Senior HR Business Partner

Full Time

Location: Calgary, AB or Toronto, ON

Vacancy Status: New Role

Salary Range: $140,000 - $165,000/yr

The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) to join our People team. This role partners closely with leaders across the firm to support talent priorities, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and help implement key people programs that enable long‑term performance and continuity.

This is a senior partnership role suited to someone who brings both strong judgment and practical execution capability, and who is comfortable working across strategy and implementation in a collaborative environment.

As a Sr. HRBP, you will work directly with leaders across the organization to support workforce planning, performance and development practices, succession readiness, and compensation alignment. You will also help shape and implement firm‑level people initiatives that strengthen leadership capability and organizational effectiveness over time.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building trusted relationships, working through complex people topics thoughtfully, and contributing to meaningful improvements in how organizations support performance and growth.

Role Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational effectiveness, talent decisions, and team development

Support workforce planning and organizational structure discussions

Provide guidance on performance conversations and employee development

Help leaders navigate complex people situations with sound judgment and consistency

Contribute to the design and implementation of performance management approaches that support clarity, differentiation, and development

Support leaders in strengthening feedback practices and development planning

Help ensure consistency in how performance expectations are applied across teams

Support leaders in identifying successors for critical roles

Help maintain succession tracking infrastructure and program continuity

Partner on initiatives that strengthen leadership depth across the organization

Support leaders through compensation‑related discussions and changes

Help ensure alignment between performance expectations and talent outcomes

Contribute to the implementation of compensation‑related programs and practices

Support delivery of cross‑firm people priorities, including learning and development initiatives

Contribute to strengthening talent infrastructure across performance, development, and succession practices

Partner with colleagues across People & Premises to ensure coordinated implementation

Desired Qualifications

CPHR (or equivalent designation) is an asset

approximately 10‑15+ years of progressive HR experience

strong experience in a senior HR business partner role

demonstrated success supporting senior leaders through organizational and talent‑related decisions

experience contributing to performance management and leadership development practices

experience supporting succession planning or leadership pipeline initiatives

experience implementing firm‑wide people programs or infrastructure

strong judgment and discretion in complex people situations

comfort working across both strategy and execution

Experience in financial services, professional services, or similar knowledge‑intensive environment is an asset.

We welcome candidates from a range of sectors who bring strong partnership capability and experience supporting performance‑focused organizations.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Retirement planning assistance, including RSP contributions

Annual learning stipend

Parental leave top‑up

Significant community investment contribution via our Employee Matching Program

All candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. We administer all practices and programs without discrimination and strive to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request accommodation or special assistance during the application process. If you need accommodation or assistance, please contact us at View email address on ca.talent.com.

#J-18808-Ljbffr