HR Business Leader, Canada

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 11, 2026
1 position

$208,000–$286,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The HR Business Leader will act as a strategic partner to business leaders in Canada, driving workforce and talent strategies to support organizational growth. They will lead organizational transformation initiatives and foster a high-performing, inclusive culture across the Canadian business.

Job details

By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use. I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description About the role As the HR Business Leader, Canada, you will be the strategic HR partner to business leaders across Canada, shaping the people, culture, and organizational agenda that enables sustainable business growth. You will drive workforce and talent strategies, lead organizational transformation, and foster a high-performing, future-ready organization while ensuring a consistent HR approach across Canada. How you contribute Develop and implement people strategies that enable business growth and organizational effectiveness across Canada. Partner with senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and critical talent decisions. Lead organizational transformation and change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working. Drive a high-performance culture through leadership coaching, talent development, and employee engagement initiatives. Represent HR in Canada leadership forums and cross-functional business discussions, influencing strategic business decisions. Build and strengthen the Canadian HR Community of Practice, fostering collaboration, capability building, and knowledge sharing. Partner closely with People Solutions and People, Labor & Relations teams to deliver an outstanding employee experience and ensure effective HR service delivery. Champion innovation, digital HR solutions, and continuous improvement to enhance organizational effectiveness and business performance. What you bring to Takeda Extensive senior HR leadership experience partnering with executive leaders in complex, multinational organizations. Proven expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational transformation. Strong experience leading large-scale change management initiatives and helping leaders successfully navigate ambiguity and transformation. Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and inspire senior leaders while building high-performing and engaged teams. Passion for developing people and creating an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, engagement, and continuous growth. A strong innovation mindset with curiosity to challenge the status quo, embrace digital solutions, and continuously improve ways of working. Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across a global matrix organization. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master's degree preferred) and fluency in English. Takeda Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates. In accordance with our accommodation policies and applicable provincial accessibility legislation, please advise us if you need accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process. Any information you provide relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. Locations Toronto, Canada Base Salary Range: $208,000.00 - $286,000.00 The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. Canada based employees may be eligible for a comprehensive range of benefits and incentives. Benefit eligibility varies by position and can include, amongst others: short-term and/or long-term incentives subsidies for fitness and internet medical, dental, and vision insurance basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance participation in the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP); company match into a Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP) (if eligible) short-term and long-term disability coverage annual vacation entitlement; additional paid time off and company holidays a tuition reimbursement program a variety of well-being benefits Les collaborateurs basés au Canada peuvent, selon leurs postes, bénéficier d’un ensemble complet d’avantages sociaux. L’éligibilité à ces avantages varie selon le poste, et peut inclure: des primes ou dispositifs d’intéressement à court et/ou long terme, des subventions pour les abonnements sportifs et abonnements internet une assurance santé incluant la prise en charge des frais médicaux, dentaires et optiques une assurance vie de base ainsi qu’un assurance en cas de décès ou de mutilation accidentels (AD&D) une participation au Régime enregistré d’épargne-retraite (REER) ; contribution équivalente de l’entreprise dans un régime de participation différée aux bénéfices (RPDB) (si admissible) une couverture en cas d’incapacité de travail temporaire ou prolongée un droit à congés payés annuels, avec jours de vacances, jours de récupération et jours fériés spécifiques à l’entreprise un programme de remboursement des frais de scolarité une variété d’avantages liés au bien-être Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must possess extensive senior HR leadership experience in complex, multinational organizations with proven expertise in organizational design and change management. A bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field is required, with a master's degree preferred.