, influence leadership decisions, and proactively address complex organizational challenges. You will partner closely with Vice Presidents in a dynamic, global, and evolving business environment, helping leaders translate business strategy into sustainable organizational outcomes
- As a Senior PBP, you will be expected to think ahead of the business, diagnose root causes, frame complex people and organizational issues, and recommend integrated, forward-looking solutions. You will also represent the PBP community in strategic initiatives and help elevate how People & Places work is delivered across the organization
- This role reports to the Senior Director, People Business Partner. This position will be hybrid based in Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders (VP/SVP level), providing independent perspective, challenge, and counsel on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and talent strategy
- Translate business strategy into an integrated people strategy spanning workforce planning, organizational design, leadership capability, talent, and performance
- Proactively identify emerging organizational risks and opportunities, frame ambiguity and present clear options and trade-offs to leaders
- Drive and influence established organizational interventions to support business objectives, ensuring solutions are contextually grounded and scalable
- Anticipate organizational reactions to change and guide leaders through complex transitions with clarity and discipline
- Partner with leaders to build operating models, structures, and capabilities that enable execution today while preparing for future-state needs
- Provide executive coaching and consultation to senior leaders, influencing leadership behavior, decision-making, and effectiveness
- Support leaders through moments of tension, trade-offs, and ambiguity, helping turn disagreement into aligned decisions
- Elevate leadership capability across performance, talent decisions, and team dynamics
- Assess current and emerging talent needs; contribute to and shape talent initiatives aligned to business priorities
- Guide performance, development, and career processes to ensure leadership depth and future readiness
- Ensure total rewards and recognition approaches are aligned with performance, business outcomes, and organizational values
- Leverage people and business data to extract meaning, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations
- Apply strong judgment in selecting the most relevant data to inform decisions without slowing execution
- Connect people insights to business outcomes, including efficiency, growth capacity, and leadership effectiveness
- Partner closely with Centers of Excellence (OE, L&D, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Inclusion & Belonging) to address complex or novel business needs
- Represent the PBP community on strategic, cross-functional initiatives and influence how People & Places solutions are delivered
- Collaborate with internal partners to support M&A, integration, and other enterprise initiatives as required- Ability to influence senior leaders, frame complex organizational problems, and recommend strategic solutions
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Curiosity and appetite to leverage AI and emerging tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-paced, evolving environments
- 10+ years of HR experience, including 7+ years as an HRBP/PBP supporting senior leaders in complex, global environments
- Ability to use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions and shape leadership thinking
- Expertise across multiple HR disciplines, including: organizational design, talent strategy, workforce planning, performance management, org transformation, executive coaching, employee relations, and change management
- Strong business acumen, including understanding of operating models, organizational structures, and the implications of people decisions on business outcomes
- Organizational issues are surfaced earlier, framed clearly, and addressed with durable solutions
- Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Business Administration, Industrial/Labor Relations, or related field
- You are recognized as a Senior PBP expert within the People & Places community
- Executive or professional coaching accreditation
- Leadership capability, clarity, and decision quality improve within your client group
- People strategy is visibly aligned to business outcomes and future readiness
- Demonstrated success operating across matrixed, global organizations
- Experience partnering with technology, engineering, or product-driven organizations
- Leaders seek you out as a thought partner, not just a service provider
- Experience influencing or representing People strategy at an enterprise or cross-functional level