Workforce Strategy & Talent Development Director (HRBP)

Richmond Hill, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 17, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The director will partner with senior leaders to drive global workforce strategy, organizational design, and talent development initiatives. They are responsible for providing executive coaching, managing complex cross-functional people projects, and using talent analytics to influence business performance.

Job details

Hiring Manager: Brandi Stockman Talent Acquisition Advisor: Deb James Job Code Level: HPP6 Refer Your Friends! AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. Workforce Strategy & Talent Development Director (HRBP) Your Impact Shape the future of the organization through workforce, talent, and organizational strategy. As a Workforce Strategy & Talent Development Director, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing critical business decisions, driving global workforce transformation, strengthening leadership capability, and delivering people strategies that accelerate business performance. You’ll lead workforce planning, organization design, talent strategy, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives while tackling complex challenges and delivering meaningful, measurable business impact. This is an individual contributor role requiring five days per week onsite, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and colleagues across the organization. What You Will Do Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business priorities and organizational needs. Lead global workforce planning, organization design, talent strategy, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives. Provide executive coaching, consultation, and trusted counsel to leaders, influencing decisions and constructively challenging thinking when needed. Drive organizational transformation and change initiatives from planning through execution. Use workforce and talent analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and translate insights into actionable recommendations. Lead complex, cross-functional people initiatives with strong program and stakeholder management discipline. Drive alignment and consistency on function-specific priorities and global HR programs across all regions. Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and HR Shared Services, to deliver integrated solutions and talent advisory to business leaders. What Success Looks Like Senior and executive leaders see you as a trusted advisor and strategic partner. Business strategy, workforce plans, and talent priorities are strongly aligned. Leadership pipelines are strengthened and succession plans are robust and future-ready. Organizational changes and transformation initiatives are delivered effectively and on schedule. Complex people initiatives are managed with clear governance, milestones, stakeholder alignment, and measurable outcomes. Risks and dependencies are anticipated early, enabling faster, better-informed decisions. Workforce and talent insights translate into recommendations that improve business performance and organizational effectiveness. Strong collaboration and alignment across the HR team and broader organization. What It Takes Significant HR Business Partner experience supporting senior and executive leaders in complex, global organizations. Expertise in workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational design. Strong business acumen, executive presence, and consulting capability. Ability to coach, influence, and constructively challenge leaders. Experience leading large-scale transformation, organizational change, and strategic initiatives. Strong project and program management skills, including planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, governance, and execution. Ability to connect strategy to action and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Enterprise mindset with strong collaboration and relationship-building skills. One Last Thing If you’re ready to shape the workforce, develop talent, and help drive meaningful organizational changes, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the organization, the talent, and the future of the business. OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace. Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off. Salary Range: Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted. AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have significant experience as an HR Business Partner supporting senior and executive leaders in complex, global organizations. Expertise in workforce planning, succession planning, and large-scale organizational transformation is required, along with strong consulting and project management skills.