Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

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The Bank of Canada has a vision to be a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada. No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in an organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in our environment.

Building on the principles that have always guided us – excellence, integrity and respect – we strive to be forward-looking and innovative, to welcome people with diverse perspectives and talents, and to earn trust by living up to our commitments and by clearly explaining the intent of our policies and actions.

With our defined-benefit pension plan, benefits, and high flexibility for work life balance - find out more about why we are annually ranked as one of Canada's top employers:
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About the role

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) role is most directly linked to driving HR strategy within the business and across the Bank. As an HRBP, you are a seasoned HR professional with a proven track record of providing strategic advice to senior executives and holding a trusted seat at the table. You combine an enterprise-wide perspective with a deep understanding of client-specific needs to influence critical talent decisions and shape the Bank’s people strategy.

In this role, you enable leaders to achieve their business objectives and fulfil their leadership accountabilities through forward-looking people strategies. Leveraging data as an anchor for decision-making, you translate analytics into compelling insights to anticipate workforce needs, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement.

You thrive in a high-performing, fast-paced environment and approach complex challenges with a strong business mindset and a deep understanding of organizational dynamics. As a lifelong learner and agent of change, you embrace innovation, including opportunities to enhance processes through automation and AI, always striving to add strategic value.

What you will do

As the HR Business Partner, you will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders. You will provide strategic HR advice, coaching, and guidance on both day-to-day and long-term people matters, enabling leaders to embrace change, and build high-performing teams ready for the future.

You will anticipate challenges, surface actionable insights, and actively influence business decisions, moving beyond reactive support to strategic leadership across workforce planning, organizational design, performance, talent management, engagement, and enterprise change.

In addition, you will:

• Identify and diagnose underlying and systemic people and organizational issues, using data and insight to design and implement innovative, value-added solutions aligned to business outcomes
• Collaborate closely with HR senior leadership and HR Centres of Excellence (e.g., Employee Relations, Compensation, Leadership and Employee Development, Policy, and Recruitment) to deliver integrated solutions that meet both corporate standards and business needs
• Act as an influential coach and facilitator, supporting leaders through trust and partnership while also providing constructive challenge
• Take accountability for the effectiveness of HR initiatives aligned to key business priorities, measuring results and adjusting your approach to drive continuous improvement

What you need to succeed

You are a strategic, adaptable, and results-driven HR professional who thrives in ambiguity and complexity. You bring a strong business orientation and the confidence to engage, challenge, and influence senior leaders through sound judgment, professionalism and solid communication skills.

You have broad expertise across the HR function and an extensive HR toolkit, with a strong understanding of evolving workforce challenges, digitalization, and data analytics. You take a long-term, systems thinking approach, balancing enterprise priorities with local context, to…